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Fender American Vintage II 61 Stratocaster LH RW OWT
Features
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Fretboard: Rosewood
Warm, dark tone, excellent resonance. -
Pickup Configuration: S-S-S (3x Single Coil)
Clear tone with pronounced highs and precise mids. -
Technology: Solid Body
Clear, focused tone with high sustain. -
Neck construction: Bolt on neck
Bolt-on neck construction, offers percussive tone. -
Scale: 25" (635 - 659 mm)
Classic 25" scale length (635 - 659 mm). -
Neck Profile: 1961 "C"
Slim neck profile for comfortable playability. -
Body Material: Alder
Balanced tone with good sustain. -
Fretboard radius: 7,25"
Classic radius for comfortable chord playing.
The Fender American Vintage II series is not only visually based on the historic designs that made music history. Many period-correct details have been reproduced precisely: bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes as well as pickups that are carefully voiced to match the tone of the original model year. Thanks to traditional Fender craftsmanship, each instrument embodies the authentic character and sound of the respective original.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s Fender instruments enjoyed steadily growing popularity. Although there were already several models in the Fender lineup at that time, the Stratocaster was by far the most popular. Up to 1961 its design was continually refined. It was fitted with a 7.25" rosewood fretboard and a three-ply pickguard to emphasise the famous Strat curves. The colour palette was also expanded in the early '60s, with finishes like Fiesta Red and 3-Color Sunburst joining the Fender lineup.
The American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster delivers the tone and playing feel of the original with its premium alder body, three Pure Vintage 1961 Stratocaster pickups and maple neck in a "Medium C" profile with a slab rosewood fretboard and 7.25" radius. Other details include a historically correct synchronized tremolo with cold-rolled steel block and curved steel saddles, "Fender Deluxe" single-line tuners, and a three-ply pickguard.
The American Vintage II series brings classic Fender models back in their original form and is ideal for musicians who love the Fender vintage sound and feel and appreciate the highest quality - down to the last screw.
- Strings: 6 string
- Country of Origin: USA
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Factory Stringing: Fender Nickel Plated Steel
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body Shape: ST-Style
- Body Material: Alder
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Profile: 1961 "C"
- Neck finish: High Gloss
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Fretboard radius: 7,25"
- Fretboard Inlays: Vintage Clay Dots
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut material: Bone
- Frets: 21
- Fret size: Narrow Tall
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Pickup Configuration: S-S-S (3x Single Coil)
- Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage 61' Strat Single Coil
- Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage 61' Strat Single Coil
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage 61' Strat Single Coil
- Pickup Cover: Aged White
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- Pickguard: 3-ply Mint Green
- Pot Caps: Aged White
- Bridge / Tremolo: Fender Vintage Synchronised Tremolo
- Color/ Finish: Olympic White
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Includes: Fender Vintage-Style Brown Tolex Case with orange lining, Chrome Bridge Cover
With the American Vintage II series Fender returns to its roots, positioning the new premium collection of reissue instruments just below the models from the popular Fender Custom-Shop .
Nitrocellulose lacquer, period-correct pickups as well as neck profiles and hardware in true-vintage style are all on the agenda, along with the popular vintage colour palette that instantly transports you back in time. Options include classics like 2-Color-Sunburt, Mocha, Butterscotch and Vintage Blonde, as well as candy-shop colours such as Surf and Seafoam Green, Fiesta Red and Daphne and Lake Placid Blue.
Thanks to vintage colours and components, classic electric guitar shapes à la Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster, as well as the popular Jazzmaster with its elaborate wiring, shine in the style and to the specifications of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Iconic body shapes such as the Fender Jazz-Bass and Fender Precision-Bass are equally impressive and recall the vibe of bygone days.
To make a Fender instrument available to everyone, they are offered in different price ranges. The subsidiary Squier sells affordable, Far East-made models built to original specifications with Fender know-how in the background. An affordable, "real" Fender can be found in the series made in Mexico. The classic original Fender instruments, such as the American Pro series, are made in the USA. For lovers of hand-built instruments and guitars with vintage flair there is the Fender Custom Shop, where you can even have a guitar built completely to your own specifications.
But Fender is not only known and appreciated for its instruments, it is also famous for various amplifiers such as the Deluxe Reverb, the Princeton, the Champion, the Blues Junior and the Fender Rumble bass amp range. Fender now also offers a wide range of guitar accessories like strings, picks, cables, straps, cases, tuners and care products, as well as spare parts and pickups, plus accessories and merchandising. You can of course find all of this at the music shop you trust – session in Frankfurt and Walldorf!
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