Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Maple Black

Description

Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Maple Black

The Fender® American Vintage II series features a particularly accurate reinterpretation of the revolutionary designs that changed the course of music history. Crafted with historically correct bodies, necks, and hardware, high-class finishes, and with the utmost attention to sound, featuring year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tones.

With its captivating curves, brilliant tones, and revolutionary vibrato bridge, the new 1954 Fender Stratocaster® was a true phenomenon, unlike any other instrument until that day. By 1957, the Stratocaster had already established itself as a mid-century masterpiece.

With a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, a body profile with well-accentuated curves, and a supremely comfortable "V" shape neck, with a 7.25" radius maple fretboard, the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster reproduces all the sounds and sensations that represent the unmistakable essence of the original. Other features include a historically correct "synchronized tremolo" with cold-rolled steel blocks, bent steel saddles, "Fender Deluxe" in-line tuners, and a single-ply pickguard.

Offered in three spectacular nitrocellulose lacquer finishes – 2-Color Sunburst and Sea Foam Green on an alder body, and Vintage Blonde on an ash body – the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.

Specifications

Color: Black

Body: Alder

Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape: Stratocaster®

Control Knobs: Aged White

Fingerboard: Maple

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment

Position Inlays: Black Dot

Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Construction: 4-Bolt

Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

Side Dots: Black

Headstock: Stratocaster®

Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

Configuration: SSS

Pickup Refinement: Pure Vintage

Nut: Bone

Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

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

Pickup Configuration: SSS

Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

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

Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)

Fingerboard Radius Refinement: Vintage

Fret Size: Vintage Tall

Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple

Neck Material Refinement: Maple

Neck Shape: 1957 "V"

Neck Shape Refinement: V Shape

Number of Frets: 21

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

Style: 3 Single-Coil