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Fender is renown for having unlevel frets. You never see reviewers putting a fret rocker on the frets in these videos. If they did it might help to get fender to take better care of their details when finishing out their guitars
Nocaster wiring is Bridge (with the ability to blend in the neck with the 'tone' knob - so you can get that 'middle position'), Neck only (no tone), and Neck only with preset muffled circuit. The wiring you describe was not introduced until late 1952 and lasted until 1967, when 'modern' wiring was introduced.
I have the Tele Vintera I model. As far as I know the Vintera one and Vintera two are pretty darn similar. Turns out I really like the fatter neck. The playability on it is quite good, in my opinion, especially with Ernie Ball 9s. I don’t find it getting out of tune quite as easily as you experience here. I’ve been quite happy with the sound playing through a vox AC 10 with a few pedals to tweak sound. I did find a distortion pedal that I really like. I don’t play very distorted sounds, so this guitar suits quite well. Thanks for the review.
The value proposition is that it's really close to the American Vintage II 51 Telecaster at about half the price. Notable is the poly finish and alder body wood that's different from the AV II. Neck carves are the same with the Nocaster having slightly less rolled fingerboard edges. Other than that the Nocaster plays and sounds the same with the same attention to detail and quality. I found the fret work to be excellent on both examples I've seen so far. So if you need a great Tele for your gigs, this Nocaster could be exactly what you need.
Very honest and detailed review. Just picked up an American Vintage 2 with case for $1500 like new. Definitely not for all music but a fantastic instrument.
If you can get a Baja telecaster...You will get all this and more for alot less money... They Baja has an Ash body which is more vintage correct than the Alder one on this guitar... I bought the Baja in 2007 and still have it... The broadcaster bridge pickup teamed with the twisted tele neck pickup really give the 50s vintage vibe....That makes me wonder why the Vintera 11 is a considerably higher price when it sports an alder body
Excellent point about that guitar fitting your playing style. Totally agree. Great looking guitar and at it's best through a clean channel as it would likely be in the 50s. We'll thought out, intelligent review 👍
Weird, I have a Nocaster and I had to check this video to see the electronics plate, mine came with 2 Phillips style screws on that plate while the rest are flat screws. Yours has all flat screws!
I may have to buy one of these, due to the neck! I have a ~6 year old Squire Classic Vibe 50's one. The neck is bigger than a standard C, but not that B-Ball bat thick. I would want a lighter one, Sweetwater lists weights. Everything else can be changed to suite preferences. A little heads up if you are looking at new Squire 50's, it appears Squire has gone with a late model C profile on everything now! I was looking at 62-63 Strat Squires, they have modern C necks, then I double checked the 50's Tele and it also has the modern C neck shape. So for Squires now, one shape fits all. Anybody sees anything different I'd love to know that! Thanks much... 8) --gary
I also have a Modern C on my Squier classic vibe tele. I don’t like it, it’s too skinny and I play thumb over the top… which is extremely hard on a skinny neck. I’m thinking the Fat U or a hard V would be much better.
Thank you! Amp is Kemper M. Britt '67 Fender Deluxe Reverb profile, slightly modified. Pedals are tube screamer and big muff. I think this guitar sounds best straight through the amp!
The difference is vintera Ii has vintage tall frets vs vintage in the vintera 1 and new pickups. If you don't like the 7,25 inch radius skip the original vintera and get yourself a vintera Ii guitar. The frets make a big difference
@@MrNotForEveryone thanks. But where does it say the Pickups are different? Vintera 1 seems to have Tim Shaw 50s pups whereas the no caster just says 50s pups. I love the 7.25" radius :)
It's a bit on the heavier side for a Tele. Maybe it's due to the fat neck, but my CS Nocaster is about 3kg with the same neck. Maybe it's the Alder vs. Ash Body. Anyway, the 3.6kg on mine is nothing that can't be handled. I changed the Pickups to CS Nocasters and the Pickguard from the original plastic to a vintage correct bakelite. All in all it's a pretty sweet Nocaster for the price 👍
My experience is the same with my j. Mascis Tele (had to have that blue sparkle finish, chunky neck, jumbo frets, and the nitro tint on the road worn neck (and around the bridge) and I dig the pickups). Anyway, mine was heavy too and also MIM (heavier pieces of alder?) , so I asked my luthier to give it a tummy cut, along with the "smugglers route" to remove as material as possible. It's lighter, but still not light. My Fullerton ASAT Classic smokes it in every category.
@@stratolestele7611 I am a big Dinosaur fan and was thinking about getting the Mascis Tele, too. But i didn't like the sparkle and was worried about the top load bridge. The neck felt great but the Nocaster necks are just perfect
Nice guitar but the price is too high for a Mex telecaster ‼️ If I'm spending over a thousand dollars for a guitar, it better be made in USA or Japan....in fact Japan guitars are looking better every day, you get more & quality for the money ‼️
they should just make better guitars and stay to the authentic looks instead of 50"s accurate specs . Who wants to have an guitar that itonates not good? does not stay good in tune ?? me me because in the 50"s they all sounded out of tune. what a bs 70 years of inovation and they still put out every year that same sh*t with their strats and teles . whats the difference between the vintera 1 and 2 and fender road worn 1 ,2 ,3 ..... they should be improving on the fret quality electronics..... every yaer but the onyl thing that keeps inovating every year is their profit per instrument i think. I hope i"m wrong though..
CLICK TO BUY - Fender Vintera II '50s Nocaster:
www.zzounds.com/a--3979398/item--FEN0149042?siid=342159
GUITAR GIVEAWAY Martin D-28:
1) SUBSCRIBE and turn on notifications
2) Enter on GLEAM: gleam.io/competitions/QySws-martin-d28-giveaway
Browse ALL GEAR:
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EUROPE: www.thomann.de/intl/index.html?offid=1&affid=2603
Fender is renown for having unlevel frets. You never see reviewers putting a fret rocker on the frets in these videos. If they did it might help to get fender to take better care of their details when finishing out their guitars
Nocaster wiring is Bridge (with the ability to blend in the neck with the 'tone' knob - so you can get that 'middle position'), Neck only (no tone), and Neck only with preset muffled circuit. The wiring you describe was not introduced until late 1952 and lasted until 1967, when 'modern' wiring was introduced.
I appreciate the info, thanks for watching and clearing that up!
Thanks. You know your stuff.
I have the Tele Vintera I model. As far as I know the Vintera one and Vintera two are pretty darn similar. Turns out I really like the fatter neck. The playability on it is quite good, in my opinion, especially with Ernie Ball 9s. I don’t find it getting out of tune quite as easily as you experience here. I’ve been quite happy with the sound playing through a vox AC 10 with a few pedals to tweak sound. I did find a distortion pedal that I really like. I don’t play very distorted sounds, so this guitar suits quite well. Thanks for the review.
I have an LP Jr that measures the same .94 at the 1st but 1.01 at the 12th. Love the big necks.
The value proposition is that it's really close to the American Vintage II 51 Telecaster at about half the price. Notable is the poly finish and alder body wood that's different from the AV II. Neck carves are the same with the Nocaster having slightly less rolled fingerboard edges. Other than that the Nocaster plays and sounds the same with the same attention to detail and quality. I found the fret work to be excellent on both examples I've seen so far. So if you need a great Tele for your gigs, this Nocaster could be exactly what you need.
It sound a bit thin but still some good twang and really warm tone. And it cut really well in a mix
Thanks for the demo. I was interested in this model.
Very honest and detailed review. Just picked up an American Vintage 2 with case for $1500 like new. Definitely not for all music but a fantastic instrument.
If you can get a Baja telecaster...You will get all this and more for alot less money... They Baja has an Ash body which is more vintage correct than the Alder one on this guitar... I bought the Baja in 2007 and still have it... The broadcaster bridge pickup teamed with the twisted tele neck pickup really give the 50s vintage vibe....That makes me wonder why the Vintera 11 is a considerably higher price when it sports an alder body
Never played a Vintera but they really gave the line excellent design and very cool finishes.
they're quite good, had one of the I series (sold it of for another fender though) but they're really good
Excellent point about that guitar fitting your playing style. Totally agree. Great looking guitar and at it's best through a clean channel as it would likely be in the 50s. We'll thought out, intelligent review 👍
"slotted round head screw" I love these guitars nice review
The body material isn’t right. It’s not ash… if you’re substituting pine would have been more accurate than alder on an early blackguard.
You ripped on the playing demo. It sounds great and you seemed to really enjoy it. Well done.
Weird, I have a Nocaster and I had to check this video to see the electronics plate, mine came with 2 Phillips style screws on that plate while the rest are flat screws. Yours has all flat screws!
Great review. Love that bassy backing track at 10:40!
Nice review. What about this guitar with the Pure Vintage 51's pickup? Would sound good?
Really good playing. You sound good on any guitar!
I may have to buy one of these, due to the neck! I have a ~6 year old Squire Classic Vibe 50's one. The neck is bigger than a standard C, but not that B-Ball bat thick. I would want a lighter one, Sweetwater lists weights. Everything else can be changed to suite preferences. A little heads up if you are looking at new Squire 50's, it appears Squire has gone with a late model C profile on everything now! I was looking at 62-63 Strat Squires, they have modern C necks, then I double checked the 50's Tele and it also has the modern C neck shape. So for Squires now, one shape fits all. Anybody sees anything different I'd love to know that! Thanks much... 8) --gary
I also have a Modern C on my Squier classic vibe tele. I don’t like it, it’s too skinny and I play thumb over the top… which is extremely hard on a skinny neck. I’m thinking the Fat U or a hard V would be much better.
Guitar sounds great! What amp & pedals are you using? Thx
Thank you! Amp is Kemper M. Britt '67 Fender Deluxe Reverb profile, slightly modified. Pedals are tube screamer and big muff. I think this guitar sounds best straight through the amp!
How is this different from Vintera 1 '50s Telecaster ? I don't see any difference except for the colour.
The difference is vintera Ii has vintage tall frets vs vintage in the vintera 1 and new pickups. If you don't like the 7,25 inch radius skip the original vintera and get yourself a vintera Ii guitar. The frets make a big difference
@@MrNotForEveryone thanks. But where does it say the Pickups are different? Vintera 1 seems to have Tim Shaw 50s pups whereas the no caster just says 50s pups. I love the 7.25" radius :)
I’ve got a black one in my collection and I enjoy it.
I want to get one, but maybe a Squier Tele 40th anniversary.
Sounded great and looks pretty good too.
This or the 60s Vintera ii version folks? What ye think?
Is the tone blend wiring You mentioned similar to the grease bucket tone variation ?
Looks so classic, probably breaks in nice over 30 years
What type of alnico are the pickups?
Can you review the new fender ventura thinline?
It's a bit on the heavier side for a Tele. Maybe it's due to the fat neck, but my CS Nocaster is about 3kg with the same neck. Maybe it's the Alder vs. Ash Body. Anyway, the 3.6kg on mine is nothing that can't be handled. I changed the Pickups to CS Nocasters and the Pickguard from the original plastic to a vintage correct bakelite. All in all it's a pretty sweet Nocaster for the price 👍
My experience is the same with my j. Mascis Tele (had to have that blue sparkle finish, chunky neck, jumbo frets, and the nitro tint on the road worn neck (and around the bridge) and I dig the pickups).
Anyway, mine was heavy too and also MIM (heavier pieces of alder?) , so I asked my luthier to give it a tummy cut, along with the "smugglers route" to remove as material as possible. It's lighter, but still not light. My Fullerton ASAT Classic smokes it in every category.
@@stratolestele7611 I am a big Dinosaur fan and was thinking about getting the Mascis Tele, too. But i didn't like the sparkle and was worried about the top load bridge. The neck felt great but the Nocaster necks are just perfect
@@thomas.h.kullmann what's your concern with the top-loading bridge? Maybe I can address it.
Does it twang?@@stratolestele7611
Can you do a video on the Highway 1 series?
I love it
in case you didn't know, they removed the sticker ;)
🎉
Nice guitar but the price is too high for a Mex telecaster ‼️ If I'm spending over a thousand dollars for a guitar, it better be made in USA or Japan....in fact Japan guitars are looking better every day, you get more & quality for the money ‼️
But not nitro
It needed an ASH body
Please, no history lesson on Nocaster or Broadcaster.
He took 20 seconds to explain the name Nocaster to people who might not know what it means. What's the issue...
they should just make better guitars and stay to the authentic looks instead of 50"s accurate specs . Who wants to have an guitar that itonates not good? does not stay good in tune ?? me me because in the 50"s they all sounded out of tune. what a bs 70 years of inovation and they still put out every year that same sh*t with their strats and teles . whats the difference between the vintera 1 and 2 and fender road worn 1 ,2 ,3 ..... they should be improving on the fret quality electronics..... every yaer but the onyl thing that keeps inovating every year is their profit per instrument i think. I hope i"m wrong though..