Fender Vintera Stratocaster ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s Comparison

[@chaseb8693]

I've been in a Vintera video rabbit hole, and this is the only one I've found that really breaks down the differences between 50s/60s/70s pickups and wiring. Gracias my friend!

[@AgavePiper]

Agreed.

[@alden3105]

I've gone down the same rabbit hole! And agree, this is a nice break down.

[@ikxnnx]

So are the differences only in the pickups

[@roshaymoenne3439]

Me to

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

50s 7:32 Neck 7:55 Neck + Middle 8:06 Middle 8:20 Middle + Bridge 8:26 Bridge 10:40 Bridge 10:58 Middle + Bridge 11:10 Middle 11:19 Neck + Middle 11:28 Neck 60s Modified 8:40 Neck 8:44 Neck + Middle 8:58 Middle 9:11 Middle + Bridge 9:20 Bridge 11:41 Bridge 11:53 Middle + Bridge 12:01 Middle 12:12 Neck + Middle 12:20 Neck 70s 9:33 Neck 9:45 Neck + Middle 9:59 Middle 10:10 Middle + Bridge 10:22 Bridge 12:35 Bridge 12:58 Middle + Bridge 13:11 Middle 13:19 Neck + Middle 13:30 Neck

[@Alacard0malley]

God tier comment

[@depressing5978]

Thanks 😊

[@marcellpethoe]

love

[@ArtDonna84]

Based on your tone demo's provided, hands down for me is the 50's model. Tonal wise it is the most pleasing and best for my still of play. Thank you for the video

[@Nitsua_Atayha]

7:30 8:38 9:32

[@miguelmatias610]

Thanks

[@waldisatrio3498]

the sounds are really bright and shining...just like his head🕶

[@VivaSepulchre]

Zing! Lol

[@kennethm.380]

Actually, he wouldn’t look good in hair. He’s cool.

[@CamMead]

Nice review of the 3, didn't come into this thinking I would like the 70's as much as I did.. nice demo tunes as well!

[@AlexBuckMaurer]

What a great comparison! Really easy to get an idea of what the different eras sound like!

[@sjromo1965]

Great demo. Love the 50’s clean and 70’s overdrive.

[@GeekLevelAsian]

lol This is my situation as well. I wish I could find pickups that sounded like the 50's clean but 70's dirty

[@ericcrapton8275]

I bought that exact 50s one in surf green. Im very satisfied

[@caitlink]

For how much did you buy it?

[@ericcrapton8275]

@@caitlink i bought it new for 10% off and it was priced at 950

[@ericcrapton8275]

@@caitlink and there was tax i dont remember exaclty what it came out to. Maybe 910 or 920 something

[@fender68able]

I hust got the sunburst 60's and it's perfect!!!

[@skgate]

i just found myself a 50s vintera white blonde with the ash body.. so groovy

[@BluesAficionado]

The 60s sounded best to me.

[@monzajunior7337]

Appreciate the clarity and positivity of your demos, thanks 😊

[@herman29958]

Great review. I like the 50s sound the best. Then the 60s.

[@cmikesmith664]

70’s Smashing Pumpkins

[@froag4003]

Mike Smith hell yes

[@ndpmomentum2445]

I’ve always loved 70s headstock but those pickups sound better than I expected

[@pinkiewerewolf]

60’s Modified. ♥

[@CapstoneTider]

The 50s neck and middle pickup sound exceptional to my ears. The 70s does gain a little better, but the 50s clean tone is most impressive of all.

[@carlosblank6629]

I love the 50s sound!

[@user-rd1om2wx1e]

50s and the 70s sounded the best. Thanks for the video 😊

[@stevehornshaw4478]

Forgot to say what a perfect touch u have just amazing and beautiful

[@Pegasus4213]

Wow! Great in-depth explanations of the differences between models. Great job!

[@faultyclone0013]

the 70s strat has a very soft tone. a dampening effect so to speak. Good for jazz.

[@tonberryfieldforever]

50s all the way~ Chime factor is the key for me

[@simpatiko6392]

Nice haircut bro props to your barber

[@UnremarkableMarx]

I bet you have a full head of hair. But it's hat hair, with dandruff

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@UnremarkableMarx exactly

[@sunnys3325]

Good vid. I was hoping he would speak about the difference in neck thickness.

[@void0094]

Google bruh

[@sunnys3325]

@@void0094 ive done it😉

[@dmitryd2822]

Great review! But could you please compare 50's modified and 60's modified strats? Are they sound different?

[@costabotes9107]

Love my 50s Vintera. Only bummer is the single coil positions are way noisier than in-between positions. Not an issue in live performance.

[@basiledaudet5774]

single coils are supposed to be noisy. Positions 2 and 4 are hum cancelling because the middle pickup has a reversed polarity. :)

[@jessebarrera159]

I played a70s Stratocaster and did not like it very much, I had a white MIM Stratocaster that played unbelievably awesome.

[@CoolDaysEnd]

Great video and comparison information! Thanks!!!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Jimi Hendrix Used a Violin 🎻 G String and His Marshall Amps were definitely Hot Rodded as were his Pedals . ALAMO Music The Best You Tube Videos . Robin Trower loves the 1970’s Stratocasters .

[@cmkilcullen8176]

Hendrix also had pups made for him by seymoure duncan as well at that point in his career. His tone at that point in career was a synergy of various sources,

[@slivyo]

@BENJAMIN NORRIS personally would go 70s based off of this video alone. It'd be wise to look at the 60s unmodified version as a separate video and then the 70s. Best of luck. (I will say that 7.25 radius will really do nicely for the chordal work that Hendrix is known for.)

[@elpablosky6300]

Ritchie Blackmore a lot he recording the solos with the 70s style and some riffs with a black 60s era but later on Rainbow era (1975-1983) he used the 70´s for riffs and solos and never left the stratocaster specially the 72 model and Yngwie he said : the big headstock gives more resonance more gain and John Norum , Trower , Hendrix and even for a short time Gilmour and many more.

[@ConditionZero76]

My man playing those electrics like their acoustic guitars lol

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

If it was a true replica of a 50s Strat it should have a 3 way switch by right!!!!!

[@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

...and, it would be priced at 1/10th the cost of the average new car. Moral of the story? There are some realities of 'true vintage' that NOBODY wants to resurrect.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

@@엽기토끼래비즈 Untill 77 or 78

[@GuitaristbytheBay]

Right - they added after hendrix. @@엽기토끼래비즈

[@747lch]

Great video! I love the modified's power

[@jrsoper6524]

Hands down 50s, thanks❤

[@ShaKimono]

70s stratocaster for me

[@goobargabba]

pretty sure they stopped making them :(

[@arturo99ene]

@@goobargabba why? :(

[@goobargabba]

@@arturo99ene I honestly don’t know, it’s such a shame

[@foskco87]

@@goobargabba They still have them on their website. What makes you think they stopped making them?

[@sipius22]

50 for country, 60 for blues, 70 for rock

[@Eggbasket1234]

Dude u are hilarious😂 and very knowledgeable, awesome review

[@stevehornshaw4478]

Wow perfect at explaining quickly and simply, much appreciated Thnx so much

[@deftoner9763]

50s all the way

[@Nicolae8607]

Best review ...subscribed :)

[@ronmaljak8401]

Come on, Fender, throw us Lefties a bone and do a limited run of these.

[@hgostos]

I feel for you. My son is a lefthanded player and we had to go with the Player series simply because the vintera series is not available lefthanded. :( I suspect the bodies of the player series and vintera are the same.

[@robinsonrojosolar8528]

Good afternoon, what happened to the rosewood in 60 vintera? because of the color it looks like pau ferro

[@herschelvonrudiger]

hey guys, which one would have the warmer sound, specially on the neck pick up?

[@kremepye3613]

70s imo

[@JorgeTheilacker]

I got an American Vintage 62 reissue stratocaster. Does this new Vintera line replace it? Or is it other Fender line? Nice review, as always!

[@TheCRAZYESTShow]

Good video could you do more electrics in general

[@MrBobbylolz]

4sec of neck pickups demo for the 60s, good job.

[@codymercurio910]

Thank you!

[@sandrosadhukhan]

Tune the guitars please!

[@methenyjazz]

Agree

[@RS-pp7ng]

@Dave N that's great info. thanks for sharing.

[@RS-pp7ng]

@@giantrobot9000 that made me a believer in the vintera series again :D

[@jaymax3201]

Vintera 2 has been released. How much were these at the time?

[@michaelolz]

The Vintera 70s-for those who miss when CBS was ruining the brand.

[@TheBluesine]

What about the 50" Vintage Modified?

[@bumblefritz]

Yeah, affirmative, FUCKIN' correct. Holygani.

[@dannykim1239]

Which one has the thinnest neck?

[@fredfloyd68]

Ibarra pick ups were the best.

[@brooklynboy1000]

I think Fender is like a band with way too many hits that kinda sound alike. It’s too confusing. I closed my eyes s as bd can’t say that there was much difference. In a mix I defy anyone to know the difference. Turn treble up or down twiddle your amp. It really doesn’t matter. The sound is in your hands and your heart. Guitars are just tools. Enjoy

[@davidjohnson-fo7ze]

There must be something wrong with your hearing if you can't tell the difference between these 3 guitars. Bad wrong. There are some Fenders where i would struggle to hear the difference, but these 3? No way in hell.

[@skgate]

guitars are just tools, but put a 50s vintera against a starcaster and tell me there aint a difference...

[@samthebassman6153]

Which one would work best for an insane amount of gain and really fast trem picking (black metal).?

[@robertmcfarlane7477]

Black Metal Cat they’ll all hum really bad I guess so I’d say the 50s is what I’d go for because when you’re not playing black metal you’ve got a beautiful clean too

[@samthebassman6153]

@@robertmcfarlane7477I have a really good noise gate so hum is not something I'm concerned about. Thanks though!

[@pyotrilyichtchaikovsky3733]

maybe not get a fender, but something with humbuckers

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

The Fender RG line of guitars would be the most suitable in my opinion. I prefer the prestige models.

[@kremepye3613]

Something with emg actives

[@jamesb.4969]

I thought 50s had only a 3 way switch

[@angelarnaudas]

50s

[@jimtippens]

Love U Guy's At Alamo ❤🇺🇸 💪 😁 Always All The Info We Want + ALAMO AWESOMENESS 😁 TANX Again ALAMO.😎

[@AlamoMusic]

You rock!

[@seanverdi9236]

Heads up he only starts playing 7:40 mins in

[@nicolamontoro]

Great review. What amp are playing through?

[@AlamoMusic]

I believe it was this limited edition Blues Junior. www.alamomusic.com/fender-fsr-limited-edition-blues-jr-iv-gator-120v/

[@SQadir]

50s sounded the best

[@RequiemOfSolo]

If only Fender were smart enough to flip the truss rud adjustment around on the modified versions. I would be all over buying that modified 60s strat, but who the hell wants to unbolt their neck to adjust the truss rod on a MODIFIED version? That would be one the main "mods" I would make to any strat with a neck like that. That inconvenience is pushing me towards looking for a used american made I guess.

[@cmkilcullen8176]

totally agree. For the 50's and 60's modified model, I wished they had flipped the truss rod as well and for those wedded to true vintage left it at the heal for the vintage model. I currently have an MIM black standard that I had 59 pups put in and am happy with the tone. But I really like the looks of the Daphne blue 50's modified vintera - even the 2 tone browner model (tired of the tobacco burst). I had a classic series 50's tele once before but that truss rod being at the heel of the neck was really a pain for me. Modified features should include putting the truss rod access near the head stock. For that reason alone I am considering getting the 70's model bullet truss rod, but am not sure. In the meantime consider getting yourself an MIM player series and getting yourself some 57, 54 , 59 or fat 50's pups installed in that sucker and you might be happy with that move. Also get yourself a tusq nut and locking tuners on that bad boy, and maybe improved caps and pots. But I am with your opinion on this. It seems like an obvious move to make for a modified vintera model, and it offers a truer choice option for those who either want a mod or want to stay true for a vintage, and don't mind tinkering with the vintage truss rod if that's what floats one's boat. But my heart sunk when I saw what you saw.

[@bobandy3197]

You get more adjustment at that heel. Headstock truss rods, stop adjusting around the 7th feet or so. Just what I have been told..makes sense tho

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

Sadly the 70s Vintera is not made anymore? Why? 😢

[@JonathanGasper]

They all sound like Strats, lol.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

The one and only Stratocaster is my Eric Clapton Stratocaster

[@jonp3890]

Trevor Graham Welch Blackmore Strat for me. That girl is awesome, and rarely out of my arms.

[@SuperWhofan1]

They are not cheap

[@giuliobalilla1875]

Dream on dude

[@jackblack2321]

Ok

[@hmm4959]

fucking hell why can't they just use NITRO

[@DalScottGuitar]

my same question also!

[@VivaSepulchre]

Beveled poles, not magnets

[@MPNNag]

Bring the Rosewood neck back, PuaFerro necks look like crap and will not buy them.

[@1977raider]

Too much logging in S.America from the 50s-2000's only the most expensive guitars will get rosewood for awhile

[@TheBbtlegit]

@@1977raider 900 for a Mexican strat no thanks.

[@subzero308]

@@TheBbtlegit because American strats r so much better 😂 literally made in the same place. All guitars r way over price for no reason. No guitar should cost over 800$.

[@TheBbtlegit]

@@subzero308 I agree with you .I made a promise to myself that 600 dollars is my limit on spending for a guitar.

[@VonArx_]

The 60s was fatter than the 50s in my opinion but the 70s sounded the fattest I'd say the best sounding one there is the 50s without a doubt

[@heftosprod]

funny how the stagger on pickups doesnt reflect the plain G strings everyone uses more or less. Basically, with those vintage starrer, all G strings end up a bit louder. Weird detail to adhere to. The G polepiece really outta be the lowest.

[@maxhoover8569]

affordable my ass

[@enochbird745]

Your editor needs a rase

[@mikehickey6256]

Horrible demo. I'm just an average player and with no effort at all I get more and better tones out of the 50s strat. Don't let this video scar you away from the Vintera line. I have the 50s strat and it sounds as good as my American standard. Different but as good. Much warmer and harmonically rich than they sound here. I bought mine because it sounded so good as soon as I picked it up. And I was skeptical of any non American made stuff.

[@fredriksvard2603]

No

[@sugarlife485]

u are awesome but stick to acoustics...that was painful

[@kaneo67]

haha,and when he played them he had reverb on it.great descriptions but very false representation of sound

[@brettjames9088]

What's false about it? It's not like he's hiding it. You don't need a bachelor's degree in music to hear it mate. Also there's overdrive too.

[@kaneo67]

@@brettjames9088 yeah that's all true.but I think it disguises the true sound of the instrument.if the purpose of the video is to show some cool playing with some cool effects,then that's fine.but if the purpose is to showcase the sound of an instrument so that people wanting to buy one for themselves can get a good idea,then that's another thing.the playing is good.reverb is good if its your thing.but a mexi strat does not have a built in reverb tank or pedal attached to it...anyway,i bought a 2015 mexi roadhouse strat today,i played it through my own amp,no reverb,and I love it...!

[@donharrold1375]

jon smith Most guys play with a bit of reverb anyway? I never plug in my guitar without a little reverb and modulation. That’s why Fender built amps with tremolo and reverb - because they knew people would love plugging in their Strats and hearing the dreamy shimmering tones. Try some on your new Strat you’ll love it even more!

[@kaneo67]

@@donharrold1375 yeah that's all cool,but my opinion is that for demonstration purposes of a guitar there should be no reverb because it mis-represents the sound.for example,reverb adds sustain or a sense of sustain to notes and chords that a guitar may not inherently have.its like people sometimes think they are good singers when they sing in the shower,because the reverb of the bathroom adds power to their voice.reverb is fine as an effect(although I personally use none) but when demonstrating a guitars features I think its misleading.but from all of the comments I get from people defending reverb I can tell that in most cases its not deliberate

[@donharrold1375]

jon smith 👍

[@delavegaj64]

No Statement for Fender to let someone Test that plays so Bad!!!

[@fredriksvard2603]

No

[@jordanpratt3821]

people say the same shit about trogley but they do what they need to do.Which is show you how the guitar sounds.It doesn't take a virtuoso to demo a guitar.

[@NotUrBiz]

The guy can barely play guitar, terrible demo.

[@dc_miller5248]

wow yer cool and stuff

[@fredriksvard2603]

No