Description
Description
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, 3A flame 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.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender American Vintage II |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Fiesta Red |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 3A Flame Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1961 "C" |
| Fingerboard Material: | Slab Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" (184.1mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Clay Dot |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Vintage Clay |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Fat '60s Single-Coil Stratocaster |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Fat '60s Single-Coil Stratocaster |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Fat '60s Single-Coil Stratocaster |
| Controls and Switching: | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup); 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 |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
| String Tree: | Butterfly |
| Fret Wire: | Vintage Tall |
| Saddle: | Bent Steel Saddles |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
| Knobs: | Aged White |
| Switch Cap: | Aged White |