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. Here we have a new addition to the lineup: the 1965 Stratocaster.  Fender just introduced it and we have the first one here, in the ultra cool classic color of Sonic Blue.
Relive the sound and spirit of 1965 with the American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster. Smack in the middle of one of music’s most electrifying decades, the Stratocaster in 1965 was an instrument on its way to becoming rock’s greatest electric guitar. A perfect example of a Strat in a transition year, the 1965 Stratocaster® features a 1965 “C”-shaped maple neck, this time with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. Other authentic features include an 11-hole three-ply white pickguard, the incredibly cool transition logo with larger lettering, and a set of amazing “gray bottom” Pure Vintage 1965 pickups.
Features

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '65 Gray-bottom Single-Coil Strat® pickups
• 1965 "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Round Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

PRODUCT SPECS General Series: American Vintage II Orientation: Right-Hand Color: Sonic Blue Country Of Origin: US

Neck Headstock: Stratocaster® Neck Material: Maple Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Neck Shape: 1965 "C" Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm) Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot - 7mm Number of Frets: 21 Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust String Nut: Bone Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) Nut Material: Bone Fret Size: Vintage Tall Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Hardware Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles Pickguard: 3-Ply Eggshell Control Knobs: Vintage White Switch Tip: Vintage White Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Body Body: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Shape: Stratocaster® Body Material: Alder

Electronics Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat® Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat® Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat® Pickup Configuration: SSS Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle 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

Model No.: 0110280872