The Fender Vintera III Mid ’60s Mustang replicates Fullerton’s short-scale underdog in its most iconic iteration, leveraging era-accurate design and components to ensure a true vintage vibe. This solidbody electric guitar’s slab alder body is just a touch smaller than your average Strat or Tele, while the short 24-inch scale length allows for slinky bends up and down the 7.25-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard’s vintage-tall frets. Next, the Mid ’60s C maple neck re-creates the slim, speedy feel of Fender’s golden-era Mustangs. In tonal terms, two Mid ’60s Mustang single-coil pickups dish out a bright, biting, and percussive punch, while the old-school 3-way slider switches enable funky out-of-phase tones in the middle position. You also get a classic Mustang floating tremolo and vintage-spec tuners, enabling wild pitch-bending flourishes with superb tuning stability. Finished in a variety of 1960s-style colors, the Fender Vintera III Mid ’60s Mustang expands your 6-string arsenal with unabashedly old-school tone, trim, and performance.

Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Mustang at a Glance:

• Alder Body
• Maple neck with 7.25" Radius Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard and Vintage Tall Frets
• Mid '60s "C"-Shaped Neck
• Mid '60s Pickups
• Vintage-Style Mustang® Floating Tremolo
• Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Vintage White Buttons
• Era-Correct Details

Vintera III: own a piece of Fullerton history

The Vintera III lineup takes you back to Fender’s formative age of guitar innovation, reviving the brand’s most beloved instruments with component-level vintage accuracy. These historic guitars and basses spotlight pivotal eras of Fender production, from the gold-tinged Strats of the late 1950s to the block-bound Jazz Basses of the early 1970s. Each model is crafted with era-accurate pickups, a vintage-spec neck, and traditional Fender hardware — in essence, these are Leo Fender and company’s groundbreaking creations realized exactly as they were first envisioned decades ago. Rest assured that when you pick up a Vintera III instrument, you’re playing the guitars and basses that shaped music history.

Era-inspired pickups and switching

Originally intended as Fender’s “student model,” the Fender Mustang was wholeheartedly adopted by indie rockers, grunge icons, and shoegazers decades after it first debuted in 1964. Why? The Mustang boasts a singular sound distinct from any other Fender 6-string. As for this Vintera III Mustang, Music Experience guitarists confirm that its Mid-’60s single-coil pickups dish out vintage-voiced cut, jangle, and chime, reviving the very sound that the model would have debuted with. Quacky out-of-phase switching options seal the deal, rounding out your tonal toolbox with a uniquely funky and percussive twist on classic Fender tone.

Easy-playing Mid ’60s C neck

Fender’s Vintera III lineup is all about providing you with the tone, feel, and sound of an original golden-era classic, and nowhere is that mission more evident than in this Mustang’s neck profile. A premium shaft of maple in a Mid ’60s C profile starts with a slim feel at the nut and then subtly widens out toward the 12th fret. Next, a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard sports a traditional 7.25-inch radius for comfortable chording, while the vintage tall frets strike a balance between period-correct precision and modern playability. Finished off with a short 24-inch scale length, this Mustang takes you back to the model’s 1960s heyday.

What Fender Says...

The Fender® Vintera III series delivers meticulously crafted vintage recreations that capture the authentic look, feel, and tone of iconic Fender guitars from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. The Vintera® III Mid 60s Mustang® features an alder body and maple neck with rosewood fingerboard for classic Fender tone brimming with punch and crystal-clear articulation. The authentic mid '60s “C”-shaped neck profile offers an instantly familiar playing experience that feels natural in your hands, while the 7.25" radius fingerboard with vintage-tall frets ensures supreme comfort and outstanding feel. At its heart, you’ll find a pair of vintage-style mid '60s single-coil pickups that deliver all the sweet and sparkling, warm and woody tone that made Fender famous. The vintage-style Mustang® "floating" tremolo provides effortless pitch manipulation, while period-correct vintage-style tuning machines deliver authentic looks with superior tuning precision. Embrace the authentic vintage spirit and legendary sound of Vintera® III – where every detail tells the story.

Alder Body

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.

Maple Neck with 7.25" Radius Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard and Vintage Tall Frets

Round-laminated rosewood fingerboard provides enhanced stability and consistent feel with added tonal warmth, 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.

Mid ‘60s Soft “C”-Shaped Neck

This classic '60s shape is comfortably rounded and starts off slim at the nut, thickening slightly toward the 12th fret.

Mid-‘60s Pickups

These mid '60s spec Mustang pickups deliver the bright, cutting tone and punchy attack with enhanced clarity and bite that made these compact Fender instruments perfect for everything from surf to garage rock.

Vintage-Style Mustang® Floating Tremolo

An easy-to-use classic Fender bridge and tailpiece set that sounds great and stays in tune.

Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Vintage White Buttons

These tuning machines offer the look and feel of vintage machines with a finer gear ratio and enhanced tuning stability.