I just picked up a Jaguar Bass . Burst finish.MIJ. very versitile sounds . active non active etc. Nice looker . wish I had waited for the shorty.
i originally wanted a burst jag, and would love to have one to go with my heavily modded black one. (i wouldn't mind having a 'shorty' too). when i was looking for one, all i could find was black (which i dig) and hot rod red (which i don't).
here's a pic of mine as she sits now.
mods: one piece maple block/bound neck, dimarzio ultrajazz bass pickups with modded (radiused) pole pieces, EMG BTC (bass & treble peamp) running on 18V, USA AV RI bridge & knobs, CTS pots, switchraft jack, res-o-lite tuning keys, and all slide switches lowered 1/8".
all of the mods are explained here:
http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Jaguar-Bass.html