Description

Johnny Marr is best known as the strikingly dynamic guitarist-arranger-songwriter behind the Smiths, who redefined and ruled U.K. pop in the 1980s. A master of melody, layering and texture, Marr has brought his own instantly identifiable genius to the proceedings ever since, in stints with The The, the Pretenders, Modest Mouse and the Cribs - to say nothing of his solo career and innumerable guest appearances. The Johnny Marr Jaguar® is a fantastically non-standard model that is as distinctive as the sounds he wrings from it.

Offering a wealth of highly specialised features ideal for discerningly unconventional guitarists, this model is based on Marr's modified 1965 Jaguar. Dual custom-wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr single-coil pickups crank out incisive tone that's just the thing for slashing through a sonically dense mix. 

The four-position blade pickup switch includes a series wiring option, for thicker tone with higher output while the dual upper-horn slide switches "brighten" the tone with a low end roll-off either universally, or in position four. The maple neck sports a custom profile taken from Marr's original, along with vintage-style truss rod adjustment at the heel while the 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard bears 22 vintage-style frets.

Modified to Marr's specifications, the Jaguar bridge features Mustang® saddles, a chrome cover and nylon posts inserts for improved stability, protecting against shifts that may occur with heavy tremolo use. The vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece includes a "taller" tremolo arm with a nylon sleeve insert, ensuring it stays in whatever position you place it.

This guitar's hardware and chrome control plates add a touch of space-age charm to the graceful offset design while the redesigned contours and 24" scale length will be comfortable for players of any size. Finished with nitrocellulose lacquer, this guitar will wear naturally, reflecting a player's personality and playing style. A thoughtful update of a classic Fender design, the Johnny Marr Jaguar is a flexible guitar for unique players.

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Features

• Maple neck based on Marr's 1965 Jaguar, with custom profile and vintage-style heel truss rod adjustment
• 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 vintage-style frets
• Dual custom-wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr single-coil pickups
• Four-position blade pickup switch mounted in lower-horn chrome plate
• Dual upper-horn slide switches (universal bright and pickup-switch position four bright)
• Jaguar bridge with Mustang® saddles, nylon post inserts for improved stability and chrome cover
• Vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece and "taller" tremolo arm with nylon sleeve insert to prevent arm swing

Four-Way Pickup Switch

Rather than traditional slide switches, Marrs signature Jaguar has a special four-way blade pickup switch on the lower horn, delivering the bridge pickup alone, the bridge and neck pickups in parallel, the neck pickup alone, and the neck and bridge pickups in series.

Bridge Post/Tremolo Arm Sleeve Nylon Inserts

The Johnny Marr Jaguar features special nylon bridge-post inserts for improved bridge stability, and a "taller" tremolo arm with a nylon-sleeve insert to keep it from swinging loose.

Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish

Nitrocellulose lacquer is one of the great original-era Fender electric guitar finishes, and is still used today on select instruments. Thin, porous and delicate, its a premium finish prized for sonic qualities that let body woods breathe with their true tonal character, and for an appearance that ages and wears in a distinctive way appealing to many players.

Custom Neck Profile

In an especially authentic touch, the neck on this signature model has a comfortably broken-in custom profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) based directly on Marrs 1965 Jaguar.

Bare Knuckle® Pickups

For specially voiced tone worthy of such an inventive and versatile guitarist, this Jaguar is built with "Bare Knuckle" Johnny Marr single-coil custom-wound neck and bridge pickups.

Two "Bright" Slide Switches

In an extra-special design element, the upper horn of the Johnny Marr Jaguar features two slide switchesa "universal" bright switch that kicks everything up a notch or two, and a separate bright switch that only affects the "series" pickup switch position.

Series

Artist Signature

Orientation

Right-Hand

Colour

Metallic KO

Country Of Origin

US

Platform

Artist

Neck

Neck Material

Maple

Neck Finish

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape

Custom Shape Based on Johnny's '65 Jaguar® Guitar

Fingerboard Radius

7.25" (184.1 mm)

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Position Inlays

Ivory Dot

Number of Frets

22

Truss Rod

Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

String Nut

Synthetic Bone

Nut Width

1.650" (42 mm)

Nut Material

Synthetic Bone

Fret Size

Vintage-Style

Scale Length

24" (610 mm)

Body

Body

Alder

Body Finish

Gloss Lacquer

Body Shape

Jaguar®

Body Style

Solid Body

Body Material

Alder

Hardware

Bridge

Jaguar® Bridge with Mustang® Saddles and Vintage Style "Floating" Tremolo Tailpiece

Bridge Cover/Tailpiece

Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

Pickguard

3-Ply White

Control Knobs

Black Plastic

Hardware Finish

Chrome

Tuning Machines

6-in-Line American Vintage

Strings

Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

Neck Plate

4-Bolt Vintage-Style

Strap Buttons

Vintage-Style

Electronics

Bridge Pickup

Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr

Neck Pickup

Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr

Pickup Configuration

SS

Controls

Master Volume, Master Tone

Switching

4-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel), Position 3. Neck Pickup, Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series)

Auxiliary Switching

2 Slide-Switches: Universal Bright Switch; Bright Switch for Blade Position 4