Fender American Vintage '65 Stratocaster with Case (Rosewood/3-Tone Burst)

For the guitarist who craves pure vintage Fender style, the American Vintage series presents original-era model year guitars built with meticulous attention to accurate detail that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life.

Relive the sound and spirit of 1965 with the American Vintage '65 Stratocaster. Smack in the middle of one of music's most electrifying decades, the Stratocaster in 1965 was an instrument on its way to becoming rock's greatest electric guitar. Built with original tooling and based directly on actual 1965 models we tracked down, this U.S.-made guitar returns you to a pivotal period when the Strat® was poised to soar to phenomenal new heights.

Specifications

• Series: American Vintage
• Country Of Origin: US
• Color: 3-Color Sunburst
• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Mid '60s "C"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Frets Size: Vintage Style
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
• Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
• 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
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel
• Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
• Pickguard: 3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
• Unique Features: Thick C-shaped maple neck with round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing
• Included Accessories: Vintage '65 Strat Strap, Cable, and Cloth; Vintage 3-Position Switch, '60s Strat Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner's Manual, Saddle Height Wrench