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.
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Headstock: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1957 "V"
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
Bridge Mounting: 6-Screw Vintage-Style
Tremolo Block: Cold Rolled Steel
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Pickup Covers: Aged White
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
String Trees: Butterfly
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Tremolo Arm: Screw-In
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Pickup Configuration: SSS
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)
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.