BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple, British Racing Green
Neck Finish: Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Medium “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Burl Walnut with Maple Binding
Fingerboard Radius:
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.6875” (42.86mm)
Position Inlays: Inlaid 18K Gold “Jumping Cat” Fret Markers and 18K Gold “JAGUAR” at 12th Fret
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small with Maple Binding, British Racing Green Back and Burl Walnut Top
Logo: Gold Foil Spaghetti
Other Markings, front: Gold Foil “STRATOCASTER”; Jumping Cat and Jaguar logo inlaid in 18k gold
Other Markings, back: “Fender Custom Shop” V Logo
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: #3 Single Coil Strat Pickups (7.22k, 7.06k, and 12.34k Outputs)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1., Tone 2.
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage-Style, “FENDER”/“FENDER” Reverse Directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style without Logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Gold
Pickguard: Burl Walnut (with Inlaid Maple Single-Border), No-Hole
Back Plate: Burl Walnut (with Inlaid Maple Single-Border), No-Hole, Single Slot
Control Knobs: Gold-Plated Knurl-Sided Hat-Shaped
Switch Tip: Gold
Tremolo Arm Tip: Gold
Pickup covers: Gold, Full-Cover
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Jaguar XK 50 STRATOCASTER”, Serial Number xx of 25
COLORS
British Racing Green
ACCESSORIES
Original Handmade White Connolly Leather Gig Bag with two Straps and Gold-Plated Hanging Chain
Aluminum Flight Case
White Connolly Leather Guitar Strap
COMMENTS
Only 25 made
The Fender Jaguar XK 50 Stratocasters were specially built in 1999 for Jaguar Motor Cars in the UK to mark the fiftieth anniversary of their world famous XK engine. All twenty-five units were handcrafted by Master Builder Stephen Stern.
The burl walnut used to craft the fingerboard and pickguard of this guitar was sourced from the same Jaguar supplier of the dashboard interiors.
The White Connolly Leather gig bag was also from the same supplier who provides Jaguar with the leather for their trim, Connolly, England.
FENDER SAID
The Fender Custom Shop worked very closely with Jaguar and Ivor Arbiter to build one of the most challenging projects the Custom Shop has ever created
The birth of Fender Custom Shop
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple, British Racing Green
Neck Finish: Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Medium “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Burl Walnut with Maple Binding
Fingerboard Radius:
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.6875” (42.86mm)
Position Inlays: Inlaid 18K Gold “Jumping Cat” Fret Markers and 18K Gold “JAGUAR” at 12th Fret
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small with Maple Binding, British Racing Green Back and Burl Walnut Top
Logo: Gold Foil Spaghetti
Other Markings, front: Gold Foil “STRATOCASTER”; Jumping Cat and Jaguar logo inlaid in 18k gold
Other Markings, back: “Fender Custom Shop” V Logo
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: #3 Single Coil Strat Pickups (7.22k, 7.06k, and 12.34k Outputs)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1., Tone 2.
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage-Style, “FENDER”/“FENDER” Reverse Directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style without Logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Gold
Pickguard: Burl Walnut (with Inlaid Maple Single-Border), No-Hole
Back Plate: Burl Walnut (with Inlaid Maple Single-Border), No-Hole, Single Slot
Control Knobs: Gold-Plated Knurl-Sided Hat-Shaped
Switch Tip: Gold
Tremolo Arm Tip: Gold
Pickup covers: Gold, Full-Cover
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Jaguar XK 50 STRATOCASTER”, Serial Number xx of 25
COLORS
British Racing Green
ACCESSORIES
Original Handmade White Connolly Leather Gig Bag with two Straps and Gold-Plated Hanging Chain
Aluminum Flight Case
White Connolly Leather Guitar Strap
COMMENTS
Only 25 made
The Fender Jaguar XK 50 Stratocasters were specially built in 1999 for Jaguar Motor Cars in the UK to mark the fiftieth anniversary of their world famous XK engine. All twenty-five units were handcrafted by Master Builder Stephen Stern.
The burl walnut used to craft the fingerboard and pickguard of this guitar was sourced from the same Jaguar supplier of the dashboard interiors.
The White Connolly Leather gig bag was also from the same supplier who provides Jaguar with the leather for their trim, Connolly, England.
FENDER SAID
The Fender Custom Shop worked very closely with Jaguar and Ivor Arbiter to build one of the most challenging projects the Custom Shop has ever created
The birth of Fender Custom Shop
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