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Fender Road Worn Series

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Scottsdale, AZ (January 2, 2009) - New for 2009, Fender has released details of its new Road Worn series guitars and basses. The series is based on classic Fender instruments of the '50s and '60s and production methods invented at the world-renowned Fender Custom Shop. According to the company, the Road Worn series is meant to be accessible to every player who has the desire to take music on the open road and just drive. Prices to be announced.

**update** Here's a link to our NAMM video of the Road Worn Series.

'50s Strat
Distressed body, neck, and hardware creating an aged appearance
Aged knobs and switch tip,
Vintage styling
Synthetic bone nut 

5-position blade:
Position 1 bridge pickup
Position 2 bridge and middle pickup
Position 3 middle pickup
Position 4 middle and neck pickup
Position 5 neck pickup 

2-color sunburst or black (nitro finish)

Alder body
maple neck, soft "V" shape (poly finish)
maple fingerboard, 7.25" radius
1.650" width at nut
21 frets (6105 narrow jumbo)
3 Tex-Mex Strat single-coil pickups with staggered alnico magnet pole pieces and parchment covers
Vintage style synchronized tremolo
Fender/Ping vintage style tuning machines
chrome hardware
1 ply white, 8 hole pickguard

'60s Strat
Distressed body, neck, and hardware creating an aged appearance,
Aged knobs, pickup covers and switch tip
Vintage styling
Synthetic bone nut 
5-position blade:
Position 1 bridge pickup
Position 2 bridge and middle pickup
Position 3 middle pickup
Position 4 middle and neck pickup
Position 5 neck pickup
3-Color Sunburst or Olympic White (nitro finish)
Alder body
Maple neck, "C" shape (Urethane Finish)
Maple fingerboard, 7.25" radius
1.650" width at nut
21 frets (6105 narrow jumbo)
3 Tex-Mex Strat single-coil pickups with staggered, alnico magnet pole pieces and parchment covers 
Vintage style synchronized tremolo
Fender/Ping vintage style tuning machines
chrome hardware
3 ply Mint Green pickguard

'50s Tele
Distressed body, neck, and hardware creating an aged appearance
Vintage stylings
Synthetic bone nut 
3-Position Blade:
Position 1 bridge pickup
Position 2 bridge and neck pickup
Position 3 neck pickup
Ash body
2-color sunburst
blonde (satin lacquer finish)
maple neck, "C" shape (poly finish)
maple fingerboard, 7.25" radius
1.650" width at nut
21 (6105 narrow jumbo frets)
2 Tex-Mex Tele single-coil pickups with alnico magnet pole pieces 
Vintage style 3-Saddle strings-thru-body tele bridge 
Fender/Ping vintage style tuning machines
2-color sunburst or blonde (satin lacquer finish)

'50s P Bass
Distressed body, neck and hardware creating an aged and worn appearance,
Vintage styling
Gold anodized aluminum pickguard,
Synthetic bone nut
Alder body
2-color sunburst, Fiesta Red (nitro finish)
maple neck, 7.25" radius
1.750" nut
20 vintage style frets
1 Precision Bass split single-coil pickup (Mid)
nickel/chrome hardware
American vintage Precision/Jazz bass bridge
Vintage style reverse tuning machines








'60s J Bass
Distressed body, neck and hardware creating an aged and Worn appearance,
Vintage styling
Gold anodized aluminum pickguard,
Synthetic bone nut
Alder body
3-color sunburst, Fiesta Red (nitro finish)
rosewood neck, 7.25" radius
1.50" nut
20 vintage style frets
2 Standard vintage alnico magnet Jazz Bass single coil pickups 
nickel/chrome hardware
American vintage Precision/Jazz bass bridge
Vintage style reverse tuning machines


For more info:
Premier Guitar NAMM Video
fender.com/roadworn

     

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Fast Eddie
on 09/11/2010 		I bought my road worn 60s strat at guitar center, i have had it about a year, now its the best guitar by far , i have used, and i also have a fender strat delux i use as my back up .... now i just love the tone my road worn strat puts out,... cheers to fender for being so innovative....
DeFender
on 08/26/2009 		How do I "wear out" a Polyurethane finish? I have guitars that have been played hard for 2 decades that still look new. The fact is a Relic job is simply a finish, an aesthetic choice. Some people like red guitars, some people like quilt tops, some like funky paint jobs. This is no different. Get over it.
The Realist
on 08/13/2009 		I picked up a road worn blonde Tele at a local GC and couldn't put it down. So I bought it! It's getting so old hearing people say that you should wear a guitar out yourself. The truth is that most of us work all day and could only wish we had the time to do that. Most of us only play for enjoyment and don't gig 4 times a week, some of us don't gig at all. It would take us 200 years to wear a guitar out. As far as the wear marks all looking the same.........who cares! Brand new '52 reissues all look the same too???? One thing is for certain, no two pieces of wood look that same so they are all going to be different in some way. So, if you like it, want it and you can afford it then buy it. The bottom line is, it looks, feels, plays and sounds like a telecaster. Make your own decision, I did and I'm having a blast with mine and I'm glad I own one. Go and get yours before they're all gone!
Mick R.
on 05/05/2009 		I recently bought a black 50's RW Strat at a "can't walk away from this deal" price-switched out the pups, pots and switch, put a wood block in the trem cavity, steel wooled the back of the neck and sides of the fretboard, and added some individualizing to the fretboard relicing. And still came out at only $800 for all of that. Not only is this Strat a fantastic player and excellent clubbing guitar, it stands side by side in equal playability, super tone, and Strat Mojo to my 4 other Strats, 3 of which are AMERICAN Strats. MIM never bothered me. Mexican (and Japanese for that matter) craftsmen take a hell of a lot more pride in their work than Americans who want to get paid $45 bucks an hour for a 6 hour work day. Mexican workers have damned near built this entire country we live in too. Look at your highways and buildings and homes. You don't see many caucasions on those jobs because they're too fat and lazy and feel too damed "entitled" to aspire to the level of personal committment foreign workers do. Visit interior Mexico sometime and take notice of the tile work, wood work and artistic craftsmanship in the native instruments, then you might stop dissing the MIM Fender guitars so much. People in this country are so quick to judge and many times without careful consideration of who or what they are judging. It's just too damned easy to cut it down - and in many cases, before you actually take the time to try it.
So put your hands on one of these RW guitars, people, before you voice your opinion, otherwise your opinion doesn't mean shit. As far as the relicing, I don't mind the beat up that Fender gave it at all. If you have a problem with the instrument I choose to play then that's tough. I own over 40 guitars and this one is one of my favorites.
c.blondin
on 03/15/2009 		Does it come with jeans that have holes at the knees?It would fit nicely in my reliced car,or as some call it a jalopy.The best way to get a guitar that's reliced is to buy the nicest guitar you can find,and then play the crap out of it.WOW what a concept
Andy Brauer
on 03/14/2009 		My Road worn Olympic 60's strat is a real deal for $700.The weight 7.5lbs is just right. I love the way the guitar feels.All it took was a set up and cut/tune the nut, smooth the back of the neck out and wax it to make the guitar feel great. The trem stays in tune and I will drop Sheptone pickups in and we will be ROCKIN.Kudos to Fender for making such a great guitar for the price.:)
KevinGeorgeS mith
on 03/05/2009 		I play Ronnie Wood in The Worlds Greatest Tribute Band "Sticky Fingers". The Road Worn 50's Stratocaster let's me be Ronnie Wood on the road.
nothing
on 02/28/2009 		err..Strat
Nothing
on 02/28/2009 		Picked one up today. Great guitar. Better and cheaper then American Standard. I'm reading below and i'm not quite sure why anyone cares, buy what you like to play and bollocks to the elitist. Years from now no one will want your (1 of 100,000ish) 2009 issue "Stat" anyway.
Mark Golladay
on 02/27/2009 		Don't let those elitist wanna-be's (semi-pro w/day job) detour a decision to own one of these baby's, ok? I bought one at GC in Raleigh, NC in January. It's everything you hoped (and wanted) them to be! I'm 51 y/o and played professionally for 25 yrs. ie. every dime earned from music. If I want a Strat that looks exactly like the one on the back cover of Layla, I'll damn sure do it! No explanations needed...or offered for that matter! LOL



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