Fender | Vintera III Series
Bring Fender’s Icons of Yesteryear to the Modern Era with the Newest Vintage-Inspired Guitars & Basses!
A guitar maker as storied as Fender doesn’t simply have different models, it has eras of each guitar and bass, which lead to different playing experiences and tones! The vast differences in these distinct eras are now being captured in the new Fender Vintera III Series! Featuring guitars and basses inspired by the iconic Fender instruments of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, each Vintera III entry captures the evolution of neck profiles, pickups, hardware, and feel!
Chicago Music Exchange has Vintera III guitars and basses in stock, so to be among the first people to get your hands on the newest vintage-inspired Fenders, call us today at (773)525-7773, chat with us on our website, or simply come into our Lincoln Avenue Showroom!
Golden Tones to Match a Golden Era!
Vintera III is for the player who obsesses over the small stuff! To start, each Vintera III Series entry is loaded with the most accurate vintage-style series to ever come from Ensenada, down to the proper magnet wire and filter bobbins. Whereas the old Vintera II series offered pickups that got into each decade, the Vintera III pickups properly track the evolution within decades. This attention to the changes between early and late decades extends to neck profiles,
There are plenty of other elements that make Vintera III an upgrade over the guitars that came before, including bone nuts, a redeveloped series of custom colors that look more authentic, era-correct clay, pearloid, or black dot fingerboard inlays, and vintage-style hardware with era-correct details! The result is a series made for players who want a bit of magic in their rig!
The Ideal Era for Every Fender Lover!
Ranging from the late ‘50s to the early ‘70s, each Vintera III guitar or bass taps into a very specific time in Fender’s history!
Vintera III Late ‘50s Stratocaster
- Late ‘50s “D” neck profile
- Late ‘50s spec pickups
- 7.25” radius maple fingerboard
- Available in 3 Color Sunburst, Aztec Gold, or Dakota Red finishes
Reach into the past and harness specific eras of Fender’s storied history with the Vintera III series! Built to detail the evolution of each guitar and bass through the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, these instruments are designed to connect what happened then to what you’re playing right now.
To be among the first players to get your hands on Vintera III guitars and basses, call us today at (773)525-7773, chat with our sales team, or simply come into our Lincoln Avenue showroom!
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