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Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar in Olympic White

Featuring Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle Pickups

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SKU: 0116400705

Product Description

Johnny Marr has been a stalwart of the UK music scene for over 30 years. Thrown into the limelight in the mid-'80s through his work with indie rockers The Smiths, Marr has since been involved in a number of high-profile musical projects and has even embarked on his own solo venture.

Throughout his illustrious career, Marr has been synonymous with the Fender Jaguar - a jangly-sounding offset guitar that perfectly compliments his idiosyncratic, melodic style. And after years of collaboration, Fender and Marr have released a stunning signature instrument - equipped with high-quality pickups from Bare Knuckle and featuring a custom neck shape based on Johnny's original '65 Jaguar.

Classic Fender Construction

The elegant Johnny Marr Jaguar features the customary Alder/Maple construction that so many of Fender's instruments adhere to. While the balanced-sounding Alder body serves as a fantastic tonal foundation for the vibrant single-coils, the Maple neck gives this instrument a definitive snap and plenty of upper mid-range clarity.

With a neck profile that faithfully follows the shape of Marr's favourite '65 Jag neck, the Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar has an extremely comfortable "played in" feel. Adorned with a smooth Rosewood fingerboard that introduces some warm lower mid-range, the neck is also fitted with vintage-style frets for traditional Fender playability.

Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle Pickups

The US-made Johnny Marr Jaguar is fairly unique within the Fender catalogue as it features aftermarket pickups from UK brand Bare Knuckle. Custom-wound to Johnny's tonal tastes, these sparkly-sounding single-coils have plenty of dynamic range and chime to sound beautiful with clean amp settings. Throw in some overdrive, and these medium-output pickups can really sing too!

Practical Pickup Switching

Johnny explains the customised control layout on his signature Fender Jaguar: "I replaced the original three switch design with a single four-way Telecaster style switchblade. The first three positions are standard, bridge, both on and neck pickup selections, but when pushed forward into the fourth position it puts the two pickups in series where they act as one big humbucker, giving a darker, thicker sound that you don't normally hear on a Jaguar."

"To give that circuit more possibilities I added a filter switch to the top panel that gives it more high end. By contrast, I always liked the high-pass filter switch from the original Jag design and repositioned it on the upper control panel where the 'jazz circuit' switch is normally found. We also lowered the height of these switches so they are less likely to be activated by accident."

Specifications

Body

  • Body: Alder
  • Body Finish: Lacquer
  • Body Shape: Jaguar

Neck

  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Neck Shape: Custom Shape Based on Johnny's '65 Jaguar® Guitar
  • Scale Length: 24" (610 mm)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Frets Size: Vintage Style
  • String Nut: Synthetic Bone
  • Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
  • Position Inlays: Ivory Dot
  • Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Electronics

  • Bridge Pickup: Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle Johnny Marr
  • Neck Pickup: Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle Johnny Marr
  • Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Pickup 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)

Hardware

  • Bridge: Jaguar Bridge with Mustang Saddles and Vintage Style "Floating" Tremolo Tailpiece
  • Hardware Finish: Chrome
  • Tuning Machines: 6-in-Line American Vintage
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply White
  • Control Knobs: Black Plastic

Miscellaneous

  • Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
  • Unique Features: Custom Wound Pickups, Artist Signature on front of headstock, Nylon Bridge Post Inserts for improved stability; Nylon Insert in Trem Arm Sleeve to prevent arm swing
  • Included Accessories: Vintage-style Cable
  • Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
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Written by Elliot Stent

Customer Reviews

5.0

6 reviews

Value

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Mr Huw Williams11th Dec 2020

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Andy6th May 2016

Great version of the Jag, has ironed out all of the quirks ('wandering' bridge, complicated electronics, rattles, swinging tremolo arm). The Bare Knuckle pickups are superb, and very versatile - great for ringing clean sounds especially. Only problem I've found is that both 'E' strings sit close to the edge of the fingerboard. Doesn't really worry me, but if you play a lot of lead it might. If so, you can buy a replacement bridge online.

Trusted Customer16th Aug 2015

Beautiful guitar - all the reviews I read do it justice

Trusted Customer11th Feb 2015

It's a beautiful axe. Maybe too good. I don't want to use it for band practice :-)

Trusted Customer1st Mar 2014

Just as expected excellent guitar

Trusted Customer9th Oct 2013

This guitar is great, it has wonderful tones, can sound like a Gretsch semi, a strat, or crunchier rock tones. Even sounds cool unplugged, much better than a strat anyway. Finish is lovely, neck comfortable, loving the short scale with my stumpy fingers! Great case, only disappointment was the naff decal of the Marr signature and the fender logos, not like the older decals this just looks like stickers :(

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