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.
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.
FEATURES
Alder or Ash body
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat pickups
“V”-Shaped Neck Profile
Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Neck Material
1-Piece Maple
Neck Construction
4-Bolt
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
1957 "V"
Scale Length
25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Material
Maple
Fingerboard Radius
7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets
21
Fret Size
Vintage Tall
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays
Black Dot
Side Dots
Black
Truss Rod
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Nut
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Bridge Pickup
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup
Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Controls
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
Configuration
SSS
Bridge
Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines
Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
Pickguard
1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs
Aged White
Switch Tip
Aged White
Neck Plate
4-Bolt Serialized
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece
Includes Chrome Bridge Cover