An early '60s Stratocaster in look and voice, with a neck built for how people play now. Alder body in a aged Heirloom nitrocellulose lacquer, a rosewood board with clay dots, a 3-ply mint green pickguard, and three Pure Vintage '61 single-coils.
The quartersawn maple Modern "D" neck has rolled edges and a 10" to 14" compound radius, rounder near the nut for chords and flatter higher up so bends ring clean. Twenty-two medium jumbo stainless steel frets, a tapered heel, locking tuners and a 2-point tremolo round it out. The S-1 switch adds the neck pickup into positions 1 and 2, which gives you bridge plus neck and all three pickups together.
The American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster shares the '61 pickups on a period "C" neck with a 7.25" radius slab rosewood board. If you want a humbucker in the bridge, there is a '60s Stratocaster HSS in this line. Offered in Surf Green and Ice Blue Metallic.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Heirloom Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Aging: Heirloom
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Finish: Satin Lacquer
Neck Shape: Modern "D"
Fingerboard Radius: 10" to 14" Compound Radius (254 mm to 355.6 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Position Inlays: Clay Dot
Side Dots: Luminlay
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel
Nut Material: TUSQ
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
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 (with S-1 Switch), 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
Special Electronics: S-1 Switch Adds Neck Pickup Into Positions 1 and 2
HARDWARE
Bridge: 2-Point Deluxe Synchronized Tremolo with Pop-In Arm
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking
Pickup Covers: Aged White
Control Knobs: Aged White Soft Touch Knobs
Strap Buttons: Locking
Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case Included