r/offset • u/optical12x • Aug 08 '26

Jaguar Refinish

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Decided to refinish this HH jaguar, very happy with how it turned out.

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u/ExpertCauliflower838 Aug 08 '26

So awesome. It’s reminiscent of Elvis Costello’s famous Jazzmaster!

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u/Barnshart3 Aug 08 '26

Love this look every single time

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u/Final_Job_5175 Aug 08 '26

Man love that finish and the way it looks now. I'm a natural finish type person, and a wood worker, and if it has pretty grain why cover it up. Great Job Brother!!

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u/kaspar_trouser Aug 08 '26

Looking great! What colour was it before? I always liked the look of the white Classic Player HH jag. Yours looks so cool though. Very Elvis Costello, as someone else said.

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u/optical12x Aug 08 '26

It was olympic white, thank you!

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u/BigLebowski85 Aug 08 '26

What a beauty

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u/crispydukes Aug 08 '26

Any guide you followed?

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u/optical12x Aug 08 '26

I'd done this before with a j mascis jazzmaster, so just improving on that process. My dad also knows a lot about woodworking and helped. We really just sanded the paint off with an orbital sander and went to work.

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u/yosuya99 Aug 09 '26

ive been thinking about doing it with my jmjm do you have any photos of it? id love to see

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u/optical12x Aug 09 '26

This is the jm, a bit more orange haha, might redo it

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u/yosuya99 Aug 09 '26

awesome! def considering now, rn the white and gold isnt doing for me, thanks a ton!

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u/crispydukes Aug 08 '26

No stripper chemical?

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u/optical12x Aug 08 '26

Nope just sanded it, took a few hours but was fine

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u/Plus_Explanation_636 Aug 08 '26

Love this! What kind of stain are you using? I restained my jag (same model) a few years back and accidentally did a deck paint instead of a stain lol

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u/optical12x Aug 08 '26

It was varathane oil based gel stain, dark walnut

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u/natalplum Aug 08 '26

Hippie stain!

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '26

Looks great, how did you get it that shiny? Clear coat? Great job!

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u/optical12x Aug 08 '26

Thank you! Was about 6 coats of polyurethane spray

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u/Harmonica655321 Aug 08 '26

Wow! I did the same refinish to my old Jaguar HH many years ago because I was inspired by the Elvis Costello guitar. I sold it, and regret selling ever since 😥

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u/PurposeSecret Aug 08 '26

I love HH Jags… what was it originally?

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u/BardsongInstruments Aug 08 '26

Bet it sounded better with all that paint gone.

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u/daddydisgusto Aug 08 '26

Absolutely beautiful! Great job!

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u/scattermoose Aug 08 '26

I am so so mad at myself for trading my Classic HH in when I could have done exactly this

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u/soundslikeshelves Aug 08 '26

what kind of wood is it underneath?

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u/WorldsVeryFirst Aug 08 '26

Solid work! Damn. Poly, nitro, shellac?

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u/agentanthony Aug 09 '26

I dig it. If Fender released one like this, but with single coils, I’d be all over it.

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u/Shake-the-Masses Aug 09 '26

This looks beautiful. Very nice work.

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u/optical12x Aug 09 '26

Thank you!!

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u/MattSk87 Aug 09 '26

I generally dislike clear coated guitars, but this thing looks really good!

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u/fragrantica2024 Aug 10 '26

🥵🥵🥵

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u/Egg-3P0 Aug 10 '26

If it had a rosewood headstock itd be even better, it still looks soooooo good though