Fender Offset Guitars

Fender are famed for producing offset body guitar designs such as the Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Mustang and Duo-Sonic. 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 similar features to the Jazzmaster, including its body-shape and tremolo system, albeit with a shorter scale length and more aggressive-sounding single-coil pickups. In the 80’s they became synonymous with alternative rock bands like Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. Check out the full range below.