Leaked: Fender Vintera II series...hoooo boy.

[AndyTravis]

Saw the Tele Basses today. Hot Dawg!!!

 

couldn’t have a muck around as I was in getting some guitar strings for a recording thing.

 

Properly lovely things though.

 

 

[SurroundedByManatees]

Maybe I've purchased an original '70 competition Mustang bass...

 

See how much the body contouring differs!

 

 

 

 

Just received the '70 2 hours ago. Strung it with Labella's and did a set-up.

 

They are very different basses imo in feel ('70 neck feels fuller with a rounder fretboard radius). Soundwise it's a bit harder to tell due to different strings. Though the vintera seems to be more aggressive while the oldie sounds more mellow.

[Jonesy]

Ohhhh, is that the competition burgundy? They look lovely in pics I've seen online, but the name really confuses me! 

 

Gorgeous bass - enjoy!

[SurroundedByManatees]

17 minutes ago, Jonesy said:

Ohhhh, is that the competition burgundy? They look lovely in pics I've seen online, but the name really confuses me! 

 

Gorgeous bass - enjoy!

Yes, they look even better in real life! 

[Jonesy]

1 minute ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Yes, they look even better in real life! 

 

Prove it, more pictures please!!

 

It's pretty hard to make out what it looks like, is it a sort of iridescent burgundy burst around the edges? Either way, I like what I've seen from pics so far 😃

[SurroundedByManatees]

Indeed there is a burst going on. IIRC some of the original ones were done this way too, though I've never seen one in the flesh.

 

Here some attempts to capture the finish. It really gives some "movement".

 

[Jonesy]

It's really stunning, probably the most easy on the eye of the new Vintera range imo. Thanks for the extra pics, I'm very jealous!