Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH Black 2011
Fender Blacktop Jaguar, black, made in Mexico 2011. The Blacktop series hails to the early 2010s, and offered a bunch of classic Fender shapes with specs pushed in the modern rock direction. The Jag deviates quite a lot from the vintage style examples: stop tail piece, Adjust-o-Matic bridge, routed for two HB sized pickups and a modern neck with a 9.5" radius and tall frets. It's a good recipe. The neck is quick and smooth, the body sits nicely on a strap and the hardware is nice and reliable. The pickups have been switched for a set of wide-format P-90 style single coils, and they sound great. It's percussive, creamy and immediate, with a plump roundness on the neck pickup and a generous throaty growl on the bridge. If you're after a slick looking guitar that's ready to party at the drop of a hat, this one is pretty maximum.
Model: Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH
Made: Mexico, 2011
Serial: MX11101602
Finish: black, gloss poly
Body: alder
Neck: maple, rosewood fretboard, 24" scale, 9.5" radius, slim C shape
Weight: 3.725kg
Mods: pickups replaced
Pickups: Tonerider Rebel 90 single coil x2
Accessories: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has dimples on the end and treble edge. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and some rub wear on the back and a small dent near the nut. The back has scuffs on the top horn and belly carve, surface scratches and dimples on the elbow area and dimples on the back edge. The sides have dimples on the top horn, dimples and scuffs in the elbow area and near the jack and some scuffs on the bottom horn. The front has scuffs near the knobs and behind the bridge, rub wear in the elbow area and some paly wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: very good condition (8/10)
Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 11/49 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 8/10, minor wear only