2024 Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster 3-Color Sunburst

Signature Curves, Richer Tones
The popularity of Fender musical instruments grew throughout the '50s, flourishing into an assortment of instrument models, and by 1961 the Stratocaster had taken on a more refined aesthetic.

A big evolutionary change in early '60s first appeared in late 1959, when Fender guitars transitioned from maple fingerboards to rosewood' mostly because of the visible wear that a maple fingerboard showed. But it made an appreciable difference in the overall tonality of the guitar, giving it a slightly warmer voice.

To mirror this transitional period, American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster sports a 7.25 radius slab rosewood fingerboard, and is available in 3-Color Sunburst reformulated with a more vibrant red and bolder black edge, accented by a 3-ply pickguard accenting the Strat's signature curves.

Features:

• Body Type: Solidbody
• Body Shape: Stratocaster
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
• Color: Sunburst
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: 1961 C
• Neck Joint: 4 Bolt
• Radius: 7.25"
• Fingerboard Inlay: Clay Dots
• Number of Frets: 21 Vintage Tall
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1.650"
• Nut Material: Bone
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
• Tuners: Fender Deluxe Pure Vintage
• Pickups: Pure Vintage '61 Single Coil Strat
• Controls: 1 Volume, 2 Tone
• Switching: 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch
• Case: Hardshell