Description
Fender have impressed us with this New Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar in 3 Colour Sunburst in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.
Building on the success of Fender's American Vintage range, the American Vintage II series takes things up a notch, offering incredibly accurate recreations of Fender's most timeless designs. With period accurate bodies, necks and hardware and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, the American Vintage II series pays tribute to the revolutionary designs that altered the course of popular music forever.
The Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster perfectly captures the tone and feel of an original '60s Strat. With its refined aesthetics, slab Rosewood fingerboard, crystalline sound and comfortable medium "C" shape Maple neck, you would be forgiven for thinking you were playing a genuine vintage guitar. Featuring an Alder body with a Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the 1961 Stratocaster is the stuff of legends, designed for players with a keen appreciation of vintage instruments!
At the heart of the '61 Strat is a trio of Pure Vintage '61 Stratocaster pickups for a host of sparkling single-coil tones that will take you back to the golden age of guitar building. Other premium appointments include a vintage-accurate synchronized tremolo with cold rolled steel block and bent steel saddles, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and a three-ply pickguard.
Key Features
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Finish – Nitrocellulose is a very thin, vintage-style lacquer that ages nicely over time, giving it a authentic "played-in" feel.
- Pure Vintage '61 Stratocaster Pickups – Vintage-voiced single coil pickups that produce iconic, sparkling Fender tones in abundance!
- Vintage-Accurate Synchronized Tremolo – Allows for plenty of vintage vibrato effects whilst maintaining excellent tuning stability.
- Medium "C" Shape Maple Neck – A classic, period-accurate neck profile that is synonymous with '60s Fenders. Perfect for both rhythm and lead playing.
- Vintage-Style Tweed Case – A rugged hard case offering excellent protection, decked out in a classic brown tolex!
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Body Material: Alder
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Material:- Maple
- Profile: 1961 "C"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Number Of Frets: 21
- Frets: Vintage Tall
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Inlays: Clay Dot
- Joint: 4-Bolt
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Hardware
- Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
- Bridge Cover: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- Bridge Mounting: 6-Screw Vintage-Style
- Tremolo Block: Cold Rolled Steel
- Tremolo Arm: Screw-In
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- String Trees: Butterfly
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Control Knobs: Aged White
- Pickup Covers: Aged White
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
- 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
- Output Jack: 1/4"
Miscellaneous
- Strings Gauge: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Case: Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)
