Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster, Vintage Blonde Overview
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.
With its alluring curves, sparkling sounds and groundbreaking tremolo bridge, Fender’s new 1954 Stratocaster was a phenomenon, unlike anything the world had ever seen. By 1957, the Stratocaster had crystallized into a mid-century masterpiece.
Featuring a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, sweeping body contours and a supremely comfortable “V”-shape neck with a 7.25” radius the American Vintage II 1957 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 a single-ply pickguard.
Offered in three stunning nitrocellulose lacquer finishes – 2-Colour Sunburst and Sea Foam Green over alder and Vintage Blonde over ash – the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design.
The 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.
- HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
- NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Maple
- NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- NECK SHAPE: 1957 "V"
- NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Maple
- POSITION INLAYS: Black Dot
- SIDE DOTS: Black
- NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
- TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- TRUSS ROD NUT: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- STRING NUT: Bone
- NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
- NUT MATERIAL: Bone
- SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- FRET SIZE: Vintage Tall
- BRIDGE PICKUP: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
- MIDDLE PICKUP: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
- NECK PICKUP: Pure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat®
- PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
- 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
- BRIDGE: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
- BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- BRIDGE MOUNTING: 6-Screw Vintage-Style
- TREMOLO BLOCK: Cold Rolled Steel
- PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Parchment
- PICKUP COVERS: Aged White
- CONTROL KNOBS: Aged White
- SWITCH TIP: Aged White
- HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
- TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- STRING TREES: Butterfly
- STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- TREMOLO ARM: Screw-In
- NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Serialized
- STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
- BODY: Ash
- BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
- BODY MATERIAL: Ash
- Alder Body (Ash on VBL) Nitro Lacquer Finish
- Pure Vintage ‘57 Stratocaster Pickups with 5-way Switch
- 1-Piece Maple Neck “V” Shape
- Vintage Tall Frets
- 7.25” radius
- Vintage-correct hardware
- Classic Fender Colour options
