About This Listing

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. By 1973, now-classic CBS design cues had become standard spec and were widely used by rock, funk, fusion and prog players around the world. Weekly late night music television shows like Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, In concert and Midnight Special provided more exposure than ever for Fender instruments, further cementing the Stratocaster’s dominance as a pop culture phenomenon. The American Vintage II 1973 Stratocaster® exudes the spirit of the era and is outfitted with a trio of Pure Vintage '73 staggered pole pickups, a large headstock with dual string trees, a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism.

The “C”-shape maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius rosewood or maple fingerboard and vintage tall frets. The guitar is offered in three classic colors over ash: Aged Natural, Lake Placid Blue and Mocha, the latter being the first custom color ever to feature a black pickguard on a Strat®. Additional features include vintage-style “F” stamped tuners and a synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles and cold rolled steel block.

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.

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  • Ash Body
  • Large '70s Style Headstock
  • Maple Neck
  • 1973 "C" Neck Profile
  • Maple Fingerboard
  • American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
  • Pure Vintage '73 Single-Coil Strat® Pickups
  • Vintage Tall Frets
  • Vintage Style Black Case (Orange Interior)

Condition
Brand
Model
  • American Vintage II '73 Stratocaster with Maple Fretboard
Finish
  • Maple
Categories
Color Family
  • Brown
Pickup Configuration
  • SSS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Body Shape
  • S-Style
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Body Material
  • Ash
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Bridge
Series
Model Family
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Fretboard Radius
  • 7.25"
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 21

About the Seller

Parkway Music

Clifton Park, NY, United States
(7,644)
Joined Reverb:2014
Items Sold:12,869
Product Overview
Part of the relaunched 2022 American Vintage II Series, this '73 Stratocaster is as close to true vintage as you can get today. Maple or rosewood fingerboard, vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge, and gloss urethane finish over ash body.
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