The Vintera II '70s Telecaster Custom recreates the 70s Tele Custom's distinctive neck-humbucker-plus-bridge-single-coil layout.
13 mods reviewed: 9 drop-in, 1 needs verification, 3 not compatible.
The Vintera II '70s Telecaster Custom recreates the 70s Tele Custom's distinctive neck-humbucker-plus-bridge-single-coil layout. That neck pickup is a genuine Fender Wide Range Humbucker, physically larger than a standard Gibson-style humbucker and mounted on 4 screws instead of 2, so it will not fit a standard humbucker route or accept a standard humbucker replacement without a new pickguard and routing work. Easy to miss since it still reads as 'HS' on paper.
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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The genuine Fender replacement for this guitar's neck pickup, matches the larger mounting this guitar actually uses.
Genuine Fender factory replacement, built to the same larger 4-screw mounting and route as this guitar's stock Wide Range Humbucker.
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A boutique alternative built for this guitar's exact larger mounting, not a standard-size humbucker.
Handwound to the original Seth Lover Wide Range spec, built for the same larger 4-screw mounting and route as this guitar's stock Wide Range Humbucker.
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Commonly reported to fit this guitar's bridge 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 bridge single-coil.
Help confirm this fit
£104.99 at Andertons
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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.
Should swap straight into the existing tuner holes.
Built specifically for 8.5mm vintage press-in bushing holes, matching this guitar's vintage-spec tuner sizing.
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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 '70s Telecaster Custom, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
