Up for sale, a 1997 Fender American Vintage ‘57 Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hangtags and tweed hardshell case. Weighing 8lbs even, tonewoods include an alder body and a one-piece maple neck, with a balanced, clear acoustic response. The American Vintage 57/62 single coils feature staggered, unbeveled pole pieces, black fiber bobbins, and cloth-covered leads, yielding a bouncy snap and sparkle at the bridge, a round, bell-like quality at the neck with fatness ideal for lead work, and a slinky cut at the “in-between” positions on the five-way pickup selector. This American Vintage ‘57 Stratocaster benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Slender C, measuring .820” 1st fret, .875” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
• Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-7
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
• Tuners: Kluson-style
• Serialization: V-prefix
• Factory Markings: Neck heel pencil dated 1-15-97

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: American Vintage 57/62 single coil x3
• Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector (upgraded)
• Harness: CTS 250k pots date to the 47th week of ‘96
• Hardware: Synchronized tremolo, jack cup
• Plastics: One-ply white pickguard, aged white knobs

The nitro lacquer gloss Sunburst finish exhibits light buckle wear just below the neck plate and tremolo cavity cover and just a few tiny dings and marks on the body as a whole. The ambered nitro gloss on the neck profile has a few shallow marks on the profile length.

The original hardshell case is included, along with a full suite of hangtags including the unique Fender/Yamano tags, denoting that this American Vintage model was originally distributed within Japan.