AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1961 STRATOCASTER

This guitar is B Stock, there is a chip in the lacquer on the back on the body near the neck (picture 6) It comes with a full Fender warranty.

The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

During the late '50s and early '60s, the popularity of Fender musical instruments flourished, and although the Fender assortment had expanded to include many great new instruments, the Stratocaster® reigned supreme. By 1961, the Stratocaster had taken on a more refined aesthetic, with a 3-Color Sunburst reformulated with a more vibrant red and bolder black edge, topped with a 3-ply pickguard accenting the Strat's signature curves.

Featuring a premium alder body, a trio of Pure Vintage 1961 Stratocaster pickups and a medium "C"-Shaped maple neck mated with a 7.25" radius slab rosewood fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Other appointments include a vintage-accurate synchronised tremolo with cold rolled steel block and bent steel saddles, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and 3-ply pickguard.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.

FEATURES

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat® pickups
• "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Slab Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pure Vintage Synchronised Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

GLOSS NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISH

Nitrocellulose lacquer, as used on 50s and 60s Fender instruments, is a premium finish that reveals the instruments true tonal character.

ALDER BODY

Alder has a well-balanced tone with beefy mids and a robust low-end.

7.25 RADIUS SLAB-ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD

The 7.25-radius fingerboard provides the comfortable playing feel of a vintage instrument, while vintage-tall frets make it easier to bend notes without fretting out.

1961 C-SHAPE NECK

In vintage years, the shape and thickness of Fender guitar necks varied tremendously. The American Vintage II Series features authentic neck profiles from Fenders past.

PURE VINTAGE '61 STRATOCASTER PICKUPS

Specially voiced to reproduce the authentic sound and performance of individual model years, Pure Vintage pickups are constructed just like pickups from Fenders golden years. Materials include cloth-covered wire, fiber bobbins and alnico magnets.

VINTAGE-STYLE HARDWARE

From the bridge to the string tree and tuning machines, every piece of American Vintage II hardware is manufactured to look, sound and function just like it did on the originals. Much of the American Vintage II hardware is still manufactured on the original 50s and 60s era Fender factory machines.

SERIES

American Vintage II

ORIENTATION

Right-Hand

Colour

Olympic White

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

US

Neck

HEADSTOCK

Stratocaster®

NECK MATERIAL

Maple

NECK FINISH

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE

1961 "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION

4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Slab Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS

Clay Dot

SIDE DOTS

Vintage Clay

NUMBER OF FRETS

21

TRUSS ROD

Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT

Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT

Bone

NUT WIDTH

1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL

Bone

Body

BODY

Alder

BODY FINISH

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE

Stratocaster®

BODY MATERIAL

Alder

Hardware

BRIDGE

Pure Vintage Synchronised Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE

Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING

6-Screw Vintage-Style

TREMOLO BLOCK

Cold Rolled Steel

PICKGUARD

3-Ply Mint Green

PICKUP COVERS

Aged White

CONTROL KNOBS

Aged White

SWITCH TIP

Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH

Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES

Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

STRING TREES

Butterfly

STRINGS

Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

TREMOLO ARM

Screw-In

NECK PLATE

4-Bolt Serialised

STRAP BUTTONS

Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP

Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®

MIDDLE PICKUP

Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®

NECK PICKUP

Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION

Three Single Coil Pickups

CONTROLS

Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

SWITCHING

5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup

Measurements

DIMENSIONS

15.49x48.01x113.03 CM

SHIPPING WEIGHT

8.83 KG

FRET SIZE

Vintage Tall

SCALE LENGTH

25.5" (64.77 cm)