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The first Jaguar that Fender reissued was the '62 Jaguar that was made in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s. The first American-made '62 Jaguar reissue was introduced in 1999 as part of the American Vintage series. As with most vintage reissues, it's not all that accurate. The most glaring flaw is the dot fretmarkers are micarta instead of "clay" dots and the narrow dot spacing at the 12th fret is incorrect. Nevertheless, the guitar plays very well and the American Vintage pickups nail the Jaguar tone.

 Body: Solid, 2-piece alder

 Finish: Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck: 1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Indian rosewood (slab), white plastic dot markers

 Number of Frets: 22

 Pickguard: Tortoise/white/black/white plastic laminate

 Bridge: Fender steel with mute; Floating Tremolo tailpiece, chrome

 Nut: Plastic

 Tuners: Gotoh "Kluson Deluxe" style, enclosed, nickel

 Pickups: Two, Fender single coil

 Controls: Master tone, master volume, two 3-way pick-up selectors, mute switch, rhythm circuit selector, tone and volume for rhythm circuit

 Scale Length: 24 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 14 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: 7.9 lb