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In conjunction to Fender’s illustrious Stratocaster and Telecaster, Fender are also famed for producing offset body guitar designs such as the Jazzmaster, Jaguar and Mustang. Originally designed to replace the Strat as Fender’s top–selling model, the Jazzmaster was introduced in 1958 and offered mellower-sounding pickups, a floating tremolo system and an offset waist contour body. Despite being aimed at Jazz guitarists, the Jazzmaster design was adopted by surf and rock ’n’ roll guitarists.

After the success of the Jazzmaster, Fender released the Jaguar in 1962. The Jaguar shared a lot of features from the Jazzmaster, including its body-shape and tremolo system, but boasted a shorter scale length and more aggressive-sounding single-coil pickups. In the 80’s their popularity saw a revival, when alternative rock bands such as Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. began using them.

Since their release, the Jazzmaster and Jaguar have seen variations in the form of the Jagmaster and Jag-Stang, the latter was originally conceived by Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. The Jag-Stang combines the Fender Mustang with the Fender Jaguar.