Up for sale, a 2006 Fender American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. This discontinued USA-made Stratocaster model features a nitro lacquer Olympic White finish with 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 five-way switch. This American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster weighs 7lbs 15oz, 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 .835” 1st fret, .910” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood slab, vintage-spec 7 1/4” radius
• Frets: Slender, light 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: 2006 date stamps on neck pocket/heel

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: American Vintage 57/62 single coil x3
• Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector
• Harness: CTS pots date to 32nd week of 2006
• Hardware: Synchronized Tremolo with “ashtray” cover, jack cup
• Plastics: Three-ply mint green pickguard (small split adjacent to selector switch), aged white knobs

The gloss Olympic White nitro lacquer finish has gracefully aged with a presentation that bears striking similarity to a genuine 1960s Stratocaster, with gentle aging of the clear coat, horizontal lacquer checking, and a mint green guard that’s darkened in tint over the past 20 years. There’s light buckle rash central to the back, a couple small chips at the upper bout perimeter, and various small dings and scuffs, largely relegated to the back and body perimeter. The ambered nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, highlighting flame figuring in the maple.

The original brown tolex hardshell G&G case is included, along with the hangtags.