Musician’s Friend announces the launch of Fender’s Road Worn series in advance of its debut at Winter NAMM 2009, the January 15-18 2009 music trade show. Musician’s Friend is accepting preorders and will soon begin shipping these highly anticipated guitars that mimic the look of instruments that have been played and loved for years.
Based on classic Fender guitars and basses of the 1950s and 1960s, Road Worn instruments are skillfully aged, incorporating processes invented in the Fender Custom Shop. “Distressed” models emulating the worn look of instruments that have been played hard have been available from the Fender Custom Shop for years. But unlike those handcrafted instruments that carry a hefty price tag, the new Fender Road Worn Series instruments are offered at prices easily accessible to working musicians.
The new Road Worn guitars sport modern updates including higher-quality pickups and taller frets for easier string-bending. The original type pickups on the two Stratocasters and the Telecaster been replaced with Tex-Mex single-coils that deliver more output and a warmer tone than vintage-style single-coils. The ’50s Telecaster model has a rounded U-shaped neck while the while the ’50s Stratocaster model has a slender mid-’50s V neck. The Road Worn ’60s Stratocaster model has a C-shaped neck that resides between the other two in size and feel. Each guitar offer their own vintage style touches including nitrocellulose lacquer finishes.
Find out more info from Fender here and Musician’s Friend here. Credit: Fender.