Description
Fender have impressed us with this New Fender American Vintage II 1973 Stratocaster Electric Guitar in Lake Placid Blue 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 1973 Stratocaster perfectly captures the tone and feel of an original CBS-era Strat. With its alluring contours, round-laminated Rosewood fingerboard, crystalline sound and comfortable '73 "C" shape Maple neck, you would be forgiven for thinking you were playing a genuine vintage guitar. Featuring an Ash body with a gloss Polyurethane lacquer finish, the 1973 Stratocaster is the stuff of legends, designed for players with a keen appreciation of vintage instruments!
At the heart of the '73 Strat is a trio of Pure Vintage '73 staggered pole Stratocaster pickups for a host of sparkling single-coil tones that will take you back to the now classic CBS-era of Fender's decorated history. Other premium appointments include a large headstock with dual string trees, vintage-style “F” stamped tuners, a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism.
Key Features
- Large '70s-Style Headstock – During the CBS-era, Stratocasters boasted a larger headstock so the iconic Fender logo could be clearly seen on TV!
- Pure Vintage '73 Stratocaster Pickups – Vintage-voiced single coil pickups that produce iconic, sparkling Fender tones in abundance!
- American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo – Allows for plenty of vintage vibrato effects whilst maintaining excellent tuning stability.
- '73 "C" Shape Maple Neck – A classic, period-accurate neck profile that is synonymous with CBS-era Fenders. Perfect for both rhythm and lead playing.
- Vintage-Style Tweed Case – A rugged hard case offering excellent protection, decked out in a classic black tolex!
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Headstock: Large '70s-Style
- Body Material: Ash
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck
- Material: Maple
- Profile: 1973 "C"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated 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: White Pearloid Dot – 7mm
- Joint: 3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™, Serialized
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Hardware
- Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- Tremolo Arm: Screw-In
- Tremolo Block: Cold Rolled Steel
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Truss Rod: Bullet Style
- Control Knobs: Aged White
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '73 Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '73 Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '73 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 Black (Orange Interior)
