The Oz veers on the modern-rock side of the classic recipe with its stylised shape, and more-pointed-than-Suhr headstock, in either HSS or HH pickup configurations, a 22-fret 12-inch radius ...

Nods to Hendrix's legacy come courtesy of a signature on the rear of the large '70s-style headstock, while the guitar's neckplate features a silhouette of Jimi, as well as the Authentic Hendrix logo.

It's not a straight-up '60s replica Strat. It's a hybrid creature, a mixture of vintage, Woodstock-era-style components combined with the luxuries of a modern guitar.

The Made-in-Mexico Vintera line is only four years old, but Fender has overhauled it anyway. We've had the quirky 70s Strat for a week, and at less than half the cost of an American Vintage II, it ...