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Absolutely love it!
By: Erik
Submitted: 7/4/2023
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Very little setup needed out of the box. Swapped out the pick guard and plasticware and she looks gorgeous. Light and bluesy to a little crunchy with a slight twist of the volume. Sensitive pickups. My only complaint is that I didn’t find this little gem earlier
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Outstanding sound and beautful guitar
By: Jason
Submitted: 2/25/2023
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This guitar came ready to play right out of the box. Cosmetics on the guitar were outstanding. This was my first strat in over a decade and it was so soothing to feel the punch that these single coils brought. The guitar sounds top tier! Over all, I was blown away with the quality of this guitar. From unboxing to my first plug in, this was a solid way to buy a guitar! Even with this being a Mexican strat, the quality is second to none!! Great buy!!
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Great guitar
By: Pete
Submitted: 7/13/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very well made and the pickups are killer. No issues, i love it
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Too Literal on Vintage.
By: Neil
Submitted: 6/22/2021
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I spent a month looking at fenders and loved a different model in the same sonic blue, but it was an exclusive for another company. I changed out the pickguard for a 3ply in black along with the back cavity plate. The single ply that comes stock on this came warped and the effort of straightening it rather than replace it was too much. The tuning pegs are unique to me and they made re stringing a breeze. Fender came a long way when they stopped putting the truss rod screw at the bottom of the neck. I was not prepared for that and truss rod adjustments are now more time consuming, for me highly stressful. They screened on a spot on the headstock to look like a truss rod hole, if you want to adjust it you have to take off the neck... The gig bag is what I'd expect for around $30-40 quality. The guitar is beautiful, but be prepared to work to make sure it's playable. Setup was poor out of box.
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Very nice guitar with a vintage feel and tone.
By: Mike
Submitted: 7/6/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I have had plenty of guitars mostly strats of various styles. Have had USA and Mexican and I can honestly say that this Vintera in Sonic Blue rates up there as good as any that I've had. Had a setup done and changed the strings to 10's and this baby rings like no other. Definitely a keeper.
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Expected more for the price paid.
By: Rob Charest
Submitted: 5/2/2020
5 people found this review helpful.
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Expected more for the price paid. I have owned several Fender Stratocasters over the years. Some made in the USA, like my 50th anniversary model with color matching painted headstock to several Mexican and Chinese made versions. All have had commensurate quality in relation to the price that I paid--until now.
The Fender Vintera 50's Stratocaster "Modified" that I received was a disappointment.
The pickguard was buckled just above the bridge, which after some Googling, appears to be a common problem with the single ply scratch plates on Fender's that are built in Mexico. The Daphne Blue paint work has some minor bubbles and inconsistencies, and the frets are not smooth along the edges of the neck.
Overall, I guess that I expected the fit and finish to be a little nicer for a $999.99 guitar -- regardless of where it was made. For example, I ordered a Squier Affinity Series Telecaster in Butterscotch for $199.99 two years ago that had much nicer fret work than this Mexican made Vintera that cost me $800 more.
Perhaps, I had a lackluster instrument? Maybe the majority of these guitars are built to a higher standard?
On a positive note, the vintage locking tuning keys are tight, feel nice and maintain tuning well, and the electronics (I.e., pickups, knobs and switch) are solid and quiet. The Maple neck with satin finish is fast and very playable, and the tone and resonance is what you would expect out of a Stratocaster.
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My favorite thing
By: TC
Submitted: 12/17/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I LOVE this guitar. What surprised me is the neck is a bit wide then again I've never owned a 50's style strat. Anyways this is the guitar I play the most now. Sounds really clean. Only thing I don't like R the aged looking parts so I'll just get all white 1's. Thanks again AMS.
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Fender Vintera 50s Strat is King!!!
By: Nelson J
Submitted: 12/10/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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This baby plays like a dream. Out of the box it was flawless, no rough edges to be found! The singlecoil pickups are
Sweet sounding. This axe can be used for all styles of music
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Great guitar!
By: matthew johnson
Submitted: 9/5/2019
20 people found this review helpful.
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This Fender Stratocaster is probably the best strat I have ever had! Highly recommend it!!