Jaguar vintage vs. reissue...

wayne08

What are some ways to tell the difference between vintage and reissue Jaguars?

What are the differences in quality between vintage and reissue Jaguars?

What are the differences in quality between American, Mexican, Japanese made Jaguars?

THANKS!

m3dicated

You can get most of the information you're looking for here:

http://www.fenderjaguar.net/

also look the FAQ .pdf, page 7 - AVRI/Japanese.

As for mexicans, their tremolo is moved closer to the bridge (more sustain due to the string angle from bridge to tremolo), tune-o-matic bridge(more stability), hotter pickups, some have humbuckers. 9.5 neck radius(Vintages, AVRIs and Japanese have 7.25), some changes in switches(don't remember them). Basically they have tried to modernize them.