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- 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.
During the late '50s and early '60s
the popularity of Fender musical instruments flourished,
and although the Fender assortment had expanded
to include many great new instruments,
the Stratocaster reigned supreme.
By 1961, the Stratocaster had taken on
a more refined aesthetic with a three-color sunburst
reformulated with a more vibrant red and bolder black edge,
topped with a three-ply pick guard
accentuating the Strat's signature curves.
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Featuring a premium alder body,
a trio of Pure Vintage '61 Stratocaster pickups
and a medium C-shaped maple neck
mated with a seven and a quarter inch radius
slab rosewood fingerboard,
the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster
reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.
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Other appointments include a vintage-accurate
synchronized tremolo with cold rolled steel block
and bent steel saddles, single line fender deluxe tuners
and three-ply pick guard.
The '61 Strat is offered in three incredible
nitrocellulose lacquer finishes over an alder body:
three color sunburst, fiesta red and olympic white.
From the bridge to the string tree and tuning machines,
every piece of American Vintage II hardware
is manufactured to look and sound and function
just like it did on the originals.
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Much of the American Vintage II hardware
is still manufactured on the original
'50s and '60s era Fender factory machine.
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.
For more information on the American Vintage II series,
visit fender.com.
Thanks.
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