Fender Vintera '50s Telecaster Guitar Modified Maple Fingerboard - Surf Green

For players who appreciate the mojo of the past matched to modern features, Fender created the Vintera ‘50s Telecaster Modified. Blending classic looks with a modern neck profile and fingerboard radius, hotter pickups and updated electronics—this guitar packs a surprising amount of power under the hood.

For modern Fender tone they included a pair of Custom Shop pickups, kicking things up a bit with a vintage-style bridge pickup and fat-sounding Twisted Tele neck pickup. Twangy and articulate, they have the crisp, snarling sound that put Fender on the musical map. For modern playing feel, we added 21 medium-jumbo frets to the 9.5”-radius maple fingerboard that sits atop the “Thick Soft V”-shaped neck. A vintage-style Tele bridge with three brass saddles gives this Telecaster it’s characteristic twang, while 4-way switching and the S-1 switch give you even more tonal variety. Series wiring makes this Tele sound fat, like a humbucking pickup, while the S-1 switch places the pickups out of phase with each other for a cool “strangled” tone. Other features include vintage-style strap buttons, chrome hardware and 4-bolt neck plate. Includes deluxe gig bag.

Features:

General

• Series: Vintera
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Color: Surf Green
• Model #: 0149862357
• CASE/GIG BAG: Included: Deluxe Gig Bag

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back, Gloss Urethane Finish on Front
• Neck Shape: Thick Soft "V"
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
• String Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut MaterialSynthetic Bone

Body

• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
• Body Shape: Telecaster
• Body Binding: None
• Body Style: Solid Body
• Body Material: Alder

Hardware

• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Chrome Barrel Saddles
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Switch Tip: Black
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop "Twisted" Single-Coil Tele
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching: 4-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel), Position 3. Neck Pickup, Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series)
• Special Electronics: S-1 Switch, Up Position: In Phase/Down Position: Out of Phase