Fender American Vintage '59 Stratocaster Electric Guitar, with Maple Fingerboard and Case
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Head to the beach with this surf-tastic Strat. As part of the American Vintage series, this reissue captures all the magic of the original '59 release.
What's special about this item?
| Feature: | What it does: |
|---|---|
| Vintage V-shaped neck profile | Raised feel enhances vintage vibe |
| Fender Flash Coat lacquer | Thinner nitrocellulose finish extends natural tone |
| American Vintage synchronized tremolo | Vintage-accurate string spacing and saddles |
| Hand-rolled fingerboard edges | Smooth, broken-in feel right out of the box |
Overview
The Fender American Vintage '59 Stratocaster presents two versions of that year's pivotal transitional model; one from early 1959 and one from later 1959. Both have the slim-profile D-shaped maple neck of that year, with the earlier version featuring a maple fingerboard, faded three-color Sunburst finish and single-ply white pickguard with eight holes; the later version featuring a dark rosewood slab fingerboard and three-ply mint green pickguard with 10 holes and vintage-style edge bevels. Both also feature a lightweight alder body, aged plastic knobs and vintage-accurate pickups, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.
1959 was an important and highly evolutionary year for the Stratocaster because that's when slimmer necks, rosewood fingerboards and multi-ply laminated pickguards first appeared.
The American Vintage series welcomes this lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender's roots -- expertly 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… read more has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with updated features, hotter specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, they've completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept--restoring original tooling dies, pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more--based on actual vintage guitars they tracked down to make sure they had it right. They did the work, and it shows, because there's pure tonal magic in each American Vintage instrument. read less
1959 was an important and highly evolutionary year for the Stratocaster because that's when slimmer necks, rosewood fingerboards and multi-ply laminated pickguards first appeared.
The American Vintage series welcomes this lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender's roots -- expertly 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… read more has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with updated features, hotter specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, they've completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept--restoring original tooling dies, pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more--based on actual vintage guitars they tracked down to make sure they had it right. They did the work, and it shows, because there's pure tonal magic in each American Vintage instrument. read less
Specs
General:
- Model Name: American Vintage '59 Stratocaster(R)
- Series: American Vintage
Body:
- Body: Alder
- Body Shape: Stratocaster(R)
- Body Finish: (0111600800, 0111600806, 0111600872, 0111602800), New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck:
- Neck Shape: "D" Shape
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
- Fretboard: Slab Rosewood or Maple
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Electronics:
- Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
- Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat(R) Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
- Middle Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat(R) Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
- Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat(R) Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
- 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
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Hardware:
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- String Nut: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Miscellaneous:
- Strings: Fender(R) USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Unique Features: Early-1959 model in faded Three-color Sunburst has slim-profile D-shaped maple neck and single-ply white pickguard with eight holes; Later 1959 model in faded Three-color Sunburst, Black and limited faded Sonic Blue has slim-profile D-shaped maple neck, dark rosewood slab fingerboard and three-ply mint green pickguard with 10 holes; pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing
Accessories:
- Case/Gig Bag: New Deluxe Vintage Brown Case
- Pickguards: (800, 806, 872) 3-Ply Mint Green with Vintage Bevel
- (800) 1-Ply White
- Included Accessories: Vintage '59 Strat Strap, Cable, and Cloth; Vintage 3-Position Switch, '50s Strat Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner's Manual, Saddle Height Wrench
- Control Knobs: New Aged White Strat(R)
- Model Name: American Vintage '59 Stratocaster(R)
- Series: American Vintage
Body:
- Body: Alder
- Body Shape: Stratocaster(R)
- Body Finish: (0111600800, 0111600806, 0111600872, 0111602800), New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck:
- Neck Shape: "D" Shape
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
- Fretboard: Slab Rosewood or Maple
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Electronics:
- Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
- Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat(R) Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
- Middle Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat(R) Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
- Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat(R) Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
- 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
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Hardware:
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- String Nut: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Miscellaneous:
- Strings: Fender(R) USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Unique Features: Early-1959 model in faded Three-color Sunburst has slim-profile D-shaped maple neck and single-ply white pickguard with eight holes; Later 1959 model in faded Three-color Sunburst, Black and limited faded Sonic Blue has slim-profile D-shaped maple neck, dark rosewood slab fingerboard and three-ply mint green pickguard with 10 holes; pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing
Accessories:
- Case/Gig Bag: New Deluxe Vintage Brown Case
- Pickguards: (800, 806, 872) 3-Ply Mint Green with Vintage Bevel
- (800) 1-Ply White
- Included Accessories: Vintage '59 Strat Strap, Cable, and Cloth; Vintage 3-Position Switch, '50s Strat Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner's Manual, Saddle Height Wrench
- Control Knobs: New Aged White Strat(R)
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