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Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster, Surf Green

Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster

Pre-orderFender part 0110250857

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$3,419.99 CAD

Finish: Surf Green

Handedness: Right-Handed

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

The 1961 Stratocaster is the slab-board Strat, alder with a flat-bottomed rosewood fingerboard glued to the maple neck, and this one is built to that year. Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, a 3-ply mint green pickguard, clay dots and three Pure Vintage '61 single-coils.

The 1961 "C" neck is a medium carve with a 7.25" radius and vintage tall frets. The round radius suits chords and rhythm playing. Bends past a whole step high up can fret out unless the action is set a touch higher. The tremolo is the vintage synchronized unit with bent steel saddles and a screw-in arm.

For the same pickups on a modern neck with stainless frets, see the American Ultra Luxe Vintage '60s Stratocaster. The 1957 Stratocaster is the maple-board version from a few years earlier. Offered in Surf Green, Fiesta Red, Olympic White and 3-Color Sunburst, with left-handed Fiesta Red and Olympic White.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green

NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1961 "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
Position Inlays: Clay Dot
Side Dots: Vintage Clay
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 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, 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

HARDWARE
Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
Tremolo Arm: Screw-In
Pickup Covers: Aged White
Control Knobs: Aged White
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

CASE
Case: Included: Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.