Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Fiesta Red Finish
• Hand made in California, USA
• Fiesta Red Finish
• Solid Alder Body
• Rosewood Slab Fingerboard
• Hard Case Included
• Pro-SCM setup ($250 value!)
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 the inclusion of our Pro-SCM setup you have the perfect guitar – one that you simply won’t want to put down.
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 bolder colors, topped with a 3-ply pickguard accenting the Strat’s signature curves.
This beauty features a premium Alder body, a medium “C”-Shaped Maple neck mated with a 7.25″ radius slab Rosewood fingerboard. With a trio of Pure Vintage 1961 Stratocaster pickups, 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 of course, a 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.
Join the list of legendary guitarists for whom a Fender ’61 Stratocaster helped define their touch and tone.
BODY
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
NECK
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: 1961 “C”
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Vintage Tall
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Fretboard Position Markers: Clay Dot Inlays
• Side Dot Inlays: Vintage Clay
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Setup: Pro-SCM Professional Setup ($250 value)
ELECTRONICS
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ’61 Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage ’61 Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage ’61 Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
• Pickup Selector Switch: 5-Position Blade
• Switching: Pos 1. Bridge PU, Pos 2. Bridge & Middle PU, Pos 3. Middle PU, Pos 4. Middle & Neck PU, Pos 5. Neck PU
HARDWARE
• Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles and Chrome Bridge Cover
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuners: Pure Vintage Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Machine Heads
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Control Knobs: Aged White
• Switch Tip: Aged White
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Serial Number
