Up for sale, a 2001 Fender American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster, finished in custom color Surf Green nitro lacquer and complete with the original tweed hardshell case. This discontinued USA-made Stratocaster model features an alder body, maple neck and slab rosewood fretboard, delivering a bold, detailed natural acoustic quality that translates well through the 57/62 black bobbin pickup set.

Featuring staggered, beveled alnico pole pieces, black fiber bobbins, and cloth-covered leads, Fender’s 57/62 pickups offer a potent upper midrange detail and bounce in the bridge position, a woody, sweet neck pickup sound and a nice hollow cut at the in-between positions on the three-way switch. This American Vintage Stratocaster weighs 7lbs 11oz, benefitting 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: Medium C, measuring .840” 1st fret, .915” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
• Frets: Slender, light wear beneath G string on 5-9
• Scale Length: 25 1/2"
• Nut: 1.650” (42mm)
• Tuners: Kluson-style
• Serialization: V-prefix
• Factory Markings: 2000/2001 date stamps on neck pocket/heel

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: American Vintage 57/62 single coil x3
• Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
• Harness: CTS pots date to 46th week of 2000 (Volume pot replaced)
• Hardware: Synchronized Tremolo, jack cup
• Plastics: Three-ply mint green pickguard, lightly aged knobs

The gloss Surf Green nitro lacquer finish exhibits yellowing of the clear coat, with concentrated buckle wear adjacent to the belly carve on the back, a finish chip on the bass-side horn, and some small dings on the body as a whole, largely along the lower bout perimeter. The ambered nitro gloss on the neck carve is clean and smooth, with a few shallow marks on the profile length.

The original tweed hardshell case is included.