Feelgood/Fender Jag-Stang Done Right - Light Competition Burgundy / Purpleburst by Copacetic Customs

Howdy from Texas! 🤠
Kurt fans rejoice!!! The Fender Jag-stang has always been a "love it or hate it" kind of design. The slab body, bulbous lower bout and unrefined look is endearing to some, and hideous to others. While i fall in the camp that loves the original Jagstang shape, I can also sympathize with wanting some more contours and a sleeker looking design that looks a bit more like a Fender designer came up with it. Enter the Jagstang "done right." Re-designed by luthier legend Paul Rhoney, is version adds a belly and tummy contour along with reshaping the body to look a little more fender-esque. For the finish, I wanted to attempt something ive never done before and try to replicate the "competition burgundy" (purple burst) finish that the first competition blue stangs had in 1969. The colors ended up being a little light on this first go, but it looked so cool i couldnt bring myself to cover it up. While i have since perfected the color combo for a competition burgundy finish, I still think this lighter version has tons of charm to it, sort of a more modern version of a classic finish. In keeping with the Kurt Cobain theme, this one is spec'd out like Kurts compstang, with a Mustang single coil in the neck position, and a Duncan Hot Rail in the bridge. This all comes together to create a truly unique, lovely feeling guitar that even someone with no familiarity to Nirvana or the Jagstang itself will love!
Full details/specs below.

SPECS/UPGRADES:

- Lightweight custom USA-made Northern Pine body sprayed in Light Competition Burgundy nitrocellulose lacquer with finish checking / closet queen relic job.

- Fender Modern Player Jaguar neck - Maple/Rosewood, fingerboard edges rolled, frets leveled and polished, inlays aged, fretboard oiled+conditioned+relic waxed for that oily, smooth vintage feel and lasting dark hue. Back of neck finish lightly sanded with 2000 grit to remove "sticky" feel of high gloss finish

- Matching burst-painted headcap / Aged white Fender headstock decal

- Eric Custom Alnico V Mustang neck pickup - Alnico V, flat polepieces, 6.4K resistance, cloth wire

- Seymour Duncan Hot Rails SHR1 humbucker bridge pickup, standard mustang wiring, hand wired with vintage Gavitt cloth wire

- Aged Fender Mustang tuners w/ white buttons

- Aged Fender Mustang bridge. Screws secured w/ blue loctite to eliminate sinking and common buzz and rattle from adjustment screws.

- Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster tremolo (threaded vibrato arm, secured w/ blue loctite for tight fit, no buzzing, stays in place when not in use)

- Aged white plastics, witch hat knobs, Fender neck plate, strap buttons and string tree

- Internal cavities and back of guard shielded for maximum hum reduction

- Fresh setup with Daddario 11-48 strings. Nice low comfy action, tremolo set-up, intonated in E standard (personalized setup available if purchased at full asking price)

- Tasteful relic job complete with lightly aged metal parts, aged clear nitro topcoat, finish checking etc.

Weighs in at an incredible 6.1 lbs -- super lightweight with no neck dive

(Message me if you're interested in a similar custom build, refinish project or something totally different. Lets make your vision a reality!)

Feel free to message me for further details or pictures! Thanks for looking :-)