The American Vintage series introduces an all-new lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, new American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender’s roots‰ÛÓexpertly 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 has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, we’ve completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept‰ÛÓrestoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more‰ÛÓbased on actual vintage guitars we tracked down to make sure we had it right. We did the work, and it shows, because there’s pure tonal magic in each new American Vintage instrument.

The 1965 Stratocasterå¨ guitar saw the return to a thick “C”-shaped maple neck, this time with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. That’s what players will find on the American Vintage ’65 Stratocaster, along with other authentic features including a three-ply white pickguard with 11 holes, lightweight alder body, aged plastic knobs and vintage-accurate pickups, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.

Features:åÊåÊ

• Thick maple neck with “C”-shaped profile
• Round-laminated rosewood fingerboard
• Specially voiced pickups with modern five-way switch; optional three-way switch included
• Three-ply 11-hole white pickguard
• Aged plastic control knobs
• Vintage-accurate bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more
• Flash-coat lacquer finish
• Newly voiced American Vintage pickups
• Bone nut
• “Round-Lam” rosewood fingerboard
• Warranty Included

Specifications:

• Body Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Shape: Stratocasterå¨
• Bridge Pickup: American Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat
• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Case/Gig Bag: Updated Deluxe Vintage Black
• Color: Olympic White
• Configuration: SSS
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
• Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
• Fret Size: Vintage-Style
• Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel
• 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
• Middle Pickup: American Vintage ’65 Gray Bottom Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Pickup: American Vintage ’65 Gray Bottom Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
• Neck Shape: Mid ’60s “C”
• Number of Frets: 21
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Other 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
• Pickguard: 3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
• Strings: Fenderå¨ USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
• 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
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• Tuning Machines: Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Vintage Style

This product includes Beginner’s Guide to Learning Guitar E-book