This is an ideal specimen for this model. It is the perfect shade of Olympic white and is only 7.5 lbs. The fretboard is a nice, dark, uniform rosewood. I store my guitars in the original case, climate controlled and handle them with care. Hence its great condition. Only played in the house and not much. No scrapes, scratches, or dings. Just normal aging and playwear. Frets are like new. Set with low action and no buzz. I have heard people online complain about quality control, but I must’ve gotten lucky with this one. It is from the first year that these were released, so I imagine that the quality control was more precise. Even the bone nut looks to be perfectly cut with the strings half way down in the slot like all the books say is the perfect way to have them, and when you press the strings down onto the second fret wire, they just barely clear the first fret wire, again reflecting the perfectly cut nut. And, I love the 1965 specs.

Tribute to a 1965 Stratocaster

Pure Vintage '65 pickups are painstakingly period correct

Modern 5-way switching unlocks in-between tones

'60s-era "C" maple neck suits all playing styles

Modern 9.5-inch fingerboard radius minimizes fretting out

Narrow tall (6105) frets (Fender refers to them as “vintage tall”)

Rosewood fretboard subtly warms leads and thickens chords

Resonant alder body with breathable nitrocellulose lacquer finish

6-saddle synchronized tremolo bridge

Sustain-enhancing bone nut

Aged white knobs, pickup covers, and switch tip

3-ply mint green pickguard

Kluson-style vintage tuning machines

Transition logo

Pure Vintage ’65 pickups

Comes with original case and case candy.

If you're looking for a '60s-inspired Fender Strat with modern convenience and playability, look no further than the Fender American Original '60s Stratocaster. This guitar tips its hat to transition-era Strats of 1965, with a chunky "C" neck profile, a rosewood fingerboard, pearloid dot inlays, and a mint green pickguard. The Fender American Original '60s Strat's 9.5-inch fingerboard radius will please today's lead guitar players, while its period-correct Pure Vintage '65 guitar pickups and contemporary 5-way switching are sure to please tone aficionados. Aged pickup covers and controls give the Fender American original ‘60s Strat a classic played-in look.

Chunky "C" neck with a modern fingerboard radius

The Fender American Original Strat's '60s-era "C" neck profile is suited for all playing styles. It's a little chunkier than the modern Fender "C," but still contoured, for both thumb-behind and thumb-over guitar players. Where the Fender American Original '60s Strat has the advantage over a classic '65 is its enlarged 9.5-inch (from 7.25-inch) fingerboard radius, which allows for upper-register leads and bends with less risk of fretting out.

Pure Vintage '65 pickups

This Strat's Pure Vintage '65 gray bottom single-coils are as period correct as they come, from the fiber bobbins and Alnico V magnets right down to the enamel-coated coil wire and cloth-covered output wires. Wax potting keeps feedback and icepicks to a minimum, while contemporary 5-way switching unlocks in-between tones that are impossible on a true '65.

Classic nitro-finished alder body

The Fender American Original '60s Stratocaster has a lightweight, resonant alder body that retains its full tonal characteristics thanks to a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. This is just another reason why, for classic inspiration and modern playability, it's hard to top the Fender American Original '60s Stratocaster.