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.
With its alluring curves, sparkling sounds and groundbreaking tremolo bridge, Fender’s new 1954 Stratocaster® was a phenomenon, unlike anything the world had ever seen. By 1957, the Stratocaster had crystallized into a mid-century masterpiece.
Featuring a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, sweeping body contours and a supremely comfortable “V”-shape neck with a 7.25” radius maple fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Other appointments include a vintage-accurate synchronized tremolo with cold rolled steel block and bent steel saddles, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and a single-ply pickguard.
Offered in three stunning nitrocellulose lacquer finishes – 2-Color Sunburst and Sea Foam Green over alder and Vintage Blonde over ash – the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.
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.
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Vintage Blonde
|
Orientation |
Left Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Stratocaster® |
Body Material |
Alder |
Body Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
|
Neck Material |
1-Piece Maple
|
Neck Shape |
1957 V
|
Neck Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
|
Fretboard Material |
Maple |
Number of Frets |
21 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Black Dot with Black Side Dots |
Fret Size |
Vintage Tall |
Fretboard Radius |
7.25 (184.1 mm)
|
Nut Material |
Bone |
Nut Width |
1.650 (42 mm)
|
Neck Pickup |
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
|
Middle Pickup |
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
|
Bridge Pickup |
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
|
Controls |
1 X Master Volume, 1 X Tone (Neck/Middle Pickups), 1 X Tone (Bridge Pickup), 5-Position Pickup Selector |
Pickguard |
1-Ply Parchment |
Bridge |
Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles (Includes Chrome Bridge Cover)
|
Tuners |
Fender® Vintage-Style
|
Strings |
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
|
Case/ Bag |
Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior) |