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 Fenders 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.. Product code: 0110242807
Part of the relaunched 2022 American Vintage II Series, this '57 Stratocaster is as close to true vintage as you can get today, though it has the more normal and contemporary 5-way selector switch. Period-correct single-coil pickups, alder or ash body (depending on finish), and a vintage-style tremolo bridge.
