Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar electric guitar finished in Metallic KO delivers a new and exciting range of Artist Series instruments for 2012. Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar Metallic KO results from a collaboration between Fender and Johnny Marr (guitarist with Manchester based 1980s band The Smiths). Johnny Marr Jaguar comes loaded with a raft of unique and specialized features.
Johnny Marr Jaguar features custom-wound Bare Knuckle Johnny Marr single-coil neck and bridge pickups; custom-shaped maple neck based on his 1965 Jaguar, with vintage-style truss rod, lacquer finish and Marr’s signature on the front of the headstock; four-position blade-style pickup switch mounted to the lower-horn chrome plate (bridge, bridge and neck in parallel, neck, bridge and neck in series); two upper-horn slide switches (universal bright and pickup switch position four bright); Jaguar bridge with Mustang® saddles, nylon bridge post inserts for improved stability, chrome cover and vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece; and “taller” tremolo arm with arm-sleeve nylon insert to prevent arm swing.
The Metallic KO finish is a distinctive orange tint derived from the heavily faded Candy Apple Red finish of one of Marr’s favorite ’60s-era Fender models. Accessories that ship with the Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar include a custom case with blue crushed velvet interior, strap, cable and flat-wound strings.