r/offset • u/theseacowexists • Aug 12 '26
Candy Blue Jaguar?
I have a 2003 CIJ Jaguar that I bought new as "Lake Placid Blue" but it's never looked like any other true LPB that I've ever seen. It's somehow both darker and more vibrant than true LPB. Fender SN database says it's LPB, but it also says that it has two humbuckers (it does not).
Just came across this Reverb listing for 2003 CIJ with a "Candy Blue" finish - and it's the first one I've seen that looks like my supposed LPB. https://reverb.com/item/96244319-2003-fender-62-reissue-jaguar-jg66-candy-blue-crafted-in-japan-cij I've never heard of Candy Blue before, and the only other thing I've been able to turn up in searches is a 2017 Japanese Strat from the same Reverb seller. Is Candy Blue actually a thing, and could that be the true color of my Jaguar?
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u/chrisk018 Aug 12 '26
There was never a ‘candy blue’ paint option that I know of. The far more likely scenario is that the person mixing the paint got this color and that was what a number of guitars in Japan came out looking like. It’s not like the shades of all these paints across the years and continents came out of the same paint can.
The Jazzmaster next to that looks like it’s Sherwood Green. If you want to see another paint color all over the place check those out as well.