Jaguar

Eccentric, retrolicious and value-for-money, these offset guitars are worthy additions to any collection.

For decades, Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Firebirds and many other offsets have been the go-to instruments for pioneering outsider musicians. Here’s our pick of 15 offset-guitar heroes.

Take a walk on the wild side with Fender’s new addition to its Parallel Universe collection.

Fender has revealed left-handed Jaguar, Jazzmaster and Mustang models and a paisley Telecaster exclusively for Europe

The past two years have seen Fender reinvent its American Standard series as American Professional and American Vintage as American Original. Now the company’s attention turns to its entry-level models as we say adios to the popular Mexican Standards and hola to the Player series…

Replacing the Standard models, the new line of electric guitars and basses comes with updated pickups, controls and finishes.

Fender’s short-scale offset was marketed to set surf guitarist’s pulses racing, but it ended up being a vehicle for much more noisy pursuits…

Fender has another stab at fixing some of the notorious eccentricities of its classic offset designs.

Leo Fender’s second offset offering took surf music, and later the alt-rock world, by storm. Huw Price spends some time taming an exotic jungle cat.

This glorious sunburst Jaguar bears the scars of five decades of live action. It’s a guitar that begs to be played…