Fender American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster Electric Guitar – Sonic Blue

Summary

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.

Relive the sound and spirit of 1965 with the American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster. Smack in the middle of one of musics most electrifying decades, the Stratocaster in 1965 was an instrument on its way to becoming rocks greatest electric guitar. A perfect example of a Strat in a transition year, the 1965 Stratocaster features a 1965 C-shaped maple neck, this time with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. Other authentic features include an 11-hole three-ply white pickguard, the incredibly cool transition logo with larger lettering, and a set of amazing gray bottom Pure Vintage 1965 pickups.

Features

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-bottom Single-Coil Strat pickups
• 1965 “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Round Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

Specs

Body – Alder

Body Finish -Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material -Alder

Body Shape -Stratocaster

Electronics:

Bridge Pickup -Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat

Controls

Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)

Middle Pickup

Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat

Neck Pickup

Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat

Pickup Configuration

SSS

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

General:

Color -Sonic Blue

Orientation -Right-Hand

Product Name

American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster, Round-Lam Rosewood Fingerboard, Sonic Blue

Series -American Vintage II

Hardware:

Bridge

Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

Control Knobs

Vintage White

Hardware Finish

Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel

Neck Plate

4-Bolt Vintage-Style

Pickguard

3-Ply Eggshell

Strap Buttons

Vintage-Style

Strings

Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

Switch Tip

Vintage White

Tuning Machines

Pure Vintage Single Line “Fender Deluxe”

Measurements:

Fret Size -Vintage Tall

Scale Length -25.5″ (64.77 cm)

Neck:

Fingerboard Material -Round-Laminated Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius -7.25″ (184.1 mm)

Headstock -Stratocaster

Neck Construction -4-Bolt

Neck Finish -Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Material -Maple

Neck Shape –1965 “C”

Number of Frets -21

Nut Material -Bone

Nut Width -1.650″ (42 mm)

Position Inlays -White Pearloid Dot – 7mm

String Nut –Bone

Truss Rod -Vintage-Style Butt Adjust