i was excited for the 60s strat but then 6pt trem and then 7.25 radius + 60s C neck.. OMG.. hell no! its like when you play those nostalgic video games but then the game play suck ass..
I just realized how much Pete plays by ear. As he's switching pups, his playing adjusts to what the sound becomes. He plays melodies to suit the sound of the guitar, and the pups on the fly. Great video. Great job fellas!
There is nothing more ridiculous than the constant marketing about "re-voiced" pickups, especially the "re-voiced to be vintage correct" here. Like, "We told you that the last batch was vintage correct but we were actually full of crap. Now we really mean it. Until the next re-branding exercise, when they will be re-voiced again and we promise we'll get it right then."
Pete was in top form in this video. Super great licks to show off these guitars. I love the black thinline and the sonic blue Tele options. Wish they had them in person.
I'm 68. I actually had no idea about fretboard radius until youtube. I knew some felt and looked different. But that was it. Never thought I need a xx radius.
After years of playing classical guitars I realized the flatter the better when went back to electric a few years back. I mainly play a Fender some long name Tele with a set mahogany neck and a 15.75 fretboard. Go figure.
Lol so true. When I was married I played a mexi tele through a Roland cube 15 and that’s when she would let me. Got the big d and I don’t mean Dallas and now I have 3 tele’s , Suhr , fender 50’s original USA , Nash t52 , 3 deluxe’s , %13 , Boss katana , and ass loads of pedals. Do I need all that for the gigs I play ? Of course not. Marriage will thin your gear out immediately
Regarding the Jazzmaster/Jaguar, it's important to note that that rhythm circuit is neck-pickup only and owes most of its darkness to the high-value pots (though I believe the tone capacitor is also different). The roller is absolutely still around (Buzz Stop) though a far simpler solution that's more tuning-stability friendly is to shim the neck and raise the bridge and/or use higher-gauge strings, particularly on the Jag.
@@ryanandring2688He’s dead on. Shim the neck, set of 11s on a Jazzmaster, dab of locktite if you got the vintage bridge and you got a killer guitar for minimal price on top. Buzz stops are crap imo
Pete, I will be 57 this year. I love purple! We are practically brothers!!! lol!!! Keep playing and running these videos as you have improved upon the Anderton success module. Chappers was the shred n ready demo guy! He is an awesome modern rock guitarist!!! But you, Pete, you have all the feels and vibe in a way that speaks to me better than a million notes in a nanosecond Faster is just not my vibe. I also enjoy that you are elevating and expanding Lee's vision of his own potential!!! Hope you enjoy your special dat whenever it happens Mine is the 21st of this month!!!!
Oh boy, I so love these long videos where they present a whole new series! That said, I literally just bought a used american original 60s strat yesterday so seeing this video today I was a bit worried the vintera II might've come with a 60s strat I really liked and that is cheaper. I'm lowkey glad I didn't get too excited about most stuff :') The rosewood being back is amazing though, I might get one still if they get released in colors I better in the future!
Here's what I'll say about a 7.25 inch radius: it worked for Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Richards, Jeff Beck, George Harrison, etc. Still working fine for TVL, Mayer, etc. It's not nearly as big a deal as some people would have you believe. Sure, if your goal is to play Master of Puppets, probably not your best option but fine for everything other than speed shredding
agree totally! The difference isn't that big. At least not between 7.25 and 9.5. With a good setup most of what you'd want to play is with out problem. And if you want to play metal I guess that stratocaster isn't the first or best choice anyway...
Good to see another 70s strat coming! I love my Vintera 70s Strats (I have 2, Sienna sunburst and Aged natural) so much! Fender ended Vintera 70s strats years ago, some said it's because of expensive Ash body, now Vintera 2 70s strats have alder body. Makes sense.
Rosewood is back!! my gosh that’s so great to see!! However, I assume it’s going to be a major selling point for this line and they will not be bringing it back down to the Player Series. I personally don’t mind Pau Ferro so I’m not too heartbroken about that possibility but I’m glad to see it’s back on at least one iteration of the Mexican made guitars!! No Fiesta Red or Candy Apple though 😢😢😢😢
The pau ferro board on my 2021 white Vintera 60s modified is darker and more uniform than the rosewood boards on the two American Pro strats I compared it to in my LGS. It even has a good feel. Two years later I don’t regret getting it rather than the US one, tho I did have to dress the fret ends and roll the edge. Now it just feels like an old friend. I try out Am Pro ii’s in the shop now and again,and see no reason to “upgrade” to one of them. Yes, pau ferro is definitely hit or miss, but rosewood is too, for that matter. Maybe one day I will check out a Custom Shop…. That friggin’ Ocean turquoise is calling to me however!
I wish they kept the 6 screw bridge instead of the two point trem. I’ve never got on with those for some reason and for some reason I can hear a difference in my head as well. But that and the 6 saddle tele’s drove me off. I miss the old Mexican standards.
Love mine! Got it last week before this roll out. It has a real old vibe to it. The workmanship seems to be impeccable and I’ve noticed it’s pretty loud acoustically which is indicative of the real vintage guitars.
I swear you guys are responsible for me buying 4 of these after looking into this line for almost a month. For the price of just one fancier guitar I got 4 amazing guitars.
Been window-shopping Vinteras for about two months now, figuring out what my Christmas present to myself will be this year, and this line came at the perfect time. It changes a ton of things that I would’ve preferred in the first place. I was torn between 50s and 60s Teles, thinking I wish there was a neck size between the two, thinking I wish the fiesta red came in 60s because I was leaning towards 60s, thinking I definitely want to avoid the modified series because the extra electronics and all (I love the series/parallel switch but I wish it wasn’t a 4 way switch with the top NOT being the neck pickup, that irked me forever), and finally, thinking I wish oh I wish these had rosewood fretboards. Gosh darn it I’m happy
I have two Vintera II guitars -- a 50s stratocaster and a 60s stratocaster. Love the v-shape neck on the 50s strat. I'm fine with the 7.25" radius as well. No issues playing up and down the necks.
I've played all an original 1957 Strat it had a Full V Neck 7.25" Radius Fingerboard, these have a Soft V Neck! I loved the full V Neck and 7.25" radius and the Pick ups were incredible! The same guy also owned an all Original 1960 Strat as well! My Custom Strat has a Warmoth Soft V Neck and Alder Body and Lindley Fralin Blues Pickups!
I am 62 g and of that 53 g I play guitar. My first real guitar was an Ibanez LP custom with DiMarzio humbacks. It was a great guitar of the lawsuit era. After that, I changed many guitars, but I didn't find one like it anymore. Now I have a Japan made Black Beauty from the 70s, 335, and many more.
Unintended side effect - this video sold me more on that "The Dane" pedal Pete was showing off than the guitars. My god that thing sounds incredible - the perfect classic rock sound on both pickups.
I've seen vids/pics of Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, Buddy Holly, John Frusciante, John Mayer, Albert Lee, Brian May, Hank Marvin, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Stevie Ray Vaughn....the list goes on with 50's Strat owners. My strat is the pre-Vintera 'Classic Players' 50's strat in 2 tone sunburst MIM. It's the perfect platform for doing your own thing to it and making it better than something 3 times the price. I absolutely love mine and it's interesting to see that a few iterations later and they haven't really changed much. All my strats are 7.25 inch radius and tbh hasn't really held me back from playing fast or tapping up and down the neck. Each to their own I guess.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson have 12" radius, and you need to understand that these guys have had their fretboard leveled many many times by their guitar tech, so the real radius are much flatter than 7.25".
"The mid position is the most underrated position". YES. I'm no big strat guy, but I bought one (because I 1. needed the glassy tone on some stuff and 2. because I wanted the trem.) So I have no experience with strats. But in the studio I immediately dubbed the distorted guitars with a track in the mid position. And it sounds AMAZING. So, yes, thumbs up to the mid pup.
I have a thin line Tele and I mostly play neck/bridge together for the depth of its tone. Adjusting pickup height adjusts the volume equally or make one or the other more prominent. The Gibson adjustment without separate volume controls per pickup. Heavy strings or lite. It's Fun to explore tone.
Main I’ve noticed on these guitars…Fender seems to have nailed the period correct tone on these. That’s pretty cool if you think about it at this price point..
I loooveee a lacquered fingerboard... If you haven't played one before it's an eye opener on how much your fingers drag on the bare wood. (Unless you have a nice smooth piece of ebony, love my ebony! Glad they poly the fretboard on all of the maple!
Wasn't sure which oneI was digging, but after watching this video I think I'm gonna get a black 50's Vintera II strat. That amber gloss maple V neck is sooo sweet. I've been playing for 36 years and I have always wanted a neck like that, but could never afford a real vintage or super expensive American vintage model. I can afford this one and I'm getting excited to play it already.
That Jazzmaster sounds like heaven - like most Jazzmasters. I'd love to add one to my collection, make it my 4th. But I don't like the colours (and money's tight at the moment). Add some overdrive, push it into a Marshall. Mmmmm. Jazzmasters can't be beat, man!
I'm happiest with 7.25" radius on Fenders. They're very comfortable fo me. Less wiggle room on set ups, but that's okay. These seem like noce guitars. Not a huge fan of poly finishes usually, but I'd check these out, particularly the 60's Strat
slapping the "II" after Vintera makes all the difference in sound, definitly worth a price increase.. lol.. I'd say the prices are almost doubled since the introduction of Vintera mark 1, in Sweden at least (part of it due to poor exchange-rates)
prices are going up and wages are going down who's going to buy new guitars? The new UK residents, the new US residents?... doubtful. Good luck to fender and gibson
The return to Rosewood is great, however that’s at the “cost” of no more Nitro, 7 1/4 radius vs 9 1/2 on the modified Ventura’s and the higher cost. I actually think picking up a Maple neck version of any of the Ventura 1’s right now on clearance sale is 💯 the better way to go if you act fast! If you really want the Rosewood/ 60’s models, than just suck it up and buy the American Vintage II’s or find used American Originals which have the 9 1/2 radius necks (that’s what I recently did, I was actually able to even locate and buy a new old stock / still “new” 60’s American Original Strat in Lake Placid Blue with Rosewood Neck for under $1,800 new with G&G hard-case including shipping and taxes)!!
The one thing I will NEVER understand with Fender is why they will happily put modern wiring in their Vintera guitars, but refuse to add a modern truss rod so you have to take the whole neck off to adjust it. So silly.
Agree completely. Can't understand why. Wiring is easy to change if you're not happy with it. Truss rod configuration on the other hand... While I love Fender these silly things makes me a bit sad...
That LPB 60s Strat is already in my hands! It’s just a matter of time! Thru say the universe provides if you act like you have something you desire! The rosewood board on it looks pretty horrible with lighter streaks. I’d have to have it more consistent and dark.
I'm PRETTY sure Springsteen's guitar is an extremely modified telecaster body with an Esquire neck. It was stock off the line, but someone took it, hollowed out a bunch of wood under the pickguard, and installed some sort of crazy four-pickup, quad-output system so you could record four guitar tracks at the same time for some reason. Somewhere along the way, all that was pulled out and it was rewired with a new neck pickup to be a "standard" telecaster, but it was especially light because so much wood had been removed.
Wish they'd have one Jag without tortoise shell pickguard; also noticed the price increase over the prior Vintera Jags, which are on sale. Nice to see maple boards, Vintera II Jags are '70s spec, the prior Vintera Jags are '60s spec. I have a Vintera Jag in ocean turquoise and replaced the pickguard with a white one.
It would be a real shame if the Vintera modified series was discontinued!!! The precursor to it, the Classic Player series (I have a CP tele and strat both 60s that are awesome), and then the Vintera Modified had the perfect combination of vintage and modern specs, especially on the Telecasters! Plus many actually had custom shop pickups. The Vintera II seems very similar to the Vintera I but costs more, as much as the Vintera modified used to cost, but doesn't have the additional specs of the modified
I was in the shop picking up my Plekked acoustic today - I will have to impose a ban on visiting for a while! These are insane value for money and really are nipping at the heels of the US models. The pickups are so well voiced. Back in the 70s we had maple or rosewood, trem or not and that was it! By the late 70s (like my 78) at least helf were hardtail.
Pete said (something like) "When I was young they were like £200", and Lee replied, "That was when a loaf of bread was 3 and 6 pence (£0 3s 6d = 17 and a half new pence. 17.5p). When I was a baby a loaf of bread cost 10 1/2d, (10 and a half old pennies, about four and a half new pence, 4.5p). 😂🤣Thank's Lee, you have made an Old Man feel even Older🤣😂
Rosewood is back! Check out the whole Fender Vintera II Range here! | tinyurl.com/28h653xj
walter trout uses a vintage white 70s strat
and made in Mexico- I prefer the American made
I guess they figured out that Mexican made Fenders without rosewood are no different than Squiers.
i was excited for the 60s strat but then 6pt trem and then 7.25 radius + 60s C neck.. OMG.. hell no! its like when you play those nostalgic video games but then the game play suck ass..
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I just realized how much Pete plays by ear. As he's switching pups, his playing adjusts to what the sound becomes. He plays melodies to suit the sound of the guitar, and the pups on the fly.
Great video. Great job fellas!
There is nothing more ridiculous than the constant marketing about "re-voiced" pickups, especially the "re-voiced to be vintage correct" here. Like, "We told you that the last batch was vintage correct but we were actually full of crap. Now we really mean it. Until the next re-branding exercise, when they will be re-voiced again and we promise we'll get it right then."
This! it's ridiculous
Typical propaganda. Let's all be honest!!!!
They sound pretty damn good to me homie, proof is in the pudding.
@@fuzzyd2121 the last ones sounded fine.
Agreed, same with Gibson. There are at least a dozen "PAF" pickup types, all claiming to sound authentic, all different.
Pete was in top form in this video. Super great licks to show off these guitars. I love the black thinline and the sonic blue Tele options. Wish they had them in person.
I'm 68. I actually had no idea about fretboard radius until youtube. I knew some felt and looked different. But that was it. Never thought I need a xx radius.
After years of playing classical guitars I realized the flatter the better when went back to electric a few years back. I mainly play a Fender some long name Tele with a set mahogany neck and a 15.75 fretboard. Go figure.
IMHO, Andertons has the best review videos on the Tube. Informative and entertaining.
I'm gonna have to block you guys before I can't fit in my house for guitars
Get married
Lol so true. When I was married I played a mexi tele through a Roland cube 15 and that’s when she would let me. Got the big d and I don’t mean Dallas and now I have 3 tele’s , Suhr , fender 50’s original USA , Nash t52 , 3 deluxe’s , %13 , Boss katana , and ass loads of pedals. Do I need all that for the gigs I play ? Of course not. Marriage will thin your gear out immediately
@@bigtsshackfestival9563 congratulations 🤘
What a first world problem to have and complain about! 🤪
@@bigtsshackfestival9563I am in Dallas area and my studio is a spare walk in closet 🤦♂️
Regarding the Jazzmaster/Jaguar, it's important to note that that rhythm circuit is neck-pickup only and owes most of its darkness to the high-value pots (though I believe the tone capacitor is also different). The roller is absolutely still around (Buzz Stop) though a far simpler solution that's more tuning-stability friendly is to shim the neck and raise the bridge and/or use higher-gauge strings, particularly on the Jag.
I have no idea if you’re right but you came off so confidently I have to believe you. Do you prefer the jazzmaster or jaguar?
@@ryanandring2688He’s dead on. Shim the neck, set of 11s on a Jazzmaster, dab of locktite if you got the vintage bridge and you got a killer guitar for minimal price on top. Buzz stops are crap imo
Pete, I will be 57 this year. I love purple! We are practically brothers!!! lol!!! Keep playing and running these videos as you have improved upon the Anderton success module. Chappers was the shred n ready demo guy! He is an awesome modern rock guitarist!!! But you, Pete, you have all the feels and vibe in a way that speaks to me better than a million notes in a nanosecond Faster is just not my vibe. I also enjoy that you are elevating and expanding Lee's vision of his own potential!!! Hope you enjoy your special dat whenever it happens Mine is the 21st of this month!!!!
Oh boy, I so love these long videos where they present a whole new series! That said, I literally just bought a used american original 60s strat yesterday so seeing this video today I was a bit worried the vintera II might've come with a 60s strat I really liked and that is cheaper. I'm lowkey glad I didn't get too excited about most stuff :') The rosewood being back is amazing though, I might get one still if they get released in colors I better in the future!
Here's what I'll say about a 7.25 inch radius: it worked for Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Richards, Jeff Beck, George Harrison, etc. Still working fine for TVL, Mayer, etc. It's not nearly as big a deal as some people would have you believe. Sure, if your goal is to play Master of Puppets, probably not your best option but fine for everything other than speed shredding
agree totally! The difference isn't that big. At least not between 7.25 and 9.5. With a good setup most of what you'd want to play is with out problem. And if you want to play metal I guess that stratocaster isn't the first or best choice anyway...
I have to agree. Also it’s nice to see someone acknowledging TVL as a guitar player. He’s so underrated and undeservedly so!
@@benedekgabor. IMO fret *size* has a bigger impact than fret *radius*
The return to rosewood is a welcome one! I know pau ferro is similar, but the feel of rosewood is just unmatchable.
Looks much better too.
I've got a vintera with pau ferro and to me it just feels dryer then a rosewood fretboard and scratches a little more. Still a very good guitar tho!
The specs say it is a more rounded C-shape. Does anyone know if the neck is on the chunkier side like the real (early) 60s Strats?
You guys brighten my day. Those tele deluxe guitars look like a lot of fun. The whole range looks cool though.
Pete with that Nocaster has just drained the wallets of thousands of people around the world!
My wallet drained correct.
The thinline tele is the real standout of this lineup.
That’s an opinion not a fact
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@DS-nw4eq thanks for sharing yours
That Thinline looks and sounds amazing. I want to get one in black.
I love the end bit with Pete going all dark on the Jazzmaster.
Good to see another 70s strat coming! I love my Vintera 70s Strats (I have 2, Sienna sunburst and Aged natural) so much! Fender ended Vintera 70s strats years ago, some said it's because of expensive Ash body, now Vintera 2 70s strats have alder body. Makes sense.
the 70’s one he played sounded far nicer than the 60’s i thought.
I absolutely love how terrible the Cap’s solo was at the beginning and the fact he knew it. Had me in stitches 😂.These videos are instant classics.
Yet when Jeff Beck played like that, it was genius!😂
Little bit of a rough landing 😂
Rosewood is back!! my gosh that’s so great to see!!
However, I assume it’s going to be a major selling point for this line and they will not be bringing it back down to the Player Series.
I personally don’t mind Pau Ferro so I’m not too heartbroken about that possibility but I’m glad to see it’s back on at least one iteration of the Mexican made guitars!!
No Fiesta Red or Candy Apple though 😢😢😢😢
The player series came in such interesting variants. Right now there's a sherwood green one. If it had rosewood I would've bought it in an instant
The pau ferro board on my 2021 white Vintera 60s modified is darker and more uniform than the rosewood boards on the two American Pro strats I compared it to in my LGS. It even has a good feel. Two years later I don’t regret getting it rather than the US one, tho I did have to dress the fret ends and roll the edge. Now it just feels like an old friend. I try out Am Pro ii’s in the shop now and again,and see no reason to “upgrade” to one of them. Yes, pau ferro is definitely hit or miss, but rosewood is too, for that matter. Maybe one day I will check out a Custom Shop…. That friggin’ Ocean turquoise is calling to me however!
I wish they kept the 6 screw bridge instead of the two point trem. I’ve never got on with those for some reason and for some reason I can hear a difference in my head as well. But that and the 6 saddle tele’s drove me off. I miss the old Mexican standards.
Great job! I'm really liking the '50s Nocaster!
Love mine! Got it last week before this roll out. It has a real old vibe to it. The workmanship seems to be impeccable and I’ve noticed it’s pretty loud acoustically which is indicative of the real vintage guitars.
Great video! Such nice guitars. I could see Pete really digging the jazzmaster while playing it the first time
I swear you guys are responsible for me buying 4 of these after looking into this line for almost a month. For the price of just one fancier guitar I got 4 amazing guitars.
That blackguard blonde Nocaster! Looking good! Now if they could do a roadworn of that… yes please.
Been window-shopping Vinteras for about two months now, figuring out what my Christmas present to myself will be this year, and this line came at the perfect time. It changes a ton of things that I would’ve preferred in the first place. I was torn between 50s and 60s Teles, thinking I wish there was a neck size between the two, thinking I wish the fiesta red came in 60s because I was leaning towards 60s, thinking I definitely want to avoid the modified series because the extra electronics and all (I love the series/parallel switch but I wish it wasn’t a 4 way switch with the top NOT being the neck pickup, that irked me forever), and finally, thinking I wish oh I wish these had rosewood fretboards.
Gosh darn it I’m happy
Got an original Vintera 50s Tele, incredible work horse guitars sounds amazing. The neck is chunky, no question there.
@@JEUXolim I love that for barre chords, I never play with my thumb... but its a scary commitment lol
The neck pickup on the 60's strat makes me want a strat now 🤩
And holy macaroni, that red Tele 🤩🤩🤩
Hear that? That’s Fender knocking it out the park again 😄
Underrated channel. I share your love of offsets and love these videos. You're playing is phenomenal. Who are your influences?
I have two Vintera II guitars -- a 50s stratocaster and a 60s stratocaster. Love the v-shape neck on the 50s strat. I'm fine with the 7.25" radius as well. No issues playing up and down the necks.
I have the 60s Vintera love it.
Glad the rosewood is back, thanks guys, great looking guitars.
What did I win?
CHURCH OF STRYMONTOLOGY is the best thing ive heard all day
I've played all an original 1957 Strat it had a Full V Neck 7.25" Radius Fingerboard, these have a Soft V Neck! I loved the full V Neck and 7.25" radius and the Pick ups were incredible! The same guy also owned an all Original 1960 Strat as well! My Custom Strat has a Warmoth Soft V Neck and Alder Body and Lindley Fralin Blues Pickups!
Ritchie Valens and his 50s Strat! ❤
I love how Pete's gushing about the Tele
I fixed the string jumping on my Jazzmaster by putting 11s in it, no neck shimming needed. It was designed for even heavier strings anyway.
I had a super rare 72 Tele Deluxe with a trem and the big ass headstock. I wish I had never sold it. Awesome guitar.
Me too! I had one of the Mexican reissues with a trem
Bruce Springsteen's Tele is actually a partscaster built from an esquire neck and a telecaster body
My parts caster telecaster is a customer shop body and American standard neck with pure vintage pickups. $4000 guitar for $1500-ish several years ago
Roy Buchanan is a Tele player. Probably my favourite Tele player
And Danny gaten
And James Burton. I think.
The color of that mustang is amazing! Reminds me of Koyukis from Mongolian Chop Squad
Yeah another BECK fan. I got very excited when I saw them!
Just checking out the tube for the first time today and there's a new Andertons vid. Perfect.
I am 62 g and of that 53 g I play guitar. My first real guitar was an Ibanez LP custom with DiMarzio humbacks. It was a great guitar of the lawsuit era. After that, I changed many guitars, but I didn't find one like it anymore. Now I have a Japan made Black Beauty from the 70s, 335, and many more.
Unintended side effect - this video sold me more on that "The Dane" pedal Pete was showing off than the guitars. My god that thing sounds incredible - the perfect classic rock sound on both pickups.
the jazzmaster is stunning 😍
I've seen vids/pics of Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, Buddy Holly, John Frusciante, John Mayer, Albert Lee, Brian May, Hank Marvin, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Stevie Ray Vaughn....the list goes on with 50's Strat owners. My strat is the pre-Vintera 'Classic Players' 50's strat in 2 tone sunburst MIM. It's the perfect platform for doing your own thing to it and making it better than something 3 times the price. I absolutely love mine and it's interesting to see that a few iterations later and they haven't really changed much. All my strats are 7.25 inch radius and tbh hasn't really held me back from playing fast or tapping up and down the neck. Each to their own I guess.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson have 12" radius, and you need to understand that these guys have had their fretboard leveled many many times by their guitar tech, so the real radius are much flatter than 7.25".
That jazzmaster sounds absolutely beautiful.
"The mid position is the most underrated position". YES. I'm no big strat guy, but I bought one (because I 1. needed the glassy tone on some stuff and 2. because I wanted the trem.) So I have no experience with strats. But in the studio I immediately dubbed the distorted guitars with a track in the mid position. And it sounds AMAZING. So, yes, thumbs up to the mid pup.
I have a thin line Tele and I mostly play neck/bridge together for the depth of its tone. Adjusting pickup height adjusts the volume equally or make one or the other more prominent. The Gibson adjustment without separate volume controls per pickup. Heavy strings or lite. It's Fun to explore tone.
The Strat middle pickups definitely doesn't get all the love it deserves!
this lineup is so underrated imo. especially if you want vintage specs on that mcdonald's budget
I got the Sunburst thinline 2 weeks ago, gonna name her sunshadow she sounds real heavenly
Been waiting for the Bass VI!
They all sounded good but the 50s Nocaster sounded incredible!
I have the 60's Vintera Road Worn Lake Placid blue Stat and I love it !!!! Also, they were nitro-cellulose lacquer finished..
Main I’ve noticed on these guitars…Fender seems to have nailed the period correct tone on these. That’s pretty cool if you think about it at this price point..
I love my Vinteras: 2 Mustang basses and a 60's Strat. For me, the most exicting line of Fender.
Monica Valli played the Jazzmaster Vintera II 50s and I really liked the tones. I might get one one day.
I love when Pete picks up a tele and starts sounding like Pete
Pete, I'm over 60 and still have a adolescent mind
I loooveee a lacquered fingerboard... If you haven't played one before it's an eye opener on how much your fingers drag on the bare wood. (Unless you have a nice smooth piece of ebony, love my ebony! Glad they poly the fretboard on all of the maple!
Exceptional playing by the Cap'n during the intro
Love that '70s Strat
Wasn't sure which oneI was digging, but after watching this video I think I'm gonna get a black 50's Vintera II strat. That amber gloss maple V neck is sooo sweet. I've been playing for 36 years and I have always wanted a neck like that, but could never afford a real vintage or super expensive American vintage model. I can afford this one and I'm getting excited to play it already.
They nail the voicing on these new vintera
I dunno there is something about a 70's strat that give me a tingle in certain places.
In regards to Lee's comment at 41:20, the great blues guitarist Tab Benoit is known for playing a thinline tele.
great demoing - a crash course in fender guitars - thanks so much
8:45-9:02 LOVE that Fender twang!
That Jazzmaster sounds like heaven - like most Jazzmasters. I'd love to add one to my collection, make it my 4th. But I don't like the colours (and money's tight at the moment). Add some overdrive, push it into a Marshall. Mmmmm. Jazzmasters can't be beat, man!
I'm happiest with 7.25" radius on Fenders. They're very comfortable fo me. Less wiggle room on set ups, but that's okay. These seem like noce guitars. Not a huge fan of poly finishes usually, but I'd check these out, particularly the 60's Strat
I'd love to see the uncensored videos someday. I wanna laugh too damnit! :)
Good job as always guys. Now I want a 70's Vintera II.
And Fender have jacked up the prices by about 20% 😭
slapping the "II" after Vintera makes all the difference in sound, definitly worth a price increase.. lol..
I'd say the prices are almost doubled since the introduction of Vintera mark 1, in Sweden at least (part of it due to poor exchange-rates)
@@mackemagnusson I agree. Rosewood boards aside, there’s essentially no difference between I and II. It’s just a branding thing to bump up the prices.
prices are going up and wages are going down who's going to buy new guitars? The new UK residents, the new US residents?... doubtful. Good luck to fender and gibson
The price has gone up to 11
@@danielemilazzo432 well played
amazing jazzmaster outro
The return to Rosewood is great, however that’s at the “cost” of no more Nitro, 7 1/4 radius vs 9 1/2 on the modified Ventura’s and the higher cost.
I actually think picking up a Maple neck version of any of the Ventura 1’s right now on clearance sale is 💯 the better way to go if you act fast! If you really want the Rosewood/ 60’s models, than just suck it up and buy the American Vintage II’s or find used American Originals which have the 9 1/2 radius necks (that’s what I recently did, I was actually able to even locate and buy a new old stock / still “new” 60’s American Original Strat in Lake Placid Blue with Rosewood Neck for under $1,800 new with G&G hard-case including shipping and taxes)!!
7.25” radius rosewood boards are my happy place. Especially where there’s nitro.
The one thing I will NEVER understand with Fender is why they will happily put modern wiring in their Vintera guitars, but refuse to add a modern truss rod so you have to take the whole neck off to adjust it. So silly.
Agree completely. Can't understand why. Wiring is easy to change if you're not happy with it. Truss rod configuration on the other hand... While I love Fender these silly things makes me a bit sad...
Great show!! I love listening to Pete play. Is there a style/genre that Pete can't play? I doubt there is.
That LPB 60s Strat is already in my hands! It’s just a matter of time! Thru say the universe provides if you act like you have something you desire!
The rosewood board on it looks pretty horrible with lighter streaks. I’d have to have it more consistent and dark.
*Great Googga-moogga!!!!* A Jag with a blonde board... i need a mop and a drool bucket immediately!!!!!
I'm PRETTY sure Springsteen's guitar is an extremely modified telecaster body with an Esquire neck. It was stock off the line, but someone took it, hollowed out a bunch of wood under the pickguard, and installed some sort of crazy four-pickup, quad-output system so you could record four guitar tracks at the same time for some reason. Somewhere along the way, all that was pulled out and it was rewired with a new neck pickup to be a "standard" telecaster, but it was especially light because so much wood had been removed.
Intro had tower of power, what is hip vibes :)
What a shame that neither of them got on bass and did a Rocco Prestia impression!
Came for the Mustangs... gutted you spent 5 seconds on it!
That outro was awesome!
I’m really impressed with the specs
Wish they'd have one Jag without tortoise shell pickguard; also noticed the price increase over the prior Vintera Jags, which are on sale. Nice to see maple boards, Vintera II Jags are '70s spec, the prior Vintera Jags are '60s spec.
I have a Vintera Jag in ocean turquoise and replaced the pickguard with a white one.
If that 70's tele deluxe with the trem had coil splits it would be perfect.
Almost every new Fender and Squier series: no left handed models. Andertons please stand up for us lefties.
70s Headstock, Surf Green. Swap in a HB and every Blink182 fan is happy happy happy
So is that a hint Pete...vintera 2 road worn are to come in soon as well?
The Church of Strymontology 😂
That Jazzmaster sounds amazing!
Yeah, I'll have to hit these up on the used market. It's hard to say no to v shaped and baseball 7.25 necks even if I already have them.
Quite possibly the best bang for the buck Fender currently on the market.
We need to get Dan to run these telecasters up against Red and see if these Vintera II's actually sound as good as I think they do.
Tim Farris from INXS main guitar was a Tele thinline. Also two humbuckers on an alder body sound different because the pickups are different.
OH I want that 70's strat !
It would be a real shame if the Vintera modified series was discontinued!!! The precursor to it, the Classic Player series (I have a CP tele and strat both 60s that are awesome), and then the Vintera Modified had the perfect combination of vintage and modern specs, especially on the Telecasters! Plus many actually had custom shop pickups.
The Vintera II seems very similar to the Vintera I but costs more, as much as the Vintera modified used to cost, but doesn't have the additional specs of the modified
Greedflation slowly bumps up the prices release after release.
Bugger, I want them all!
Damn, Pete was really ripping up that JM on the outtake!! Sounded brilliant.
I think Pete is quite good at playing the guitar. I believe he might be practicing off camera.
Pete once said he never practices off-camera
those look great...waiting for a 70s deluxe thinline telee and the 'modified' part of the range
I was in the shop picking up my Plekked acoustic today - I will have to impose a ban on visiting for a while!
These are insane value for money and really are nipping at the heels of the US models. The pickups are so well voiced.
Back in the 70s we had maple or rosewood, trem or not and that was it! By the late 70s (like my 78) at least helf were hardtail.
Great thin-line tele player and criminally underrated player: Curtis Mayfield.
Absolutely. One of my biggest inspirations and heroes ❤ Also both guitarists from Sly and the Family Stone played thinlines
Pete said (something like) "When I was young they were like £200", and Lee replied, "That was when a loaf of bread was 3 and 6 pence (£0 3s 6d = 17 and a half new pence. 17.5p). When I was a baby a loaf of bread cost 10 1/2d, (10 and a half old pennies, about four and a half new pence, 4.5p).
😂🤣Thank's Lee, you have made an Old Man feel even Older🤣😂