The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate version of the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and year-specific pickups with meticulous voicing, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone. With its attractive curves, sparkling sounds and innovative tremolo bridge, Fender's new 1954 Stratocaster® was a phenomenon, unlike anything the world had seen before. By 1957, the Stratocaster had crystallized into a mid-century masterpiece. Featuring a trio of Pure Vintage '57 Stratocaster pickups, wide body contours and a supremely comfortable "V" neck with a 7.25" radius maple fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Other appointments include a vintage-precision synchronized tremolo with cold-rolled steel block and bent steel saddles, in-line "Fender Deluxe" headstock and a single-ply pickguard. Offered in three stunning nitrocellulose lacquer finishes: 2-Color Sunburst and Sea Foam Green on alder and Vintage Blonde on ash, the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster celebrates a true icon of Fender instrument design. The American Vintage II series instruments are direct descendants of the original Fender: designed for players with a great 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. Product specs General SERIESAmerican Vintage II ORIENTATIONRight-Hand COLORVintage Blonde COUNTRY OF ORIGINUS Neck PALAStratocaster®NECK PADDLE MATERIAL1-Piece Maple NECK FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer NECK SHAPE1957 "V" NECK SHAPE STRING CONSTRUCTION4-Bolt DIAPASSION RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm) DIAPHASON MATERIALMaple INCRUSTATION POSITIONBlack Dot FRET MARKERS NUMBER OF FRETS21 ALMAVintage-Style Butt Adjust SADDLE NUTVintage-Style Butt Adjust STRING NUTBone BONE WIDTH1.650" (42 mm) BONE BOWL MATERIALBone Body BODYAsh BODY FINISHPOGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer BODY SHAPEtratocaster® BODY SHAPE BODY MATERIALAsh sku-image Hardware BRIDGEPure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECEIncludes Chrome Bridge Cover BRIDGE ASSEMBLY6-Screw Vintage-Style THRUM BLOCKOCold Rolled Steel PICKUP1-Ply Parchment PICKUP COVERSAged White ADJUST BUTTONSEAged White SELECTOR TIPPED White HARDWARE FINISHENickel/Chrome PURE Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" TUNING KEYS STRING GUIDESButterfly STRINGSFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 THRESHOLD LEVERcrew-In MASTER PLATE4-Bolt Serialized STRAP HOOKSVintage-Style Electronics BRIDGE PADDINGPure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® MEDIAPure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® PADDED MIDDLEPure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® MIDDLE PADPure Vintage '57 Single-Coil Strat® PADDING PICKUP ADJUSTMENT CONTROLSMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. SWITCHING5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Measurements MEASUREMENTS6.30x17.20x43.30 IN SHIPPING WEIGHT21.05 LB SIZE OF TRASTSVintage Tall SCALE LENGTH25.5" (64.77 cm) SHIPPING LENGTH43.30 IN SHIPPING HEIGHT6.30 IN SHIPPING WIDTH17.20