Old guitars as we all know are pillars and timeless as rock n’ roll! What better way to commemorate these gems of the past as what Fender did to their models, is to recreate these guitars exactly the same as much as possible like the original models to be played by a whole new set of audience.
Squier by Fender Vintage Modified 70’s Stratocaster is just one of the many guitars Fender has brought back to reproduction from their line that seemingly came up really well, and has been put together as close as it could get with the Stratocaster of that time.
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- Double cutaway basswood body
- Comfortable C-profile maple neck
- 21 medium jumbo frets maple or rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay markers
- Set of Vintage-style machineheads
- 6-saddle synchronize bridge with tremolo
- Duncan Designed SC-101 single-coil pick-ups for the neck, middle and bridge controlled by a 5-way selector switch for pick-ups selection, master volume, and two tone knobs
Body and Neck: The distinctive look, sound and feel of the body for the modified 70’s strat is carved out in solid basswood. It is a good tone wood by any standards, lightly colored and light in weight with minimal grain, that can give a fat warmth to a soft bright tonality, and mostly used by well-known guitar makers for their entry to mid-range level guitars.
For the neck, it is a bit of a contentious issue for the looks, feel and sound it brings to the table, because it is presented differently depending on the color of the electric guitar.
The all maple neck and frets with black inlays bolt-on to the 70’s black Stratocaster is coveted for punchy note clarity, and sound definition. While on the other hand, the vintage white 70’s has a maple neck top of by a rosewood fingerboard with white inlays, which in contrast gives the guitar a more warm tone and boomy spacious kinda sound. Looking at it overall, both neck exhibits a nice profile, not too wide, and bulky to play comfortably with its medium frets.
Another features to expect on these guitars is the big chunky headstock from the 70’s with Squier by Fender logo in black and gold. Vintage tint gloss neck for an aged look on both necks.
Pick-ups: The guitars are equipped with Duncan Designed SC-101 single-coil pick-ups for the neck, middle and bridge controlled by a 5-way selector switch for pick-ups selection, master volume, and two tone knobs to muster the lively bright sound with a southern twang in it made famous for by Fender.
Hardware: Vintage-style machineheads and 6-saddle synchronize bridge with tremolo keeps the guitars in perfect pitch, and producing a vibrato effect when using the whammy bar.
Final Thoughts: What Fender is trying to do here is to give guitar players a yin and yang electric guitar. They are totally opposite of each other, but still interconnected and equal, such as light and dark, fire and water, expanding and contracting etc.
To ask which is better between the two will only lead to nowhere, and the answer is really up in the air. Bottom line is, It is best decided by simply asking yourself what do you prefer?
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