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Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster – 3 Tone Sunburst

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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 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.

 

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BODY
  • Body Material
    Alder
  • Body Finish
    Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Body Shape
    Stratocaster®
NECK
  • Neck Material
    Maple
  • Neck Construction
    4-Bolt
  • Neck Finish
    Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Neck Shape
    1961 "C"
  • Scale Length
    25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Fingerboard Material
    Slab Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius
    7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Number of Frets
    21
  • Fret Size
    Vintage Tall
  • Nut Material
    Bone
  • Nut Width
    1.650" (42 mm)
  • Position Inlays
    Clay Dot
  • Side Dots
    Vintage Clay
  • Truss Rod
    Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
  • Truss Rod Nut
    Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
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®
  • 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
  • Configuration
    SSS
HARDWARE
  • Bridge
    Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
  • Hardware Finish
    Nickel/Chrome
  • Tuning Machines
    Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
  • Pickguard
    3-Ply Mint Green
  • Control Knobs
    Aged White
  • Switch Tip
    Aged White
  • Neck Plate
    4-Bolt Serialized
  • Bridge Cover/Tailpiece
    Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
 
ACCESSORIES
  • Case/Gig Bag
    Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)