Classic looks, modern tone and feel! The new Vintage Hot Rod ’62 Stratocaster guitar fuses the best of the old and the new in one smokin’ instrument.
Great classic features include vintage styling and a thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish; modern features include three American Vintage Strat single-coil pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup), a satin-backed neck with a flatter radius and medium-jumbo frets. Looks, sounds and feel both vintage and brand-new at the same time!
Features:
Thick “C” shape maple neck with satin finish on back of neck
"Thin-Skin" nitrocellulose lacquer finish
American Vintage Strat® single-coil pickups with reverse wound/reverse polarity middle pickup
Medium jumbo frets
9.5 in. fingerboard radius
White dot position inlays
Aged knobs and switch tip
Technical Info
Model Name: Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster®
Model Number: 010-0140-(Color#)
Series: Vintage Hot Rod Series
"Thin-Skin" Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Body: Comfort Contoured Alder Body
Neck: Maple, Thick “C” Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Satin Back)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5 in. radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 3 American Vintage Strat® Single-Coil Pickups with Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Middle Pickup and Aged Covers
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, (11 Hole)
Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), p/n 073-0250-006
Case: Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case
Introduced: 1/2007