(approx. $495.00). They were eventually replaced in Fender's line up by the Squier JV model in 1982 as Fender expanded its operations by starting Fender Japan. In January 2020 Fender reintroduced the Lead II and III as a part of their Player series. These Made in Mexico recreations sport an alder body, two slanted alnico V single coils (Lead II), alnico II humbuckers (Lead III) and a modern C-shaped maple neck with maple or pau ferro fretboard, 9.5” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets. Other features include a synthetic bone nut, "F" tuners and a string-through-body bridge with block saddles. Notable users Notable guitar players who have utilized the Fender Lead series include: Bono of U2 (used during the War Tour in 1983; can be seen playing a black model in the Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky video) Eric Clapton Elliot Easton of The Cars ("Touch and Go" guitar solo from the Panorama album) Roger Miller of Mission of Burma Steve Morse of the Dixie Dregs and Deep Purple ("Punk Sandwich" track from the album Night of the Living Dregs by the Dixie Dregs) Moon Martin's Street Fever sleeve shows a Lead I A. Savage of Parquet Courts Zé Pedro of Xutos & Pontapés Annie Clark of St Vincent Hélder Dias of Flama and Canalha Pablo Mondello of Massacre Palestina HeWhoCannotBeNamed of The Dwarves Pat Place of Bush Tetras Chris Boerner of The Hot at Nights and Hiss Golden Messenger Greg "Bonzo" Bonsignore Alien Love Bobby Dill of The Anniversary Effect Claudio Narea of Los Prisioneros Lynn Gunn of PVRIS (in the official music video for the song “My Way”) Greg Koch Models Lead I, 1979–1982: A single bridge-position split humbucker. Three-position coil selector switch (single coil, both coils, single coil), two-position humbucker series/parallel select switch which operates only when both coils are selected (middle position). Master volume and tone controls. Lead II, 1979–1982: Two X-1 single coil pickups, one at the neck, and the other at the bridge. The X-1 pickup was also used in the bridge position on the "STRAT" and the "Dan Smith Stratocaster" models. Three-position pickup selector switch (neck, neck and bridge, bridge), two-position phase shift switch (in phase, out of phase) which operates only when both pickups are selected (middle position). Master volume and tone controls. Lead III, 1982: Two humbuckers, one at the neck, the other at the bridge. Three-position pickup