DanvillRob Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Okay..... here is a pencil drawing of my 1964 Fender Jaguar. My brother drew it for our dad back in 1976. My nephew has the original, and I asked him to scan it for me. So I haven't seen it in many years, (our dad died in 1998). It was a odd color, (I got it used): Here's an actual color photo of the guitar, this would have been in 1965, I think: (another photo that recently came to light!) The ONLY other Jaguar I've ever seen this color.... oddly was owned by the Lead Guitarist of Peter Wheat & The Breadmen, Here's Barry with his orange Jag, (by this time I was playing bass): Sadly, when I got out of music, I gave the Jag to my brother. I recently asked him if he'd sell it back to me....he told me he sold it years ago..... too bad....
DanvillRob Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 Poop.... I mean to post this in the Lounge.......
tvguit Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Wow! That's a real pre-CBS Jaguar in a custom color (Fiesta Red?). That is a very fine Jaguar indeed. Thanks for sharing.
bill67 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 I have a 1961 Jazzmaster paid $270 for it in 1961,It was that color,I later paint it white to match the rest of our band.We had Jaguar,Jazz bass and my Jazzmaster.
DanvillRob Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 Wow! That's a real pre-CBS Jaguar in a custom color (Fiesta Red?). That is a very fine Jaguar indeed. Thanks for sharing. I'm not sure it's red.... was pretty much orange.... like I said, I never say another one that color except the Barry's when he joined our band.
DanvillRob Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 I have a 1961 Jazzmaster paid $270 for it in 1961,It was that color,I later paint it white to match the rest of our band.We had Jaguar,Jazz bass and my Jazzmaster. Bill, you sound like The Ventures!
livemusic Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Your brother drew very well. Did he go into art in any way? Love your pics, the Beatles certainly influenced your band's look! Cool!
bill67 Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Bill, you sound like The Ventures! Walk Don't Run was my favorite for years.I did about 7 of their earlier songs then didn't really care for their later songs.Apache,is my favorite now.I really liked and still do that Jazzmaster sound and their tremolo.Flat wound Gretsch strings.That color of it originally was more orange than red.
J-1854Me Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Great story -- and love the pics! Thanks for sharing that. Fred
retrorod Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 I'm not sure it's red.... was pretty much orange.... like I said, I never say another one that color except the Barry's when he joined our band. Some great pics and stories from your archives Rob.... One of my books shows another variation of Fiesta Red called Coral Pink.....it shows more orange than pink to my eyes It is so cool that pictures are still surfacing after all of these years. I particularly like your brothers artwork. It reminds me of some pencil sketches that my best friend had done in college in the 70's. He passed away in 1998 and his wife gave some of them to me. I cherish them greatly!
DanvillRob Posted April 20, 2014 Author Posted April 20, 2014 Some great pics and stories from your archives Rob.... One of my books shows another variation of Fiesta Red called Coral Pink.....it shows more orange than pink to my eyes It is so cool that pictures are still surfacing after all of these years. I particularly like your brothers artwork. It reminds me of some pencil sketches that my best friend had done in college in the 70's. He passed away in 1998 and his wife gave some of them to me. I cherish them greatly! Rod, it was kind of "pinkish-orange"... I used to call it persimmon...but it had a touch of pink in it....so maybe Coral Pink was the correct color. I KNOW there are more pics out there.... just waiting for people to stumble on 'em! In the photo of The Tarantels in someone's back yard, the Jazz Bass, David is playing was probably the Fiesta Red. My cousin had a Candy Apple Red Strat.....but it was a few years newer.
retrorod Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Here is some interesting dialog on this color.... http://search.aol.co...k+Fender+guitar
bill67 Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Here is some interesting dialog on this color.... http://search.aol.co...k+Fender+guitar Thats the right color of my 1961 Jazzmaster.
E-minor7 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Old drawings coming back to life - always a treat. Same with with those golden boots - whenever I see them I know who I am. Used to wear them in silver, , , , eeeeeh maybe gray suede, , , and brown, , , , and black, , , , still got a black pair man. . . . !
DanvillRob Posted April 22, 2014 Author Posted April 22, 2014 Old drawings coming back to life - always a treat. Same with with those golden boots - whenever I see them I know who I am. Used to wear them in silver, , , , eeeeeh maybe gray suede, , , and brown, , , , and black, , , , still got a black pair man. . . . ! I have no idea what happened to any of those clothes or shoes....but not too long after that photo was taken, I was drafted....so everything I owned had to fit in a duffel bag!
j45nick Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I have no idea what happened to any of those clothes or shoes....but not too long after that photo was taken, I was drafted....so everything I owned had to fit in a duffel bag! Yeah, and them little booties wouldn't have been very good in the rice paddies of southeast Asia..........
retrorod Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I have no idea what happened to any of those clothes or shoes....but not too long after that photo was taken, I was drafted....so everything I owned had to fit in a duffel bag! Thanks for your service, Rob. Thanks to GOD you did not come home in a 'body bag' as so many young men did at this time....... (if they came home). A true travesty of a 'war' and men....
DanvillRob Posted April 23, 2014 Author Posted April 23, 2014 Thanks for your service, Rob. Thanks to GOD you did not come home in a 'body bag' as so many young men did at this time....... (if they came home). A true travesty of a 'war' and men.... Aw shucks, Rod....tweren't nothin'.
DanvillRob Posted April 23, 2014 Author Posted April 23, 2014 Here is some interesting dialog on this color.... http://search.aol.co...k+Fender+guitar Some of that forum look very close...other do not... it was not a refinish, (as I said, mine was a pretty new Jag when I got it, and Barry's was purchased brand-new).
ChrisM Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 I think John Frusciante also has a Jaguar in the same colour Check it out
DanvillRob Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 I think John Frusciante also has a Jaguar in the same colour Check it out Yes, it looks pretty close....I wonder when they stopped painting the headstock?
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