Icandrive55
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This was a heck of a lucky find. I have been on the hunt for a Jaguar for a very long time. There was a music store I had purchased an Echoplex from a while back. They told me if I was ever looking for something, to give them a call. I had this nagging feeling all week to call this store. So I give them a call, and they happen to have just gotten what they thought was a '64 Jaguar in the store. It was a freaky coincidence. And they were planning on posting it to Reverb but I got to them first. So I snagged it for a phenomenal deal. It allegedly needed a refret, which wasn't a dealbreaker for me.
I received the guitar and the original frets looked barely played on. So I was thinking there's no way it needed a refret. It just had an awful bridge setup and the truss rod needed adjusting. A couple of hours working on it and I got it all setup and playing great.
But here's when things get interesting! Immediately, I notice the flat pole pickups. So then I checked the pot codes, which dated to 1963. And after I removed the neck, I could see it was stamped November 1963. So that was a very cool surprise! I did not think there was any way I was going to be able to get a '63 Jaguar in this market.
The pictures really don't do these sunbursts justice. I always thought I would prefer a custom color but I'm crazy about how this looks. Could not be happier!
![IMG_9793.jpg IMG_9793.jpg](https://www.lespaulforum.com/data/attachments/15/15128-b555aecab899937d7a38949109b6fca3.jpg?hash=tVWuyriZk3)
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I received the guitar and the original frets looked barely played on. So I was thinking there's no way it needed a refret. It just had an awful bridge setup and the truss rod needed adjusting. A couple of hours working on it and I got it all setup and playing great.
But here's when things get interesting! Immediately, I notice the flat pole pickups. So then I checked the pot codes, which dated to 1963. And after I removed the neck, I could see it was stamped November 1963. So that was a very cool surprise! I did not think there was any way I was going to be able to get a '63 Jaguar in this market.
The pictures really don't do these sunbursts justice. I always thought I would prefer a custom color but I'm crazy about how this looks. Could not be happier!
![IMG_9793.jpg IMG_9793.jpg](https://www.lespaulforum.com/data/attachments/15/15128-b555aecab899937d7a38949109b6fca3.jpg?hash=tVWuyriZk3)
![IMG_9766.jpg IMG_9766.jpg](https://www.lespaulforum.com/data/attachments/15/15129-2ffe35577175864073d5c662e1d10a60.jpg?hash=L_41V3F1hk)
![IMG_9788.jpg IMG_9788.jpg](https://www.lespaulforum.com/data/attachments/15/15130-a3a3c5a94f1a59d70843ea780a98f9a4.jpg?hash=o6PFqU8aWd)
![IMG_9798 2.jpg IMG_9798 2.jpg](https://www.lespaulforum.com/data/attachments/15/15131-bd72ee1383f8ec2c7e1f3bd18770003c.jpg?hash=vXLuE4P47C)
![IMG_9775.jpg IMG_9775.jpg](https://www.lespaulforum.com/data/attachments/15/15132-67b4dd26efcec916a600eef602a453fb.jpg?hash=Z7TdJu_OyR)