THE RIVALS

Fender is the home of the original offsets, the Jazzmaster and Jaguar. The Player Jazzmaster kicks things off at £609, the vintage-specific American Original is £1,749, then expect to pay from around £3,500 upwards if you fancy a Custom Shop model.

Deimel Guitarworks, another high-end German maker, has the classy offset Firestar (from around £3,500) that sort of melds a Jazzmaster with a non-reverse Firebird as well as the more Jazzmaster/ Jaguar Bluestar model – both are available with myriad options.

Dennis Fano’s Novo range, from around £3,000, offers plenty of offset style across the models. Superb distressed finishes, too, plus lots of options.