{"product_id":"fender-american-vintage-ii-1961-stratocaster-electric-guitar-surf-green-with-rosewood-fingerboard","title":"Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Surf Green with Rosewood Fingerboard","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eDuring 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 3-Color Sunburst reformulated with a more vibrant red and bolder black edge, topped with a 3-ply pickguard accenting the Strat's signature curves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eFeaturing a premium alder body, a trio of Pure Vintage 1961 Stratocaster pickups and a medium \"C\"-Shaped maple neck mated with a 7.25\" radius slab rosewood fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1961 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 3-ply pickguard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eSeries: American Vintage II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eOrientation: Right-Hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eColor: Surf Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eCountry Of Origin: US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eHeadstock: Stratocaster®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNeck Material: Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNeck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNeck Shape: 1961 \"C\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNeck Construction: 4-Bolt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eFingerboard Radius: 7.25\" (184.1 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eFingerboard Material; Slab Rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePosition Inlays: Clay Dot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eSide Dots: Vintage Clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNumber of Frets: 21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eTruss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eTruss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eString Nut: Bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNut Width: 1.650\" (42 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNut Material: Bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eFret Size: Vintage Tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eScale Length: 25.5\" (648 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBody: Alder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBody Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBody Shape: Stratocaster®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBody Style: Solid Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBody Material: Alder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBridge Cover\/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBridge Mounting: 6-Screw Vintage-Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eTremolo Block: Cold Rolled Steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePickup Covers: Aged White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eControl Knobs: Aged White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eSwitch Tip: Aged White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eHardware Finish: Nickel\/Chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eTuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line \"Fender Deluxe\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eString Trees: Butterfly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eStrings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eTremolo Arm: Screw-In\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNeck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eStrap Buttons: Vintage-Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eMiddle Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNeck Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePickup Configuration: SSS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eControls: Master Volume, Tone 1. 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