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.
- Alder Body
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat® pickups
- "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
- Slab Rosewood Fingerboard
- Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
