Fender releases Road Worn Vintera models
'50s and '60s-inspired Strat, Tele and Tele Deluxe guitars will be first to receive new hand-distressed relic treatments
When Fender replaced the made-in-Mexico Classic Series with the Vintera electric guitar line-up in June last year, it brought with it a host of new finishes and upgraded specs, but one thing was missing: those oh-so-hotly debated relic'd Road Worn finishes.
At the time, the California guitar giant hinted they would return, and for 2020, it has delivered, with four new models boasting distressed aesthetics.
The Vintera Road Worn series is now available, and includes the ’50s Stratocaster, ’50s Telecaster, ’60s Stratocaster and ’70s Telecaster Deluxe.
Each guitar clocks in at $1,099, and comes in two hand-distressed finishes. Otherwise, the spec remains the same as the original, non-relic’d Vintera models.
For more details on each model - including those all-important colors - read on...
Fender Vintera Road Worn ’50s Stratocaster - $1,099
- Alder body
- ‘50s Strat single-coil pickups (bridge, neck)
- Thick “Soft V”-shaped neck
- 7.25”-radius maple fingerboard
- 21 vintage tall frets for classic playing feel
- Vintage-style six-point synchronized tremolo, tuning machines and strap buttons
- 5-way pickup switching
- Deluxe gig bag
- Surf Green and Fiesta Red finishes
Fender Vintera Road Worn ’50s Telecaster - $,1099
- Alder body
- Vintage-Style ‘50s Single-Coil Hot Tele
- Thick ‘50s “U”-shaped neck
- 7.25”- radius maple fingerboard
- 21 vintage tall frets for classic playing feel
- Vintage-style tuning machines and strap buttons
- 3-Saddle vintage-style strings-through-body Tele(r) bridge with brass barrel saddles
- 3-way pickup switching
- Deluxe gig bag
- Lake Placid Blue and Vintage Blonde finishes
Fender Vintera Road Worn ’60s Stratocaster - $1,099
- Alder body
- ‘60s Hot Strat single-coil pickups (bridge, middle, neck)
- Mid-‘60s “C”-shaped neck
- 7.25”- radius Pau ferro fingerboard
- 21 vintage tall frets for classic playing feel
- Vintage-style six-point synchronized tremolo, tuning machines and strap buttons
- 5-way pickup switching
- Deluxe gig bag
- Lake Placid Blue and Firemist Gold finishes
Fender Vintera Road Worn ’70s Telecaster Deluxe - $1,099
- Alder body
- Two Fender Wide Range-style humbucking pickups
- Medium “C”-shaped neck
- 9.5”- radius maple fingerboard
- 21 medium - jumbo frets for classic playing feel
- Vintage-style tuning machines and strap buttons
- Vintage-style, string-through-body hardtail Strat bridge with six saddles
- 3-way pickup switching
- Deluxe gig bag
- Daphne Blue and Olympic White finishes
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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
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