FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

In 2019 Fender introduced a mid-priced Jaguar model made in Mexico as part of its Vintera Series of vintagey guitars. Vintera seems to be a mashup of "Vintage Era" as the guitars are not specific to year, but only to a "era". In this case, the Vintera Jaguar seems to most closely resemble the early 1962 Jaguar with its slab fingerboard. The Vintera Jag was offered in two finishes - traditional Sunburst and Ocean Turquoise which is like Lake Placid Blue that has turned a bit "green" due to yellowing of the nitrocellulose. This model is fitted with a tortoise pickguard that is too ugly so a parchment guard was fitted. Vintage Jaguars were fitted with a flip-up mute, but it was omitted on the Vintera. While players either ignore it or remove it, a Jaguar with a mute just looks wrong so one was added to this guitar to complete the aesthetic package.

 Body: Solid, alder

 Finish: Ocean Turquoise, polyurethane

 Neck: 1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Pau Ferro, 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: Synthetic bone

 Tuners: Ping Well "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: 8.3 lb