Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Fiesta Red

Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Fiesta Red
Serial Number: V2560192
Weight: 7.9 lbs.

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.

Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: Alder
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Fiesta Red

Neck
Material: Maple
Shape: 1961 "C"
Joint: Bolt-on
Fretboard Material: Slab Rosewood
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Headstock: Small Stratocaster
Inlay: Clay Dot
Radius: 7.25"
Frets: 21
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.650"
Nut Material: Bone

Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo w/ Bent Steel Saddles
Tuners: Pure Vintage Single Line ‘Fender Deluxe’
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green

Electronics
Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat
Controls: 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-way Blade Pickup Selector

Case/Gigbag: Hardshell