mikemjr12 wrote:Yeah when I think offset, I think Jags/JMs, Explorers and Firebirds. Not so much the mustang body.
Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Jazz Basses, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs, Mustangs, and Duo Sonic IIs (was basically a hardtail mustang) are all offsets by Fender's trademark definition, which is that the waist is offset. Duo Sonic I wasn't offset and the Fallout is only slightly offset.
Explorers have a symmetrical waist and the firebird is somewhat "reverse offset", but not at all in the same way as the Fenders. Fender offset waist was actually a functional patented design feature meant to make seated playing easier. It wasn't primarily an aesthetic choice.
New Duo Sonic reissues are the old body style, which is non offset. The DuoSonic IIs still exist as hardtail Mustangs now. Same guitar, but with a Mustang decal, so they are offset.
People seem to think any non traditional shape or guitar with asymmetrical features is offset, but it really refers to the functional offset waist design. Plenty of non Fender style instruments have actual offset waists these days, but there's also a ton of guitars being called offsets that have nothing to do with the design whatsoever.