
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.
Features
Alder Body
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat® pickups
"C"-Shaped Neck Profile
Slab Rosewood Fingerboard
Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Product Name: American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard - Surf Green
Model #: 0110250857
General
SERIES: American Vintage II
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Surf Green
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
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
FRET SIZE: Vintage Tall
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (648 mm)
Body
BODY: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY STYLE: Solid Body
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
Measurements
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: 6.40x17.00x43.00 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 22.19 LB
SHIPPING LENGTH: 43.00 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.40 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.00 IN
Accessories
RECOMMENED GIG BAG: FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)