Fender Vintera II 50s Tele & 60s Strat Demo

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[tdarian]

I got an email last month from a moderator on The Gear Page forum telling me I’d won a forum membership contest guitar and asking for my shipping address. It was the Fender Vintera II 50’s NoCaster. I wasn’t expecting much in a guitar retailing for under $1200.

I must say it’s actually very good! I love the neck, .95 1st to 1.0 U shape feels great! I’ve never had either a 7.25 radius or the narrower 1.650 nut but they were easy to adapt to. Fender sells a neck that has the same big U carve but with a 9.5 radius and 1.6875 nut width one could get if the vintage specs don’t jive.

It sounds like a Tele should and honestly I’m having a blast with it.

 

[Any Name You Wish]

Iconic guitar. Congrats. My 2005 AVRI Tele had a 7.25" rad neck and it never bothered me until I wore the neck out and instead of re-fretting I got a new 9.5" rad neck. I'm now a 9.5" convert. I also shaved that big fat U down to a comfortable C. Yours probably has the same exact pickups and electrics as mine.

 

[garywright]

I recently bought a fender vintera mustang bass and was quite impressed..really nice guitars for the $$$

 

[herb]

I've got a 50's Vintera Tele. For the money it's a very good guitar. The pickups are great and the build is high quality. It is my only guitar with a poly coat rather than nitro, though, and it's the first thing I notice when I pick it up.

 

[Phil 52]

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