[GUITAR PLAYING]
Hey.
This is Eugene Edwards.
Let's take a closer look at the Vintera '60s Telecaster models,
offered in this awesome Bigsby version, as well as a '60s
Telecaster Modified.
The Vintera Series offers classic styling and playability
with the most authentic features of Fender's past.
The modified versions add upgraded features
and functionality to give modern players throwback style,
but with fresh tonal options under the hood.
Right now, I'm plugged into a few Fender pedals on the floor.
What we heard at the top was an MTG tube distortion
and a tre-verb.
And this is running into a '68 Princeton Reverb amp.
We're going to hear the clean tone of the guitar first
though, and get a feel for those qualities,
then we'll get into the key features a little bit later.
OK, let's take a look at the key features on this one,
starting off with the body.
This one is an ash white blond body.
I personally love how you can see the wood
grain through the finish here.
And it's also available in alder three-tone sunburst.
Getting into the controls--
includes a tone knob, volume knob, and three-way pickup
selector switch.
These Fender pickups are voiced to be
more vintage '60s accurate.
Very, very well-balanced pair.
And possibly the star of the show, the Bigsby tailpiece.
Smooth action-- and let's face it, it looks cool.
And looking at the neck, we have an early '60s C-shape neck,
comfortable all around, 7 and 1/4 inch radius,
and vintage frets.
And up at the headstock, we have finished style tuners.
So let's dig a little deeper on the tone of the guitar.
I've added a couple of pedals-- some drive and some slapback
delay.
Here we go.
Now, I've switched over to the '60s Telecaster Modified,
and I'm plugged into the Bassbreaker 30R.
The guitar's is available in alder.
This one is in Lake Placid blue, and it's also
available in sea foam green.
Now, here are the additional modded features,
which include hotter Fender '60s pickups
for more outputting punch, and the four-way pickup selector
switch.
Let's walk through that.
In position one, it's just the bridge pickup.
Position two, both pickups in parallel,
for the traditional tele-combo sound.
And position three it's just the neck pickup.
And then in position four, its both pickups in series.
This gives us a bigger overall tone.
We also have the vintage style 3-saddle brass bridge,
great for Spanky tele tone.
And what I think is really cool is hidden
in the top of the volume knob is the S-1
switch for out-of-phase tones when
we're in our combo positions, those are positions 2 and 4.
I'll be demonstrating that in a second.
The neck is a thick C-shape.
It's modded to a 9 and 1/2 inch radius
with medium jumbo frets--
nice big, bold tone, and great for bending.
Now, let's hear a few sounds out of the guitar.
I'll start off clean in positions 2 and 4,
and I'll engage the S-1 switch so you can hear the variations.
Thanks for taking a look at the Vintera '60s Telecaster models.
Visit Fender.com for more information,
and stay tuned for more videos.
Cheers.