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Full-length view of a natural wood guitar with a tortoiseshell pickguard, a cream humbucker, and significant finish wear.
01 / 26Full-length view of a natural wood guitar with a tortoiseshell pickguard, a cream humbucker, and significant finish wear.
Full-frame view of a natural wood Jaguar with a tortoiseshell pickguard, two pickups, and significant wear on the upper horn.
02 / 26Full-frame view of a natural wood Jaguar with a tortoiseshell pickguard, two pickups, and significant wear on the upper horn.
Rear view of a natural wood guitar with a light brown neck, chrome tuners, and a worn, textured body.
03 / 26Rear view of a natural wood guitar with a light brown neck, chrome tuners, and a worn, textured body.
The back of the guitar shows a natural wood grain body with a worn, matte finish, a chrome neck plate, and a light-colored neck.
04 / 26The back of the guitar shows a natural wood grain body with a worn, matte finish, a chrome neck plate, and a light-colored neck.
Close-up of the guitar's natural-finish headstock, showing six chrome tuners, a string tree, and visible wear and checking.
05 / 26Close-up of the guitar's natural-finish headstock, showing six chrome tuners, a string tree, and visible wear and checking.
The headstock of a vintage electric guitar, angled left, shows six chrome tuners on a worn, natural wood finish.
06 / 26The headstock of a vintage electric guitar, angled left, shows six chrome tuners on a worn, natural wood finish.
Close-up of the lower body, showing the natural wood finish, chrome vibrato, tortoise pickguard, and two black control knobs.
07 / 26Close-up of the lower body, showing the natural wood finish, chrome vibrato, tortoise pickguard, and two black control knobs.
Close-up of a natural wood Jaguar with a tortoise pickguard, a cream humbucker, and a single-coil pickup, showing body wear.
08 / 26Close-up of a natural wood Jaguar with a tortoise pickguard, a cream humbucker, and a single-coil pickup, showing body wear.
Close-up of a natural wood guitar body with a tortoiseshell pickguard, showing significant finish wear and a humbucker bridge pickup.
09 / 26Close-up of a natural wood guitar body with a tortoiseshell pickguard, showing significant finish wear and a humbucker bridge pickup.
Close-up of a natural wood guitar body with a tortoiseshell pickguard, chrome bridge, and a cream-colored single-coil pickup.
10 / 26Close-up of a natural wood guitar body with a tortoiseshell pickguard, chrome bridge, and a cream-colored single-coil pickup.
Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the natural wood finish, chrome vibrato, and strap button with visible wear and scratches.
11 / 26Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the natural wood finish, chrome vibrato, and strap button with visible wear and scratches.
Close-up of the guitar's lower back, showing a natural wood finish with visible grain, wear, and a strap button on the lower bout.
12 / 26Close-up of the guitar's lower back, showing a natural wood finish with visible grain, wear, and a strap button on the lower bout.
The guitar's natural wood body, with visible grain and wear, meets a light-colored neck at a chrome neck plate.
13 / 26The guitar's natural wood body, with visible grain and wear, meets a light-colored neck at a chrome neck plate.
The guitar's natural wood body, with visible grain and wear, is seen from the back, showing the neck plate and strap button.
14 / 26The guitar's natural wood body, with visible grain and wear, is seen from the back, showing the neck plate and strap button.
Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the natural wood grain and worn, chipped finish along the curved edge and input jack.
15 / 26Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the natural wood grain and worn, chipped finish along the curved edge and input jack.
The guitar's dark fretboard and light brown neck are viewed from the side, showing a white dot inlay and fret wear.
16 / 26The guitar's dark fretboard and light brown neck are viewed from the side, showing a white dot inlay and fret wear.
Close-up of the dark fretboard and light maple neck, showing white side dots and a few small dings along the bottom edge.
17 / 26Close-up of the dark fretboard and light maple neck, showing white side dots and a few small dings along the bottom edge.
A digital caliper measures the neck thickness at the first fret, showing 0.83 inches, with the headstock and tuners visible.
18 / 26A digital caliper measures the neck thickness at the first fret, showing 0.83 inches, with the headstock and tuners visible.
A digital caliper measures the fret height at 0.96mm on the dark rosewood fretboard with light rectangular inlays.
19 / 26A digital caliper measures the fret height at 0.96mm on the dark rosewood fretboard with light rectangular inlays.
A close-up of a digital scale displaying "8:28.7" in blue, with a wooden object and gray fabric partially visible on the left.
20 / 26A close-up of a digital scale displaying "8:28.7" in blue, with a wooden object and gray fabric partially visible on the left.
Close-up of the natural wood headstock, showing two chrome string trees, a tuning peg, and heavy finish wear along the bottom edge.
21 / 26Close-up of the natural wood headstock, showing two chrome string trees, a tuning peg, and heavy finish wear along the bottom edge.
Close-up of the guitar's worn chrome vibrato tailpiece and arm socket, showing heavy scratching on the natural wood body.
22 / 26Close-up of the guitar's worn chrome vibrato tailpiece and arm socket, showing heavy scratching on the natural wood body.
Close-up of the guitar's control cavity, revealing exposed wiring, an orange capacitor, and three potentiometers on a worn metal plate.
23 / 26Close-up of the guitar's control cavity, revealing exposed wiring, an orange capacitor, and three potentiometers on a worn metal plate.
Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with light wear, showing frets 1-7 and three light-colored dot inlays.
24 / 26Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with light wear, showing frets 1-7 and three light-colored dot inlays.
Close-up of the guitar's dark wood body, showing a large, rough cavity carved into the wood, with wires and metal hardware visible.
25 / 26Close-up of the guitar's dark wood body, showing a large, rough cavity carved into the wood, with wires and metal hardware visible.
Close-up of the guitar's body cavity, showing raw wood, screw holes, and a yellow-painted interior with some writing.
26 / 26Close-up of the guitar's body cavity, showing raw wood, screw holes, and a yellow-painted interior with some writing.

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1963 Fender Jaguar Pre-CBS Modified Refin Natural w/HSC

$4,595.00

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Description

1963 Fender Jaguar Pre-CBS

Available For Local Pickup In Burbank

Previously Owned By Jack Oblivian Of The Oblivians/Jack Oblivian & The Sheiks

In Fair Overall Condition

Original Finish Has Been Stripped And Varnished Natural

Neck Shows Some Added Varnish Over Original Finish, Original Decal

Modified With Gibson P-94T Humbucker In Bridge Position With Rhythm Circuit Removed

9V Battery Rout In Electronics Cavity, Wood Fill Repair In Tremolo Cavity 

Small Chip On Face Of Headstock At High E-String Tuner Bushing (See Photos)

3 Non-Original Tuners

Aftermarket Bridge And Electronics

Older Refret With Jumbo Frets Showing Some Playwear

Original Neck Pickup

Original Pickguard With Chip Near Bass Side Bridge Post

Replaced Neck Plate

24" Scale Length

1 5/8" Nut Width

Neck Depth At 1st Fret: 0.83"

Neck Depth At 12th Fret: 0.96"

Weighs 8lbs 2oz

Comes As Shown With Newer Hard Shell Case

 

A heavily modified 1963 Fender Jaguar with decades of wear, character, and hard use behind it. Built during the height of Fender’s pre-CBS era, the guitar began life as a classic offset model but has since evolved into something far more personal and road-worn through years of modifications, repairs, and player-driven changes. The result is an instrument that retains the unmistakable feel and resonance of an early-’60s Jaguar while carrying the scars, quirks, and attitude of a working musician’s guitar.

Extensive modifications throughout its lifetime have transformed the instrument from vintage showroom piece into a unique, performance-focused machine, with upgrades and alterations reflecting years of real-world use rather than collector preservation. Its worn finish, aging hardware, and naturally broken-in feel give it the kind of authenticity that can only come from decades on stages, in studios, and on the road.

Adding to its provenance, the guitar was formerly owned and used by Jack Oblivian, whose raw, stripped-down approach to garage rock and punk is deeply embedded in the instrument’s identity. Closely associated with the Memphis underground scene and bands like The Oblivians, Oblivian’s use of the guitar connects it to a lineage of uncompromising, high-energy rock and roll. More than simply a vintage Fender, this Jaguar stands as a one-of-a-kind player’s instrument with genuine musical history and undeniable character.

 

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