Fender has expanded its Parallel Universe line for 2020, and one of the more interesting releases this year is the Parallel Universe Volume II Maverick Dorado:
One of the most outlandish models offered by Fender® over the years, the Maverick – also known as the Custom – may just be the boldest of them all. Comprised of leftover 12-string necks, bodies and pickups transformed into a very unique 6-string. It was like nothing else on the market, with a kind of misfit glamour that made it greater than the sum of its parts. Whether you loved it or not, playing a Maverick was a statement.
Inspired by the bravado of that original model, the Maverick Dorado kicks up the swagger with a pair of Tim Shaw designed Filter’Tron™ style humbucking pickups, a Bigsby® vibrato and dark ebony fingerboard. Available in Mystic Pine Green, 3-Color Sunburst and Firemist Gold, you’re sure to cause a sensation with your Maverick Dorado.
I like just about everything except the elongated 12-string headstock shape. Maybe it’ll look good in person? Regardless, it’s interesting to see the new models Fender is thinking up for the Parallel Universe line.