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FenderVintera III Late '50s Telecaster Electric Guitar - Dakota Red

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Fender Vintera III Late '50s Telecaster Electric Guitar - Dakota Red
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Independent shopping perspective

The Korena take

Finished in Dakota Red, this Vintera III Late '50s Telecaster uses an alder body with a one-piece maple neck and maple fingerboard. Its vintage-style late-'50s Tele single-coils offer a bright, cutting bridge character and a warmer, rounder neck option. A three-position blade switch, master volume and master tone make those changes direct at rehearsal or onstage. The neck has the substantial Late '50s V profile, and the vintage-style bridge uses three steel barrel saddles. It is a right-handed, six-string Telecaster supplied with a Deluxe gig bag.

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Strong match

Who this is for

  • Players switching between a bright bridge voice and a warmer neck setting during songs.
  • Working setups that favor uncomplicated three-way pickup selection and master volume and tone controls.

Consider the trade-offs

When to look elsewhere

  • Players who require more than two pickups or five-way-style switching.
  • Players who prefer a neck profile other than the Late '50s V shape.

What matters in use

The specifications, translated

Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Fender Vintera III Late '50s Telecaster Electric Guitar - Dakota Red construction detail

Detail 01

Alder body

Dakota Red is one of the listed alder-body finishes.

Detail 02

Late '50s V neck profile

The neck has the substantial, period-correct V-shaped profile described for this model.

Detail 03

3-saddle bridge with steel barrel saddles

It is a vintage-style Tele bridge with three steel barrel saddles.

Detail 04

Deluxe gig bag

A Deluxe gig bag is listed with the guitar.

Final check

Know before you order

  1. 01Confirm that the Late '50s V profile and 7.25-inch maple fingerboard match your preferred playing feel.
  2. 02This is a right-handed six-string guitar.
Fender Vintera III Late '50s Telecaster Electric Guitar - Dakota Red close-up

Product questions

Before you decide

Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.

01Which body wood does the Dakota Red finish use?

The Dakota Red version uses an alder body.

02What pickups are fitted?

It has vintage-style late-'50s Tele single-coil pickups in the neck and bridge positions.

03Is a Deluxe gig bag provided?

Yes. A Deluxe gig bag is listed with the guitar.

Reference

Full specifications

The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.

3 detailsPickups & controls
Bridge pickup
Vintage-style late '50s single-coil Tele
Neck pickup
Vintage-style late '50s single-coil Tele
Pickup Configuration
SS
7 detailsPlayability
Orientation
Right handed
Number of strings
6
Number of frets
21
Fingerboard radius
7.25"
Number of Frets
21
Number of Strings
6
Scale Length
25.5"
13 detailsBody & build
Color
Red
Body Material
Ash (Butterscotch Blonde), alder (Dakota Red, Sherwood Green Metallic)
Neck construction
4-bolt
Neck finish
Gloss urethane
Neck Wood
1-piece maple
Body wood
Ash (Butterscotch Blonde), alder (Dakota Red, Sherwood Green Metallic)
Available colors
Butterscotch Blonde, Dakota Red, Sherwood Green Metallic
Neck wood
1-piece maple
Fingerboard wood
Maple
Hardware finish
Nickel/chrome
Nut material
Bone
Body Shape
Telecaster
Body finish
Gloss polyester
2 detailsSize & weight
Scale length
25.5"
Nut width
1.65"
19 detailsOther
Inlays
Black dots
Pickup configuration
SS
Case
Deluxe gig bag
Tier
new
Neck profile
Late '50s V
Controls
Master volume, master tone
Body style
Telecaster
Category Source
detail
Product type
Electric guitar
Korena Special
false
Tuning machines
Fender vintage-style
Orientation
Right handed
Switching
3-position blade
Series
Vintera III
Product Type
Electric guitar
Model
Vintera III Late '50s Telecaster
Source Id
site51500000473857
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Bridge
3-saddle vintage-style Tele with barrel steel saddles

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