The American Vintage series introduces an all-new lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, new American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender’s roots‰ÛÓexpertly preserving an innovative U.S. guitar-making legacy and vividly demonstrating like never before that Fender not only knows where it’s going, but also remembers where it came from.

The American Vintage Series has long presented some of Fender’s best selling guitars (their early-’80s introduction, in fact, was one of the first signs that Fender was “back” as the CBS era ended). Today, Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, we’ve completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept‰ÛÓrestoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more‰ÛÓbased on actual vintage guitars we tracked down to make sure we had it right. We did the work, and it shows, because there’s pure tonal magic in each new American Vintage instrument.

The American Vintage ’56 Stratocasterå¨ guitar takes you straight back to mid-1956, when the model was still new and when what is quite possibly the most prized and popular neck ever affixed to the instrument first appeared‰ÛÓa thick one-piece maple neck with a soft “V” shape and comfortably rounded edges. Such meticulous authenticity even extends to the single-ply white pickguard with eight holes, lightweight alder body (ash on White Blonde) with deep contours, and vintage-accurate pickups, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.

Features:åÊ

• Deeper body contours
• Thick one-piece maple neck with “soft V”-shaped profile and comfortably rounded edges (one of the most prized and popular Stratocaster necks ever)
• Specially voiced pickups with modern five-way switch; optional three-way switch includedv
• Vintage-accurate bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more
• Single-ply eight-hole white pickguard
• Reformulated vintage colors
• Period-correct “soft V”-shaped neck profile
• Flash-coat lacquer finish
• Bone nut
• Newly voiced American Vintage pickups
• Warranty Included

Specifications:

• Body Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
• Body Material: Ash
• Body Shape: Stratocasterå¨
• Bridge Pickup: American Vintage ’56 Single-Coil Strat
• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Case/Gig Bag: Updated Deluxe Vintage Tweed
• Color: Aged White Blonde
• Configuration: SSS
• Control Knobs: Eggshell
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
• Fret Size: Vintage-Style
• Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel
• Included Accessories: Vintage ’56 Strat Strap, Cable, and Cloth; Vintage 3-Position Switch, ’50s Strat Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner’s Manual, Saddle Height Wrench
• Middle Pickup: American Vintage ’56 Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Pickup: American Vintage ’56 Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
• Neck Shape: Thick Soft “V”
• Number of Frets: 21
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Other Features: Mid-’56 thick maple neck with soft “V‰۝ profile and comfortably rolled edges-one of the most popular Fender neck styles ever; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing
• Pickguard: 1-Ply White
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
• Strings: Fenderå¨ USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
• 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
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• Tuning Machines: Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Vintage Style

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