In response to high-quality, low-priced import guitars, Fender
created the Lead Series in 1979, featuring a new solid-body
design, hard-tail bridges and cool new wiring options. Appealing
to a wide variety of players, the sleek new Lead models kicked
off a fresh creative era in Fender’s history.
The Player Lead III, a tribute to the original 1982-only model,
features a set of hot alnico Player humbucking pickups,
dual-toggle switches for pickup selection and coil-splits, and a
modern "C" neck shape with medium jumbo frets. Available in
Purple Metallic, as well as classic Olympic white and Sienna
Sunburst versions.