Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Vintage Blonde

Description

Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Vintage Blonde

The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a particularly accurate re-creation 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 tone, with year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of the most 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-defined curves and a superior comfort "V" neck, with a 7.25” radius maple fingerboard, 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 alder body and Vintage Blonde on ash body – the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.

The American Vintage II series instruments are the direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for musicians who truly appreciate vintage Fender tones and response, they are built with inimitable quality, down to the last screw.

These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, this is what legends are made of.

Specifications

SERIES American Vintage II

ORIENTATION Right-Hand

COLOR Vintage Blonde

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN US

HEADSTOCK Stratocaster®

NECK MATERIAL 1-Piece Maple

NECK FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE 1957 "V"

NECK CONSTRUCTION 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Maple

POSITION INLAYS Black Dot

SIDE DOTS

NUMBER OF FRETS 21

TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT Bone

NUT WIDTH 1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL Bone

BODY Ash

BODY FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE Stratocaster®

BODY MATERIAL Ash

BRIDGE Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING 6-Screw Vintage-Style

TREMOLO BLOCK Cold Rolled Steel

PICKGUARD 1-Ply Parchment

PICKUP COVERS Aged White

CONTROL KNOBS Aged White

SWITCH TIP Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

STRING TREES Butterfly

TREMOLO ARM Screw-In

NECK PLATE 4-Bolt Serialized

STRAP BUTTONS Vintage-Style

BRIDGE PICKUP Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

MIDDLE PICKUP Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

NECK PICKUP Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION SSS

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