Initially designed for students and small-handed musicians, the Mustang soon blossomed into a popular instrument for genres like indie, grunge, rock, and beyond. Fender has put the kick back in the Mustang with the Vintera II ’70s Mustang electric guitar. Imbued with classic ’70s charm, this Vintera II-edition Mustang offers players of all stripes a rock-solid guitar with charming personality. For the body, Fender chose alder to imbue the sound with rich full tone and excellent sustain. Following that, the Vintera II Mustang retains a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and familiar scale length of 24 inches. Equipped with a Vintage-style “floating” tremolo and two ’70s-voiced pickups, you’ll find this Mustang is certainly no dark horse among the competition!
You’ll find the construction of the Vintera II ’70s Mustang incredibly comfortable and inspiring. An alder body with an offset design merges with a maple neck and slab rosewood fingerboard to bring undeniable style to the Vintera II ’70s Mustang — not to mention the eye-catching finish. This Mustang struts its stuff with an early ’70s “C”-shape neck, a 7.25-inch fingerboard radius, 22 vintage-tall frets, and a classic Mustang 24-inch scale length. Inspired by the ’70s, this Mustang is primed for modern-day performance. Music Experiece guitarists have found it’s the best of vintage and modern worlds!
It’s not a Strat, it’s not a Jazzmaster — it’s a Mustang! Outputting a unique tone, the Fender Mustang continues to captivate audiences with its warm bite. You’ll find that bite mellowed by the hand of the vintage rock demigods, a.k.a. Fender’s pickup aficionados, who outfitted the Vintera II Mustang with ‘70s-voiced single-coils to bring out a world of vintage tone. Warm and woody, sweet and sparkling, these single-coils are completely enchanting. You can access two on/off slide switches next to the pickups, plus the tried-and-true master volume and tone knobs. Throw in a Vintage-style Mustang “floating” tremolo, and you have all the tools to make truly unforgettable performances come to life.
Revive the timeless sound of the '70s with the Vintera® II '70s Competition Mustang® and experience the iconic looks, inspiring feel and incomparable tone that only a Fender can deliver. The Vintera® II '70s Competition Mustang® features an alder body and a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard for classic Fender tone that's full of punch and clarity. The early-'70s "C"-shape neck is based on a classic '70s profile for an intuitive and inviting feel, while the 7.25" radius fingerboard with vintage-tall frets provide vintage comfort with ample room for big bends and expressive vibrato. Under the hood, the vintage-style '70s single-coil pickups deliver all the sweet and sparkling, warm and woody tone that made Fender famous. The vintage-style Mustang® "floating" tremolo lets you dive and wail with abandon, while "F"-stamped tuning machines provide classic looks and enhanced tuning stability to complete the package. Experience the unmistakable vintage feel and unmatched sound of a classic Fender with the Vintera® II '70s Competition Mustang® today and start making music history!
A classic Fender tonewood known for resonance, punch and clarity, alder has a balanced and lively tone with beefy mids and a robust low-end.
Slab rosewood fingerboard adds warmth to the tone and the 7.25” radius fingerboard provides vintage comfort and feel, while vintage-tall frets provide slightly more height than vintage for big bends and wide vibrato.
Based on an early-'70s "C” profile, this comfortably rounded "C" is slim at the nut and thickens toward the 12th fret for a comfortably full and inviting feel.
There’s really nothing like the timeless singing, snapping, screaming and sparkling sound of Fender single-coil pickups. These ‘70s spec pickups are full of the woody warmth and bell-like, crystalline tone that made Fender instruments famous.
An easy-to-use classic Fender bridge and tailpiece set that sounds great and stays in tune.
These tuning machines offer the look and feel of vintage machines with a finer gear ratio and enhanced tuning stability.
| Body Type | Solidbody |
|---|---|
| Body Shape | Vintera II '70s Mustang |
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Body Material | Alder |
| Body Finish | Gloss Polyester |
| Color | Competition Orange |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Shape | Early '70s C |
| Radius | 7.25" |
| Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Inlay | White Dots |
| Number of Frets | 22, Vintage Tall |
| Scale Length | 24" |
| Nut Width | 1.650" |
| Nut Material | Synthetic Bone |
| Bridge/Tailpiece | 6-saddle Vintage-style with Floating Tremolo |
| Tuners | Fender Vintage F Stamped |
| Neck Pickup | Fender Vintage-style '70s Mustang Single-coil |
| Bridge Pickup | Fender Vintage-style '70s Mustang Single-coil |
| Controls | 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone |
| Switchig | 2 x slide switches (Neck On/Off, Bridge On/Off) |
| Strings | Fender 250L, .009-.042 |
| Case Included | Gig Bag |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 0149130339 717669920326 |
