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.
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.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender American Vintage II |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Black |
| 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: | 1-Piece Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1957 "V" |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| 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 Serialized |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Black Dot |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
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 |
| Controls and 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; Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
| Fret Wire: | Vintage Tall |
| Saddle: | Bent Steel Saddles |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Parchment |
| Knobs: | Aged White |