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.

Product Specs
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General
Series
American Vintage II
Orientation
Right-Hand
Color
Olympic White
Country Of Origin
US
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Neck
Headstock
Stratocaster®
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
1961 "C"
Neck Construction
4-Bolt
Fingerboard Radius
7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material
Slab Rosewood
Position Inlays
Clay Dot
Side Dots
Vintage Clay
Number of Frets
21
Truss Rod
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Nut
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
String Nut
Bone
Nut Width
1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material
Bone
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Body
Body
Alder
Body Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape
Stratocaster®
Body Material
Alder
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Hardware
Bridge
Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece
Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
Bridge Mounting
6-Screw Vintage-Style
Tremolo Block
Cold Rolled Steel
Pickguard
3-Ply Mint Green
Pickup Covers
Aged White
Control Knobs
Aged White
Switch Tip
Aged White
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines
Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
String Trees
Butterfly
Strings
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Tremolo Arm
Screw-In
Neck Plate
4-Bolt Serialized
Strap Buttons
Vintage-Style
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Electronics
Bridge Pickup
Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup
Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup
Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
Pickup Configuration
SSS
Controls
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Switching
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup