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HarrySeven · April 2017

...has a run-of-the-mill MIJ Jag been worth £900?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-jaguar-1985-mij-RARE-/262922245558?hash=item3d376315b6

ICBM · April 2017

… or "RARE"?

guitars4you · April 2017

I see prices like this and question myself and think have I missed something - So option 1 is just to stay away from them if that is the price - option 2) is just to buy them, as and when they are offered for sale, at a more realistic price - some early MIJ Strats IMO are seriously over priced

lasermonkey · April 2017

I remember thinking the same thing just over a year ago, when j was looking for a Jag. It's becoming increasingly hard to find a Japanese Jag or JM for what we would consider sensible money.
I've seen early MIJ Jazzmasters go for £1100 or so. Crazy times!

timhulio · April 2017

I'd have said £600 these days. This guitar won't sell. We do, however, live in a world in which a MIM Jag is £900 new.

robgilmo · April 2017

If it is a 1985 the build quality is equal if not better than an American made fender from what I have been led to believe, a bit like JV squirrs, silly money but probably a very nice guitar.

fandango · April 2017

I've got family tickets for a two week holiday at Disneyland. Swap for a Fender Jaguar.

robgilmo · April 2017

Look for an an early 80s 62 reissue MIJ Tele , that's some silly money too.

Sassafras · April 2017

Mind you, it has been tastefully reliced. That can't have been cheap.

timhulio · April 2017

Were there any American-made Fenders in 1985? Serious question.

robgilmo · April 2017

Oh hang on, its a CIJ not MIJ, I'm not convinced its as old as he says it is, also, how can people get bought and brought mixed up. I mean really?

robgilmo · April 2017

timhulio said:

Were there any American-made Fenders in 1985? Serious question.

Have a look on 21 frets . Com, lots of fendery stuff on there.

timhulio · April 2017

MIJ/CIJ Jags are nice, but not a patch on AVRI models. I've actually never played any MIM Jaguar.

ThorpyFX · April 2017

is this not just the market leaning towards that price supply vs demand? we can reminisce and tut but bare in mind that we live in a time when a gold horsey overdrive sells for £2000 and thats the going rate for a serious amplifier.

lasermonkey · April 2017

robgilmo said:

If it is a 1985 the build quality is equal if not better than an American made fender from what I have been led to believe, a bit like JV squirrs, silly money but probably a very nice guitar.

My '86 MIJ Jazzmaster feels closer to my AVRI than my '94/'95 CIJ Jazzmaster, despite the AVRI having a 9.5" radius.
If you look at the bodies side-on, you can see that the CIJ is different. It has a slight "sucked boiled sweet" look about it: the upper edge of the tummy cut is noticably thinner, and I've read that then body on the later Japanese JMs is thinner overall, though I haven't measured it as yet.
The electrics are nicer on the '86 too, with better quality pots and wiring, though the cavity was unshielded (the '94/5 is shielded).

thermionic · April 2017

timhulio said:

I'd have said £600 these days. This guitar won't sell. We do, however, live in a world in which a MIM Jag is £900 new.

I've never played a Japanese Jag/JM but I'd be willing to bet the £900 MIM is a better guitar. It has AVRI pickups in it for a start. Of course the £900 MIMs sell for £600-700 on the used market, and they'll only be a couple of years old and won't have big chunks taken out of the poly finish.

I'm pretty sure people were only shifting these at £450 about 5 years ago. Recently there were 3 Japanese Jags on ebay, all priced at £850+ and all 3 in the RARE Candy Apple Red colour.

Arktik83 · April 2017

HarrySeven said:

...has a run-of-the-mill MIJ Jag been worth £900?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-jaguar-1985-mij-RARE-/262922245558?hash=item3d376315b6

Since the time MIJ Squiers have a guide price of £700

ICBM · April 2017

robgilmo said:

If it is a 1985 the build quality is equal if not better than an American made fender from what I have been led to believe, a bit like JV squirrs, silly money but probably a very nice guitar.

No, they're not as good as a proper US Fender. They were better than the standard US Fenders made immediately before, which is why they got their reputation, but they're no better than a modern MIJ Fender, and not as good as a current Mexican Classic series in my opinion.

timhulio said:

Were there any American-made Fenders in 1985? Serious question.

Yes. A few US Vintage reissues - which are very nice, but not quite historically accurate. They are rare though.

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