Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Surf Green

SKU: 0110250857
Sale price$2,499.99 USD Regular price$2,699.99 USD

Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Surf Green

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.

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

Specs

General

  • Product Name - American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
  • Series - American Vintage II
  • Orientation - Right-Hand
  • Color - 3-Color Sunburst

Body

  • Body Material - Alder
  • Body Shape - Stratocaster®
  • Body Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Body Style - Solid Body

Neck

  • Neck Shape - 1961 "C"
  • Neck Material - Maple
  • Neck Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Scale Length - 25.5" (648 mm)
  • Fingerboard Material - Slab Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius - 7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Position Inlays - Clay Dot
  • Side Dots - Vintage Clay
  • String Nut - Bone
  • Nut Width -1.650" (42 mm)
  • Fret Size - Vintage Tall
  • Number of Frets - 21
  • Headstock - Stratocaster®
  • Truss Rod - 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®
  • Pickup Covers - Aged White
  • 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
  • Controls - Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

Hardware

  • Bridge - Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
  • Bridge Mounting - 6-Screw Vintage-Style
  • Hardware Finish - Nickel/Chrome
  • Pickguard - 3-Ply Mint Green
  • Control Knobs - Aged White
  • Switch Tip - Aged White
  • Neck Plate - 4-Bolt Serialized
  • Strap Buttons - Vintage-Style
  • String Trees - Butterfly
  • Tremolo Arm - Screw-In
  • Tremolo Block - Cold Rolled Steel
  • Bridge Cover/Tailpiece - Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

Accessories

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