The Vintera II '50s Nocaster, Fender's early-50s style Telecaster, brings early Tele looks to the mid-tier Vintera line, a 3-saddle bridge in the classic style.
12 mods reviewed: 9 drop-in, 1 needs verification, 2 not compatible.
The Vintera II '50s Nocaster, Fender's early-50s style Telecaster, brings early Tele looks to the mid-tier Vintera line, a 3-saddle bridge in the classic style. Like the rest of the Vintera II range, it uses true vintage-width spacing (about 56.4mm), not the narrower modern spacing found on Squier Classic Vibe guitars, so a genuine vintage-spec 3-saddle replacement should fit.
Tailpiece
None (bridge-integrated, string-through)
String spacing
56.4mm (2-7/32")
Scale length
25.5" (648mm)
Tuner hole size
8.7mm (11/32")
Nut width
42mm (1.654")
Not published by Fender: bridge mounting spacing. Measure this before buying a bridge.
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A genuine Fender part built for exactly this bridge style. Swaps just the saddles for better intonation, keeps your existing bridge plate.
Genuine Fender saddle-only part explicitly sold for vintage-style three-saddle Telecaster bridges, matching this guitar's stock bridge exactly.
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A premium replacement for exactly this style of bridge, using better steel and compensated saddles for more accurate intonation.
Callaham's Vintage T Model bridge is built as a direct replacement for the classic vintage 3-saddle Tele bridge design, matching this guitar's confirmed 56.4mm string-through bridge.
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Fender's own reissue of a classic-era Tele pickup set. Fits the standard Tele route directly. Needs soldering.
Fender's own reissue of the early-to-mid 1960s Telecaster pickup set, built to the standard Tele route, close to this guitar's own 50s-spec voicing.
Fits the standard Tele pickup route. A vintage-voiced, Tele-specific alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
A genuine Telecaster-shaped vintage reproduction set, standard route and mounting for this guitar's own genuine Tele pickups, a more direct match than adapting a Stratocaster-shaped set.
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Commonly reported to fit this guitar's pickup mounting, though not officially confirmed. Worth checking before ordering.
A widely used player guide reports Stratocaster-style staggered single-coils fit physically into Telecaster covers and mounting, though not manufacturer-confirmed as an exact mounting match for this guitar's specific neck pickup.
Help confirm this fit
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Should swap straight into the existing tuner holes.
Fender's own vintage tuner, matches this Vintera II guitar's vintage-spec press-in bushing holes.
Should swap straight into the existing tuner holes.
Built for reissue and vintage-style necks with 8.7-8.8mm holes, matching this Vintera II guitar's spec.
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View at AmazonShould swap straight into the existing tuner holes.
Vintera II vintage-spec tuner holes match this tuner's vintage-hole sizing.
Built for this guitar's vintage-spec tuner posts, and adds string locking that this guitar's stock non-locking tuners don't have.
Manufacturer-specified for 8.5mm vintage press-in bushing holes, matching this guitar's confirmed 8.7mm vintage-spec tuner holes closely, while adding a locking mechanism the stock tuners don't have.
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View at ReverbShould swap straight into the existing tuner holes.
Matches standard vintage-style ~8.5mm tuner hole sizing without needing to ream.
If you have fitted any of these to this Fender Vintera II '50s Nocaster, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
