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.

With its alluring curves, sparkling sounds and groundbreaking tremolo bridge, Fender’s new 1954 Stratocaster® was a phenomenon, unlike anything the world had ever seen. By 1957, the Stratocaster had crystallized into a mid-century masterpiece.

Featuring a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, sweeping body contours and a supremely comfortable “V”-shape neck with a 7.25” radius maple fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1957 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 a single-ply pickguard.

Offered in three stunning nitrocellulose lacquer finishes – 2-Color Sunburst and Sea Foam Green over alder and Vintage Blonde over ash – the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.

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.

American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster® Left-Hand

Neck

HEADSTOCK - Stratocaster®

NECK MATERIAL - 1-Piece Maple

NECK FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE - 1957 "V"

NECK CONSTRUCTION - 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Maple

POSITION INLAYS - Black Dot

SIDE DOTS - Black

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 - 1-Ply Parchment

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 '57 Single-Coil Strat®

MIDDLE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

NECK PICKUP - Pure Vintage '57 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® LEFT-HAND

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