A little while ago I made a post asking whether it'd be worth upgrading to this from a Squier CV and ended up driving to the store to try the Vintera.

  
Long story short, this is the first guitar I've played, that immediately felt like MY guitar, fat neck and all.

  
I attached some pics and am happy to answer questions if anyone is considering buying one.

  
The negatives:

1. they didn't revisit the frets **at all** after doing a heavy relicing on the neck, the fretends and noses were sticking out a good 2mm up to the 14th fret! I decided to do some filing which relic'd the neck further (which I like) and applied a protective oil over the exposed areas.

  
2. Some pickguard screws were askew, so that the pickguard was actually sticking up when the screws were fully seated. Easy to fix if you're not an idiot like me and not a big deal, but not something that is okay when you buy an instrument for close to 2000 currency.

  
3. Not a negative for me, but may be for some: the discrepancy between the neck relicing and the body. I like it, because it looks like a guitar that was heavily played, but also taken good care of.

  
Overall, like I said, this is MY guitar, I love it and will never part with it, but for nearly 2k one may expect better QC. Mine had a QC sticker from August 25, btw.

  
P.S.: because it is an authentic reissue, **all** screws are flathead (ugh) and there is no shielding whatsoever.

Vintera II 75th Anniversary Edition