Fender Limited Edition Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster, Burgundy Mist Metallic, Open Box

Quick Product Summary

The Fender Limited Edition Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster in Burgundy Mist Metallic – Open Box is designed for players who want far more than a vintage-looking Telecaster. Its Road Worn nitrocellulose lacquer finish, slab rosewood fingerboard, Early '60s “C” neck and vintage-style hardware combine to create the genuinely broken-in character associated with a well-played Fender.

An alder body is paired with a 7.25-inch radius slab rosewood fingerboard and 21 vintage-tall frets, while two Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Tele pickups provide the clear neck tones, biting bridge response and unmistakable Telecaster twang that define the classic two-pickup design.

Burgundy Mist Metallic, a mint-green pickguard and Fender's subtle factory ageing give this limited-edition model a particularly distinctive appearance. Offered here as an Open Box example, it is an excellent opportunity for a guitarist looking for a limited Road Worn Tele with period-inspired feel, nitro finish and an included hardshell case.

At A Glance

Feature	Details
Brand	Fender
Series	Vintera® II
Model	Limited Edition Road Worn® '60s Telecaster®
Model Number	0148092368
Finish	Burgundy Mist Metallic
Condition	Open Box
Body	Alder
Fingerboard	Slab Rosewood
Neck Profile	Early '60s “C”
Fingerboard Radius	7.25"
Pickups	Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Tele®
Included	Hardshell Case
Main Appeal	Factory-aged nitro finish with genuine vintage-style Tele feel
Best For	Blues, rock, country, indie, roots and vintage Fender enthusiasts

Open Box Condition Report

Condition: Open Box

This guitar is being offered as an Open Box example rather than untouched sealed stock.

No specific additional cosmetic marks, faults, repairs or modifications have been supplied for this individual guitar.

Important: This is a Fender Road Worn® model. Light lacquer checking, gentle wear patterns and other aged details are deliberately applied by Fender as part of the factory finish. These characteristics are intentional features of the instrument and should not be confused with additional Open Box damage.

For additional reassurance, ask our team about a video demo of the exact guitar before purchase.

What's Included?

• Fender Limited Edition Vintera® II Road Worn® '60s Telecaster®, Burgundy Mist Metallic

• Fender Hardshell Case

✘ No Additional Accessories Confirmed

Condition Notes

The Road Worn nitrocellulose lacquer finish is intentionally aged from the factory, creating the appearance and feel of a guitar that has already seen years of careful playing.

No additional Open Box cosmetic blemishes beyond the intended factory Road Worn treatment have been supplied for this listing.

Fair Deal Quality Control Assessment

Before leaving Fair Deal Music, this Telecaster will be checked across the key areas that matter to day-to-day playing and ownership, including:

• Neck and bridge pickup operation

• Three-way selector

• Volume and tone controls

• Output socket

• Bridge and saddle hardware

• Tuning machines

• Neck and fret condition

• General structural condition

• Playability and basic setup

The factory Road Worn ageing will be assessed separately from any unintended damage so the intended finish is not incorrectly treated as a condition fault.

Service / Setup Work

This Telecaster will be checked and set up as required before dispatch.

As with any guitar, setup can shift slightly during delivery as a result of changes in temperature and humidity. Minor adjustment after arrival may occasionally be beneficial depending on climate, string preference and individual playing style.

Why Choose The Fender Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster?

Genuine Road Worn Nitrocellulose Finish

Rather than simply using a vintage-inspired colour, Fender applies a Road Worn nitrocellulose lacquer treatment with subtle checking, gentle wear patterns and a semi-gloss appearance. It gives the guitar a played-in aesthetic and feel without resorting to the extremely heavy ageing found on some relic-style instruments.

Early-'60s “C” Neck

The maple neck uses Fender's Early '60s “C” profile, starting comparatively slim towards the nut before gradually filling out further along the neck. It is designed to capture the rounded, inviting feel associated with early-'60s Fender instruments.

Slab Rosewood With A 7.25-Inch Radius

The slab rosewood fingerboard and traditional 7.25-inch radius are major parts of this guitar's vintage character. Combined with vintage-tall frets, the specification feels substantially more period-inspired than the flatter fingerboards used on most contemporary Fender Telecasters.

Vintage-Style '60s Telecaster Pickups

Two Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Tele pickups retain the simple but exceptionally useful Telecaster formula: clear and rounded at the neck, biting and articulate at the bridge and broader when both pickups are selected together.

Traditional Three-Saddle Steel Bridge

Fender uses a string-through-body three-saddle bridge with slotted steel barrel saddles, reinforcing the guitar's '60s-inspired response and retaining the straightforward mechanical character that makes a traditional Telecaster so distinctive.

Comparison Against Popular Alternatives

Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster vs Standard Vintera II '60s Telecaster

The standard Vintera II '60s Telecaster is the closest alternative. Both offer an Early-'60s “C” neck, slab rosewood fingerboard, 7.25-inch radius, vintage-tall frets and vintage-style Tele pickups.

The major difference is the finish and overall ownership experience. The standard Vintera II uses modern gloss finishes, while the Road Worn Limited Edition adds intentionally aged nitrocellulose lacquer on both the body and neck, plus a hardshell case. Choose the regular Vintera II if you prefer a clean new appearance; choose the Road Worn if broken-in feel and aged nitro character are central to what you want.

Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster vs Player II Telecaster

The Player II Telecaster is significantly more contemporary, with a Modern “C” neck, flatter 9.5-inch radius, 22 medium-jumbo frets and six-saddle bridge.

Choose the Player II if modern playability and individual saddle adjustment are priorities. Choose the Vintera II Road Worn if you want a more authentic vintage-style neck, curved fingerboard, three-saddle bridge and aged nitro finish.

Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster vs American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster

The American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster moves further into premium period recreation with American manufacture, Pure Vintage '63 pickups, a 1963-specific “C” profile, nitrocellulose lacquer and Pure Vintage hardware.

The Road Worn Vintera II occupies an appealing position below it, giving players many of the important vintage-style ingredients – including a 7.25-inch radius, rosewood fingerboard, steel saddles and nitro finish – with the added character of factory ageing.

Who Is The Fender Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster For?

This limited-edition Telecaster is particularly well suited to:

• Players who want a broken-in Fender feel straight away

• Guitarists attracted to aged nitrocellulose finishes

• Telecaster players who prefer vintage-style neck geometry

• Fans of slab rosewood fingerboards

• Blues and roots musicians

• Country players wanting traditional Telecaster attack

• Classic rock guitarists

• Indie and alternative musicians

• Players who prefer three-saddle Tele bridges

• Guitarists considering vintage-style instruments without moving directly into American Vintage II territory

• Fender enthusiasts looking for a limited-production Road Worn model

• Buyers seeking additional value from an Open Box instrument

Looking for advice on choosing between a Player II, Vintera II, Vintera II Road Worn or American Vintage II Telecaster? Our experienced team of musicians can help you compare neck profiles, fingerboard radii, finishes and pickups by phone, online or in our Birmingham showroom.

Suitable Genres And Playing Styles

Country & Roots

The three-saddle bridge and vintage-style bridge pickup provide the attack, clarity and immediate response that make the Telecaster such a natural instrument for country picking, double-stops and roots-based rhythm playing.

Blues

Switching to the neck pickup gives a smoother, rounder single-coil response that works particularly well through clean or edge-of-breakup amplifiers, while the bridge retains plenty of definition for more cutting lead work.

Classic Rock

A Telecaster bridge pickup responds exceptionally well to overdrive. It can provide aggressive rhythm sounds without becoming overly thick, while the straightforward controls make it easy to work dynamically from the guitar.

Indie & Alternative

Traditional Tele pickups remain articulate through delay, modulation, reverb and fuzz, making the Road Worn '60s Tele a strong platform for more effects-driven guitar styles.

Recording

The simplicity of a Telecaster is one of its strengths in the studio. The three pickup settings provide clearly differentiated tones that sit naturally in arrangements without excessive processing.

What Is A Fender Road Worn Telecaster?

A Fender Road Worn Telecaster is deliberately finished to reproduce some of the visual and tactile character normally associated with an older, regularly played guitar. On this Vintera II Limited Edition, Fender uses aged nitrocellulose lacquer with subtle checking, gentle wear patterns and a semi-gloss appearance rather than an untouched high-gloss finish.

That distinction is especially important on an Open Box example. Factory-applied finish checking and wear are part of the intended Road Worn specification rather than damage. Each guitar consequently has a more lived-in visual personality than a conventional new Telecaster, while the underlying '60s neck, pickups and hardware provide the period-inspired playing experience to match.

Story & Context

By the early 1960s, the Telecaster was already firmly established, but Fender instruments were continuing to evolve. Rosewood fingerboards had become an important part of Fender construction, giving many instruments from the period a noticeably different appearance from the maple-board guitars associated with the company's earliest years.

The Telecaster's fundamental design remained brilliantly simple: two single-coil pickups, master volume and tone controls, a three-way selector and a string-through-body bridge. That straightforward architecture is a major reason the instrument has remained relevant across country, blues, rock, indie and countless other styles.

The Vintera II '60s Telecaster recreates much of that era through its curved 7.25-inch fingerboard, Early-'60s “C” neck, vintage-style pickups and three-saddle steel bridge.

This Limited Edition Road Worn version takes the concept further by adding an intentionally aged nitrocellulose finish, giving the instrument not only vintage-inspired specifications but also the visual and tactile character of an older, regularly played Fender.

Technical Specifications

Specification	Details
Product Name	Limited Edition Vintera® II Road Worn® '60s Telecaster®
Model Number	0148092368
Series	Vintera® II
Orientation	Right-Handed
Colour	Burgundy Mist Metallic
Body Shape	Telecaster®
Body Material	Alder
Body Finish	Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material	Maple
Neck Finish	Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape	Early '60s “C”
Neck Construction	4-Bolt Standard
Fingerboard Material	Slab Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius	7.25" / 184.1 mm
Scale Length	25.5" / 648 mm
Number Of Frets	21
Fret Size	Vintage Tall
Position Inlays	White Dot
Nut Material	Synthetic Bone
Nut Width	1.650" / 42 mm
Truss Rod	Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Bridge Pickup	Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup	Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Tele®
Pickup Configuration	SS
Controls	Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching	3-Position Blade
Bridge	3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
Bridge Mounting	4-Screw Vintage-Style
Tuning Machines	Fender® Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish	Nickel / Chrome
Pickguard	3-Ply Mint Green
Neck Pickup Cover	Chrome
Bridge Pickup Cover	Black
Control Knobs	Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tip	Top Hat Style, Black
String Tree	Butterfly
Strings	Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel .009-.042
Case	Hardshell Case
Condition	Open Box

Specification Note

Exact individual weight and serial number have not been supplied for this listing and have therefore not been estimated or added.

Because this is a factory Road Worn® instrument, intentional ageing varies naturally in appearance and should be considered part of the model's original specification.

Power Requirements

The Fender Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster uses passive single-coil pickups, so no battery or external power supply is required.

Connect the guitar to a suitable guitar amplifier, modeller, audio interface or pedalboard using a standard instrument cable.

Fair Deal Music Verdict 🎵

★★★★★ 5/5

The Limited Edition Vintera II Road Worn '60s Telecaster in Burgundy Mist Metallic is a particularly convincing choice for players who want vintage Fender character to extend beyond the colour and pickguard.

The Early-'60s “C” neck, 7.25-inch slab rosewood fingerboard, vintage-tall frets, steel-saddle bridge and vintage-style pickups already give the guitar a properly traditional foundation. The aged nitro finish then adds the tactile element that separates this version from a standard Vintera II.

Burgundy Mist Metallic with a rosewood fingerboard is also a strong combination for anyone who wants a vintage-inspired Telecaster that looks noticeably different from the usual Blonde, Butterscotch and Sunburst options.

Best suited for: Players wanting an intentionally broken-in '60s-style Telecaster with traditional fingerboard geometry and aged nitro finish.

Customers usually upgrade from: Squier Classic Vibe Telecasters, Fender Player-series instruments and standard Vintera models when looking for a more immersive vintage-style Fender experience.

Most commonly paired with: Clean or edge-of-breakup valve-style amplifiers, compression, overdrive, fuzz, delay, tremolo and spring-style reverb.

Our tip: Buy this model because you genuinely want the Road Worn experience. The finish checking and gentle ageing are intentional, and they work best for players who would rather enjoy the character of a played-in guitar than worry about keeping a high-gloss instrument pristine.

Showroom feedback: The 7.25-inch radius and Early-'60s “C” neck give this guitar a noticeably more traditional feel than a Player-series Telecaster. The Road Worn neck finish is an equally important part of the experience, making it feel less like a pristine modern reproduction and more like a guitar designed to be played.

Why Buy From Fair Deal Music?

When you buy from Fair Deal Music, you're choosing one of the UK's most established, independent family run music retailers since 1987.

Our Birmingham showroom is backed by a knowledgeable musician-led team who understand guitars, amplifiers, effects and recording equipment and can help you choose the right equipment for your playing style and budget.

When you shop with Fair Deal Music, you can buy with confidence thanks to:

• Expert advice from knowledgeable musicians

• Carefully checked new, used, pre-owned and ex-display equipment

• Competitive prices on leading music brands

• Secure online ordering

• UK delivery available

• Friendly support before and after your purchase

• A large Birmingham music showroom

• Decades of experience with both new and pre-owned musical equipment

With a Road Worn guitar in particular, our team can also help explain the difference between intentional factory ageing and actual condition issues, giving you greater confidence when buying an individual instrument.

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We're always happy to consider part exchanges and trade-ins on a wide range of musical instruments and equipment. Whether you're looking to upgrade your guitar, keyboard, amplifier, drum kit or studio gear, your existing equipment could help reduce the cost of your next purchase.

Simply get in touch with our team for a no-obligation valuation, and we'll be happy to discuss the options available.

It's an easy way to unlock the value of the gear you no longer use while making your next instrument even more affordable.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Open Box mean on this guitar?

This particular instrument is being offered as Open Box rather than untouched sealed stock. It will be checked by Fair Deal Music before leaving the shop.

Are the marks and finish checking on this Telecaster damage?

The Road Worn model is intentionally aged by Fender. Light checking, gentle wear patterns and the less glossy appearance of the finish are deliberate elements of the factory specification. No additional Open Box damage has been supplied for this listing.

Does a Road Worn finish continue to age naturally?

Nitrocellulose lacquer can continue developing wear and checking through normal ownership. How this develops depends on playing, handling and environmental conditions, meaning the guitar can gain additional individual character over time.

How does a 7.25-inch radius feel compared with a modern Telecaster?

It is noticeably more curved than the 9.5-inch radius found on models such as the Player II. This gives the guitar a more traditional Fender feel, particularly for chord work and rhythm playing. The vintage-tall frets provide additional height for bending and vibrato.

How does the Early '60s “C” neck feel?

The profile is rounded and comparatively slim towards the nut before becoming fuller as you move up the neck. It is a good choice for players wanting recognisably vintage Fender character without an especially large neck profile.

Why use steel saddles instead of brass?

Steel saddles are closely associated with the brighter, more immediate character of many '60s-style Telecasters. Players looking for a period-inspired response may prefer this specification to the brass saddles commonly associated with earlier Telecaster designs.

Is the vintage-style truss rod harder to adjust?

The adjustment is positioned at the heel of the neck rather than the headstock. It is historically appropriate to this style of Fender but less immediately accessible than a modern headstock adjustment, so neck relief adjustments require a little more care.

Should I choose this or the standard Vintera II '60s Telecaster?

Choose the standard Vintera II if you want essentially the same vintage-style playing concept with a clean modern finish and Deluxe Gig Bag. Choose the Road Worn Limited Edition if the aged nitro finish, broken-in feel and hardshell case are important parts of the experience.