OVERVIEW

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 synchronized 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.

General

SERIES - American Vintage II

ORIENTATION - Right-Hand

COLOR - 3-Color Sunburst

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 Synchronized 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 Serialized

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 - SSS

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

AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1961 STRATOCASTER®

Fender American Vintage II 61 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Rosewood in Fiesta Red w/Vintage Style Case - 0110250840

Fender American Vintage II 61 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Rosewood in Olympic White w/Vintage Style Case - 0110250805

Fender American Vintage II 61 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Rosewood in 3 Color Sunburst w/Vintage Style Cas - 0110250800