FENDER’S RECENTLY INTRODUCED
Vintera II series features classic colors, accurately replicated pickups and periodcorrect neck shapes. Produced in Fender’s Ensenada, Mexico, factory, the line comprises Stratocasters and Telecasters from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s; a ’50s Jazzmaster; ’70s Jaguar and Mustang models and several basses from the same decades. For this review, I received guitars from three consecutive decades — a ’50s Jazzmaster, a ’60s Telecaster and a ’70s Mustang — which were tested with a trio of Fender amps (a Deluxe Reverb, a ’48 Dual Professional and a Tone Master Princeton Reverb) and several grind pedals, including the new UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead.
’50s JAZZMASTER
Introduced in 1958, the Jazzmaster was presented as a flagship model for jazz players, but when that plan didn’t go as expected, it found a foothold in the 1960s surf scene. Decades later, the Jazzmaster attained its rightful place in the Fender hierarchy via alternative, grunge and indie
