Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Jaguar Electric Guitar, Shell Pink

Fender has revamped their acclaimed Vintera series once again to deliver beloved models with vintage specs and modern playability. The Vintera III Mid '60s Jaguar electric guitar, offered here in a stunning Shell Pink finish, is a faithful ode to a period that solidified offsets in guitar culture, boldly capturing the aesthetics, tones, and feels that lured musicians of all styles to the singular jangle of the Jaguar. Whether it's the first Jaguar or the next in a growing collection of offsets, this mid '60s iteration is sure to impress.

This vintage-style Jaguar is carved from a solid piece of alder to form the iconic offset silhouette, a tonewood that offers a beefy mid and low-end, punching through a mix with resonant clarity without foregoing a glistening top-end. Finished in a gloss polyester Shell Pink with matching headcap, adorned with a three-ply mint green pickguard and nickel/chrome hardware, the throwback visuals match the vintage thesis that emanates in every articulate detail.

Attached to the body is a maple neck in the mid '60s "C" profile—smooth and supportive as the width thickens slightly towards the twelfth fret. A round-laminated rosewood fingerboard is affixed to the neck to offer vintage durability and comfort, lined with 22 vintage tall sized frets across the 24" scale length for more height when bending notes. Guided by aged-white pearloid dot inlays and white side dots for increased precision, offset fanatics and Jaguar newcomers alike will feel at home from the very first fretted chord.

The throwback imaginings continue with a 6-saddle vintage-style adjustable bridge for optimal intonation and string spacing. Unique to this iteration is the Jaguar bridge mute which can be engaged to produce subdued staccato timbres that still jangle in classic Fender offset fashion. From there, the strings feed into a signature "floating" tremolo tailpiece, allowing for warble and vibrato effects for surfy trills, shoegaze nosedives, and any pitch modulating necessities in between. To keep all tunings in check, Fender vintage-style tuning machines are implemented for ease of use with regular adjustments and routine maintenance.

Supplying the singular sound of the Vintera III Jaguar are the vintage-style mid '60s single-coil pickups with accompanying lead and rhythm circuits. The single-coil pickups found in the neck and bridge position deliver the unmistakable jangle and articulate brightness, paired with a slight bite that makes the model so popular for use in a multitude of genres. These pickups are controlled by different means when utilizing the circuit switch found just about the neck pickup, altering the sonic qualities between rhythm and lead tones. When in rhythm mode (switch in up position), the guitar produces a richer, warmer tone that is controlled by roller knobs for master volume and master tone. When the lead circuit is activated (switch in down position) the tone opens up, allowing more high-end to exude from resonant melodies, controlled by master volume and tone knobs, and configured by two switches to engage each pickup. Additionally, a third switch in the pickup configuration section actives a bass-cut "strangle" circuit, applying a high-pass filter to annunciate the top shine ever further. For vintage enthusiasts and offset appreciators, this mid '60s Jaguar harnesses appropriate vibe for any and all applications.

With the Vintera III collection, there's never been a better time to go offset than with the Mid '60s Jaguar Electric Guitar in Shell Pink.