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Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Demo with Tim Stewartplay button

Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Demo with Tim Stewart

Exploring the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster | American Vintage II | Fenderplay button

Exploring the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster | American Vintage II | Fender

Exploring the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster | American Vintage II | Fenderplay button

Exploring the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster | American Vintage II | Fender

Introducing American Vintage II | Fenderplay button

Introducing American Vintage II | Fender

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The Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster left-handed electric guitar celebrates the popularity and aesthetic evolution of the Stratocaster in the early ’60s, including bold finishes and a 3-ply pickguard accenting its signature curves. Featuring a premium alder body, a trio of Pure Vintage ’61 Stratocaster pickups and a medium C-shaped maple neck paired 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 a bone nut. Comes with a vintage-style brown case with an orange interior.

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.

Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Left-Handed Electric Guitar Olympic White
Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Left-Handed Electric Guitar Olympic White
Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Left-Handed Electric Guitar Olympic White

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  • Alder body with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Bolt-on maple neck in a medium C-shaped profile
  • Slab rosewood fingerboard with 21 vintage tall frets and clay dot inlays
  • Trio of Pure Vintage ’61 single-coil Strat pickups
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Body
  • Body type: Double cutaway
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Body finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck
  • Neck shape: C
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Vintage-style butt adjust
  • Neck finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Fingerboard
  • Material: Slab rosewood
  • Radius: 7.25"
  • Fret size: Vintage tall
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Clay dot
  • Nut width/material: 1.65 in. (42 mm) bone
Electronics
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Neck: Proprietary single coil
  • Middle: Proprietary single coil
  • Bridge: Proprietary single coil
  • Control layout: Master volume, Tone 1, Tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Pure Vintage synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles
  • Tuning machines: Pure Vintage "Fender Deluxe"
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 string
  • Case: Vintage-style brown
  • Orientation: Left-handed

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