This one isn't chasing the flat, fast, zero-resistance feel of Fender's newest flagship necks. It's chasing 1963. That's the whole design brief behind the Vintera series: an old-school fingerboard radius, vintage-style frets, and a Mid-'60s C neck that grips instead of glides.

Spend real time on a genuine vintage Strat, and this will feel instantly familiar in a way modern compound-radius necks can't replicate. Coming from something built for speed and slink, give it a session or two. It's a different vocabulary, not a lesser one.

The sunburst leans into that same honesty. It's not laser-symmetrical, and it doesn't need to be: this is a Mexican-made guitar wearing its price point with a little charm instead of hiding it.

What it does, without any qualifiers, is sing. The re-voiced, vintage-style single coils have that crisp, chiming top end that built Fender's reputation in the first place.

Alder body, maple neck, pau ferro board, vintage-style synchronized tremolo: every period-correct box checked. This is the guitar for a player chasing real '60s Strat character on a modern budget, or for someone hunting a proven MIM platform to build on down the road.

This is a USED instrument in EXCELLENT condition.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop by, shoot us a message or give us a call!

As always, this guitar has been meticulously and professionally set up by our skilled luthiers at The Upper Bout.

SPECS
Body / Construction
Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Color: 3-Color Sunburst
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Mid '60s "C"
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
Fret Count: 21
Fret Size: Vintage
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Inlays: White Dot
Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Control Knobs: Aged White