For players who appreciate the mojo of the past matched to modern features, Fender has 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.
The electronics on the Vintera ’50s Telecaster Modified are a really exciting set of Custom Shop pickups that kick 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. 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. For modern playing feel, the neck has 21 vintage-style 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 other features include vintage-style strap buttons, chrome hardware and 4-bolt neck plate.
Includes: Deluxe Gig Bag
- Solidbody Electric Guitar
- Gloss Polyester Finish
- Alder Body
- Thick Soft “V” Shape Maple Neck
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 9.5″ Radius
- 21 Vintage-Style Frets
- 1.650” Width Bone Nut
- Custom Shop Vintage-Style Tele Bridge, Twisted Tele Neck Pickup
- 1 Volume, 1 Tone Controls
- 4-Way Selector Switch, S-1 Switch (Up Position: In Phase/Down Position: Out of Phas)
- 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Chrome Barrel Saddles
- Vintage-Style Tuners
- Nickel/Chrome Hardware