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Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Left-Hand Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard, Fiesta Red

$2,299.99
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Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Left-Hand Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard, Fiesta Red

$2,299.99

Player's Perspective

Finally, some love for the lefties! And Fender decided to show it in the best of ways with this gorgeous new lefty American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster in Fiesta Red with a beautiful slab rosewood fretboard. The new American Vintage II series brings back the original "American Vintage Reissue (AVRI)" of old with improved upon pickup design, more accurate neck shapes, and other period-correct specs. A lot of us here at the shop grew up lusting after those guitars and we're glad to finally get these into our hands years later.

The '61 Pure Vintage pickups sound simply incredible and exactly as a classic Strat should. The tubbiness of the neck pickup and legendary position 4 quack are the highlights, but all 5 positions are amazing. The early '60s neck shape is simply comfortable feeling - basically every Strat-style "C" profile ever released over the decades was based on some variation of this profile, and for good reason. If you're a left-handed player and you could only add one Fender Stratocaster to add to your collection, accept no substitutes. Alder body, beautiful rosewood, 1960s-accurate looks, feel, and tone... this is the one.

Manufacturer's Description

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 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.

Featuring a premium alder body, a trio of Pure Vintage ‘61 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.

Fender®, Squier®, Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on the Strat®, Tele® & P Bass® guitars are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Specifications

Body

  • Body Material: Alder
  • Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Body Shape: Stratocaster®

Neck

  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
  • Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Neck Shape: 1961 "C"
  • Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Number of Frets: 21
  • Fret Size: Vintage Tall
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
  • Position Inlays: Clay Dot
  • Side Dots: Vintage Clay
  • Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Electronics

  • Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
  • Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
  • Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat®
  • 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
  • Configuration: SSS

Hardware

  • Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
  • Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
  • Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
  • Control Knobs: Aged White
  • Switch Tip: Aged White
  • Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized
  • Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

Miscellaneous

  • Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
  • Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)
  • Instrument Weight: 7.8 lbs
  • Serial #: V2441069

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Fender. This American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.