Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Vintage Blonde

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 its alluring curves, sparkling sounds and groundbreaking tremolo bridge, Fender’s new 1954 Stratocaster® was a phenomenon, unlike anything the world had ever seen. By 1957, the Stratocaster had crystallized into a mid-century masterpiece.

Featuring a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, sweeping body contours and a supremely comfortable “V”-shape neck with a 7.25” radius maple fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1957 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 a single-ply pickguard.

Offered in three stunning nitrocellulose lacquer finishes – 2-Color Sunburst and Sea Foam Green over alder and Vintage Blonde over ash – the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.

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.

CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)

Product Specs

General
SERIES - American Vintage II
ORIENTATION - Right-Hand
COLOR - Vintage Blonde
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

Neck
HEADSTOCK - Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL - 1-Piece Maple
NECK FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE - 1957 "V"
NECK CONSTRUCTION - 4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Maple
POSITION INLAYS - Black Dot
SIDE DOTS - Black
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

Body
BODY - Ash
BODY FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE - Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL - Ash

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 - 1-Ply Parchment
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

Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
MIDDLE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP - Pure Vintage '57 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

Measurements
DIMENSIONS - 6.30x17.20x43.30 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT - 21.05 LB
FRET SIZE - Vintage Tall
SCALE LENGTH - 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH - 43.30 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT - 6.30 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH - 17.20 IN

Accessories
RECOMMENED GIG BAG - FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous
COMMODITY CODE 9207901000
STYLE - 3 Single-Coil