Fender Vintera '50s Telecaster – Fiesta Red –Gig Bag – Used Excellent
The Telecaster is the guitar that started everything — the world's first mass-produced solidbody electric, introduced by Leo Fender in 1950 and still in continuous production more than seventy years later. There is a reason for that kind of longevity, and it has nothing to do with nostalgia. The Tele simply works. Two single-coil pickups, three-way switching, a volume and a tone knob, and a bridge that transfers string energy directly into the body with almost no mechanical interference — it is a design so honest and so right that nobody has ever meaningfully improved on it. The Vintera 50s is Fender's Mexican-made tribute to the earliest version of that design, built with period-correct specs that actually matter: the thick, fat-shouldered Early 50s U-shaped neck that gives you something substantial to wrap your hand around, a 7.25-inch radius maple fingerboard with vintage-tall frets for that classic slightly-curved feel, and a pair of Tim Shaw-designed vintage-style single-coils with Alnico II and III magnets that deliver the crisp, snarling twang the Telecaster built its reputation on. The three-saddle bridge with brass barrel saddles is the real article — not a modern six-saddle compromise, but the original configuration that gives a Blackguard-era Tele its characteristic snap and sustain. In Fiesta Red with a white pickguard and maple neck, this is one of the most visually arresting combinations in the Fender catalog — bright, confident, and unmistakably vintage in the best possible way.
At 7 pounds 13 ounces this is a comfortable guitar to wear for a full set. It plays beautifully through the shop — set up and ready to go. Condition is very nice overall, with minimal fret wear and a tiny ding on the upper bout side shown in the photos. Nothing structural, nothing dramatic. Note: the neckplate features a Fender 75 commemorative stamp but this is the standard Vintera 50s model.
- Make: Fender
- Model: Vintera '50s Telecaster
- Series: Vintera
- Country of origin: Mexico
- Body: Alder
- Finish: Fiesta Red, gloss polyester
- Pickguard: 1-ply white
- Neck: Maple, Early '50s U shape, gloss urethane finish
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fingerboard radius: 7.25"
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Nut: Synthetic bone, 1.650"
- Frets: 21, vintage
- Pickups: 2 vintage-style '50s single-coil Telecaster (Tim Shaw designed, Alnico II neck, Alnico III bridge)
- Controls: Master volume, master tone, 3-position blade switch
- Bridge: 3-saddle vintage-style strings-through-body with brass barrel saddles
- Hardware: Chrome/nickel
- Tuners: Vintage-style
- Neck plate: 4-bolt vintage-style with Fender 75 commemorative stamp
- Weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
- Modifications: None
- Condition: Used Very Good – minimal fret wear, one small ding on upper bout side (shown in photos)
- Includes: Fender gig bag
Ships carefully packed and insured for full value. International buyers are welcome — please contact us for a shipping quote before purchasing.
About Mill River Music
Mill River Music is an independent, human-powered music shop located in downtown Northampton, MA, run by a team of players, enthusiasts, and certified repair technicians. Every piece of used gear we sell is personally inspected, tested, and set up before it ships — we don't list it until we'd be happy to play it ourselves.
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