Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster® Vintage Blonde
Description
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.
With its alluring curves, sparkling sounds and groundbreaking tremolo bridge, Fender's new 1954 Stratocaster® was a phenomenon, unlike anything the world had ever seen. By 1957, the Stratocaster had crystallized into a mid-century masterpiece.
Featuring a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, sweeping body contours and a supremely comfortable "V"-shape neck with a 7.25" radius maple fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1957 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 a single-ply pickguard.
Offered in three stunning nitrocellulose lacquer finishes - 2-Color Sunburst and Sea Foam Green over alder and Vintage Blonde over ash - the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.
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
| Body | Alder |
| Back Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Shape | Stratocaster |
Neck
| Fingerboard Material | Maple |
| Fingerboard Radius | 7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Fret Size | Vintage Tall |
| Scale Length | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Headstock | Stratocaster® |
| Neck Construction | 4-Bolt |
| Neck Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material | 1-Piece Maple |
| Neck Shape | 1957 "V" |
| Number of Frets | 21 |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Position Inlays | Black Dot |
| Side Dots | Black |
| String Nut | Bone |
| Truss Rod | Vintage-Style Butt Adjust |
| Truss Rod Nut | Vintage-Style Butt Adjust |
Hardware
| Bridge | Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles |
| Bridge Tail Cover/Tailpiece | Includes Chrome Bridge Cover |
| Bridge Mounting | 6-Screw Vintage-Style |
| Control Knobs | Aged White |
| Hardware Finish | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard Material | 1-Ply Parchment |
| Pickup Covers | Aged White |
| Strap Buttons | Vintage-Style |
| String Trees | Butterfly |
| Strings | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
| Switch Tip | Aged White |
| Tremelo Arm | Screw-In |
| Tremelo Block | Cold Rolled Steel | Tuning Machines | Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup | Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® |
| Middle Pickup | Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® |
| Neck Pickup | Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® |
| Controls | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
| Pickup Configuration | SSS |
Additional Info
| Tuning | Standard 6-string EADGBE |
| Case | Included: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior) |