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.

By 1973, now-classic CBS design cues had become standard spec and were widely used by rock, funk, fusion and prog players around the world. Weekly late night music television shows like Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, In concert and Midnight Special provided more exposure than ever for Fender instruments, further cementing the Stratocaster’s dominance as a pop culture phenomenon. The American Vintage II 1973 Stratocaster® exudes the spirit of the era and is outfitted with a trio of Pure Vintage '73 staggered pole pickups, a large headstock with dual string trees, a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. The “C”-shape maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius rosewood or maple fingerboard and vintage tall frets.

The guitar is offered in three classic colors over ash: Aged Natural, Lake Placid Blue and Mocha, the latter being the first custom color ever to feature a black pickguard on a Strat®. Additional features include vintage-style “F” stamped tuners and a synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles and cold rolled steel block. 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 1973 Stratocaster®

Neck

HEADSTOCK

Large '70s Style

NECK MATERIAL

Maple

NECK FINISH

Gloss Polyurethane

NECK SHAPE

1973 "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION

3-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Maple

POSITION INLAYS

Black Dot

SIDE DOTS

Black

NUMBER OF FRETS

21

TRUSS ROD

Bullet Style

TRUSS ROD NUT

Bullet Style

STRING NUT

Bone

NUT WIDTH

1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL

Bone

Body

BODY

Ash

BODY FINISH

Gloss Polyurethane

BODY SHAPE

Stratocaster®

BODY MATERIAL

Ash

Hardware

BRIDGE

American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE

Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING

6-Screw Vintage-Style

TREMOLO BLOCK

Cold Rolled Steel

PICKGUARD

3-Ply Parchment

PICKUP COVERS

Aged White

CONTROL KNOBS

Aged White

SWITCH TIP

Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH

Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES

Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped

STRING TREES

Dual-Wing

STRINGS

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

TREMOLO ARM

Screw-In

NECK PLATE

3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™, Serialized

STRAP BUTTONS

Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP

Pure Vintage '73 Single-Coil Strat®

MIDDLE PICKUP

Pure Vintage '73 Single-Coil Strat®

NECK PICKUP

Pure Vintage '73 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 1973 STRATOCASTER®

Fender American Vintage II 73 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Rosewood in Aged Natural w/Vintage Style Case - 0110270834

Fender American Vintage II 73 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Maple in Lake Placid Blue w/Vintage Style Case - 0110272802

Fender American Vintage II 73 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Maple in Mocha w/Vintage Style Case - 0110272829