Classic '60s Tone With Modern Reliability
You know that sound—the chime and snap of a Stratocaster from the '60s, the one you've heard on a thousand records. The Fender Vintera II '60s Stratocaster brings that era back without the vintage price tag or the worry of a 60-year-old guitar. This guitar features an alder body and a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard for classic Fender tone that's full of punch and clarity. It's built in Mexico with Fender's modern quality standards, but the voice is straight out of their golden era.
What makes the Vintera II series different from the original Vintera lineup? Guided by legendary pickup engineer Tim Shaw, Vintera II instruments feature revoiced pickups specially designed to remain true to the era's tonal character while improving the overall sound and performance. You're getting the vintage vibe with better consistency and a bit more punch where it counts. The three vintage-style '60s single-coil pickups deliver everything from glassy cleans to that signature Strat quack in the in-between positions.
This isn't a guitar for one style of music. Blues, surf, rock, funk, country—if it was played on a Strat in the '60s, this guitar will get you there. The 3-Color Sunburst finish and mint green pickguard give it that timeless look that feels right whether you're on stage at a dive bar or tracking in a studio.
A Neck That Feels Like Home
The slim "C" shape neck is based on a classic '60s profile for an intuitive and inviting feel, while the 7.25" radius fingerboard with vintage-tall frets provides vintage comfort with ample room for big bends and expressive vibrato. If you've played vintage Fenders, you'll recognize this feel immediately—slim at the nut, gradually thickening as you move up the neck. It's the kind of profile that disappears in your hand after the first few chords.
The fingerboard is slab rosewood with a 7.25" radius and 21 vintage tall frets. That tight radius is pure '60s spec, making chord work feel natural and bends incredibly expressive. The vintage-tall frets give you a touch more height than true vintage wire, so you get that classic feel without fighting for sustain on big bends. The nut width measures 1.650" and is made from synthetic bone, giving you a comfortable string spacing and solid tone transfer.
With a 25.5" scale length, you get that familiar Strat tension and snap. The gloss urethane neck finish and gloss polyester body finish keep things durable and stage-ready while maintaining a classic look.
Three Pickups, Endless Combinations
Under the hood, you'll find a trio of vintage-style '60s pickups that deliver all the sweet and sparkling, warm and woody tone that made Fender famous. These aren't generic single-coils—they're spec'd to capture the clarity and chime of mid-'60s Stratocaster pickups, the ones that defined an entire decade of recorded music.
The five-way blade switch gives you all the classic Strat positions: bridge for cutting leads and country twang, bridge-and-middle for that iconic quack, middle for rhythm work, middle-and-neck for smooth jazz and blues, and neck for warm, round tones. The control layout is traditional: master volume, tone one for neck and middle pickups, tone two for the bridge. Simple, effective, and exactly what you need.
The vintage-style synchronized tremolo lets you dive and wail with abandon, while vintage-style tuning machines provide classic looks with a finer gear ratio and enhanced tuning stability. The six-saddle tremolo uses bent steel saddles for authentic vintage response, and the tuners keep you in tune better than the originals ever did.
Product Features:
- Alder body delivers balanced tone with punchy mids and clear highs
- Maple neck with '60s "C" profile—slim and comfortable with gradual thickening
- Slab rosewood fingerboard with 7.25" radius and 21 vintage-tall frets
- Three vintage-style '60s single-coil Stratocaster pickups, revoiced by Tim Shaw
- Five-way pickup switching for classic Strat tones and in-between positions
- Vintage-style synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles
- 1.650" synthetic bone nut for solid tone transfer
- 25.5" scale length for familiar Stratocaster feel and tension
- Vintage-style tuning machines with improved gear ratio and stability
- 3-ply mint green pickguard and parchment pickup covers
Brand: Fender
Model: Vintera II '60s Stratocaster
SKU: 0149020300
Condition: New
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