The Classic Vibe range is Fender’s styled remarket of their budget Squier line, bearing aesthetic and electrical references to the brand’s ’50s, ’60s & ’70s-era guitars. The range refresh announced at the NAMM 2019 conference contains 13 new models, with decade specific specs for the ’60s and ’70s. New Fender designed pickups for each model, period-inspired headstock designs and slim C-neck profiles are standard across the new range. The 9.5″ radius fretboard remains standard across the board.
Both guitars and basses feature in the announcement, with the Classic Vibe ’70s Bass and Classic Vibe ‘60s Jazzmaster available in special left-handed editions. The full range of guitars announced includes a ’70s Stratocaster and ’70s Stratocaster HSS, a ’70s Telecaster Thinline, ’70s Telecaster Deluxe, ’70s Telecaster Custom, a ’70s Jaguar, a ’60s Jazzmaster, and a ’60s Mustang. Bassists will score ’60s and ’70s Precision Basses, ’60s and ’70s Jazz basses, a Classic Vibe Bass VI, and a ’70s-style Jaguar bass.
Check out the first images of each below:
CLASSIC VIBE ’60s MUSTANG
Finishes: Sonic Blue, Vintage White (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE ’60s JAZZMASTER
Finishes: Three-Tone Sunburst, Olympic White, Sonic Blue (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE ’60s JAZZ BASS
Finishes: Three-Tone Sunburst, Black, Daphne Blue (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE ’60s PRECISION BASS
Finishes: Three-Colour Sunburst (pictured), Vintage White
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s STRATOCASTER
Finishes: Black, Natural (pictured), Olympic White
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s STRATOCASTER HSS
Finishes: Black, Walnut (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s TELECASTER DELUXE
Finishes: Black (pictured), Olympic White
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s TELECASTER CUSTOM
Finishes: Three-Tone Sunburst (pictured), Black
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s TELECASTER THINLINE
Finishes: Three-Colour Sunburst, Natural (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s JAGUAR
Finishes: Three-Tone Sunburst, Black, Surf Green (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE ’70s JAZZ BASS V
Finishes: Black, Natural (pictured)
CLASSIC VIBE BASS VI
Finishes: Three-Tone Sunburst, Black (pictured)
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