Fender Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang, Fiesta Red

Full Description

A combination of classics

Taking aspects of both the Jaguar and the Mustang models, the Jag-Stang is a perfect balance of both models. Sculpted from alder, the lower half of the body is reflective of the Jaguar whilst the cutaways reflect both instruments. The alder body provides a brilliantly balanced tone to the guitar, maintaining high frequencies and offering room for lows to really boom, something necessary in Nirvana’s style. The H-S pickup configuration is often featured on both models, providing a crisp twang from the custom Jag-Stang single coil and a deeper and fuller sound from the custom humbucker at the bridge. Employing pickup controls which are often associated with the Fender Mustang, adjusting the tone to your preference has never been easier.

Optimised playability

The Jag-Stang is built with performance in mind. A sculpted slim “C” maple neck guarantees a comfortable grip, reducing any strain and extending the time you can spend performing. Fronted with a silky-smooth rosewood fretboard, the Jag-Stang almost plays itself, offering cushioned fretting and a gentle surface to glide across providing speed and accurate picking. With 22 vintage sized frets available on the fretboard, the guitar has an abundance of room to accurately position your fingers, whilst maintaining a slightly more compact neck scale as opposed to a 24-fret guitar. A vintage style six-saddle Mustang tremolo bridge offers freedom to express yourself whilst also ensuring tuning stability, further enforced by the Vintage style tuning machines.

Kurt Cobain

Genre-defining, cultural icon and musical revolutionary are all terms that have been used to describe Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Appearing on the scene in 1989, at the tail end of the hardcore punk and metal eras, and clearly influenced by these genres, Nirvana released debut album ‘Bleach’ to critical acclaim but very little commercial success. Almost overnight, Kurt and Nirvana became international superstars with their release of sophomore album ‘Nevermind’ in September 1991. Originally expected to achieve a sales number of 250,000 records, it was soon clear that this was a huge miscalculation, with the album being certified platinum in November of the same year.

Kurt captivated a generation with his dissonant and disorganised guitar playing, thrashing power chords throughout songs, and performing soaring but clumsy guitar solos. Butch Vig, producer of Nevermind, is quoted as saying “He had a kind of primal instinct for playing the guitar”, so even though Kurt wasn’t the most virtuosic, his natural ability and song writing gave him the prestige in alternative rock to be a modern guitar idol.

Specifications

• Colour: Fiesta Red
• Country of Origin: MX
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Series: Artist
• Product Code: 0141030340

Body

• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Shape: Jag-Stang

Neck & Fretboard

• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
• Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: Slim "C"
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.575" (40mm)
• Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot
• Side Dots: White
• String Nut: Synthetic Bone

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Mustang Tremolo
• Control Knobs: Vintage Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass®
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid
• Pickup Covers: White
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Bridge Pickup: Jag-Stang Humbucking
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Neck Pickup: Jag-Stang Single-Coil
• Pickup Configuration: HS
• Switching: 2 3-Position Pickup On/Off-In/Out Phase Slide Switches