Fender vintage guitars have more than 60 years of rock, jazz, country and funk history bottled up in them. If you get the chance to play one you can feel every one of the years. The Stratocaster, the Telecaster, the Mustang and the Precision Bass are four of the well-known models of vintage guitars.

The Fender Startocaster is an electric guitar with a solid-body and double-cut design. Released in 1954 the model still continues to be produced. The original model came in a 2-color sunburst finish, a solid maple neck, had 21 frets, and was available with 2 or 3 single-coil pickups. Over the years Strat has become to mean any guitar that resembles and shares similar features as the Stratocaster, however, the Stratocaster was the first and Fender carries the trademark. Over the years many famous musicians have played and endorsed Fender vintage guitars. For instance, Buddy Holly played a Statocaster guitar in 1958 on the Ed Sullivan Show.

The Fender Telecaster was released in 1949 and is also still in production. Originally called the Esquire, it was finally named the Telecaster after Fender fell into some legal issues with its second name, the Broadcaster. This is the oldest model of the four Fender vintage guitars and holds the title as the longest continually produced solid-body electric guitar. It was equipped with 2 single coil pickups and a fixed bridge. The Telecaster has been by such names as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck among many other famous musicians.

The first guitar that had undergone a large scale production was the Fender Precision Bass (P-Bass). It was produced for the first time in the year 1951 and the production continues today. The initial model had a single pickup, 20 frets, and was designed in a similar fashion to the Telecaster. In order to make The P-Bass look like the Stratocaster it was redesigned in the year 1957 and with the time span of three years in 1960 its single pickup was removed to give place to a split-coil pickup wired in a humbucker fashion. A model simliar to the Telecaster was then produced in 1968 as the Telecaster Bass.

Founded by Clarence “Leo” Fender in 1946, the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company is now called Fender Musical Instruments. Some other Fender guitar models include the Duo-Sonic (1956-1969), the Jaguar (1962-1975), and the Starcaster (1976-1982). Some of these have been reintroduced and are being produced today.

When you play vintage Peavey guitars you can hear the history. Blue Tree Vintage offers a complete collection of these vintage guitars along with many others. Don’t allow the history of music slip away.