Fender Player Lead III / 95

Fender Player Lead III

In 1982, the Fender Lead III was produced for but one year. This cult hero of a guitar has since become the prize-find on the second hand market and as such, Fender blow off 38 years worth of dust to offer us the Player Series reissue. Like its decade of birth, the Lead III will guarantee nothing but pure style, power and versatility while the compact and snug-feeling body, 25.5-inch scale length and traditional 9.5-inch fretboard radius make this uber-cool guitar a pleasure to play.

The no-nonsense approach of the two Fender Player Series Alnico 2 humbuckers, next to the fixed bridge with six block-saddles has all the feel of a DIY punk guitar. Combine this with the alder body and you’re getting a forceful, shimmering sound, then mess with the 3-way coil-split switch to split the bridge, the neck pickups or both for more clean and detailed tone. Finishing the details of this ’80s mythical beast is a set of classic F-logo machine heads.

Specifications:

• Material: Alder
• Finish: high-gloss polyester
• Joint: bolt-on
• Top Material: Maple
• Finish: satin-gloss polyurethane
• Neck profile: modern C
• Scale length: 25.5 inches (648 mm)
• Fretboard radius: 9.5 in (241 mm)
• Number of frets: 22
• Fret type: medium jumbo
• String nut material: synthetic bone
• String nut width: 42 mm (1.65″)
• Bridge: hardtail with six block-saddles, string-through-body
• Machine heads: F-logo
• Pickguard: 3-ply
• Bridge pickup: Fender Player Series Alnico 2 passive humbucker
• Neck pickup: Fender Player Series Alnico 2 passive humbucker
• Controls: 1x master volume, 1x tone, 3-way pickup switch, Greasebucket tone circuit
• Weight: 6.07 lb

If you would like to claim your free entry via our Free postal entry route then please send us a postcard answering the question relating to the prize draw you would like to win. You will need to include your Daily Guitar Draw ID and state which guitar it is for.