Fender American Vintage '59 Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst

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 _x005F 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 _x005F The American Vintage '59 Stratocasterå¨ guitar 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 and single-ply white pickguard with eight holes; the later version featuring a 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.

_x005F Features: åÊ_x005F _x005F Slim-profile neck with 1959 ‰ÛÏD‰۝-shaped profile _x005F Maple (early 1959 model) and ‰ÛÏslab‰۝ rosewood (later 1959 model) fingerboards _x005F Vintage-accurate pickups with modern five-way switch; optional three-way switch included _x005F Single-ply eight-hole white pickguard (early 1959 model) and 10-hole three-ply mint green pickguard with beveled edges (later 1959 model) _x005F Aged plastic control knobs _x005F Vintage-accurate bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more _x005F Flash-coat lacquer finish _x005F Newly voiced American Vintage pickups _x005F Period-correct neck profile _x005F Period-correct case and ephemera _x005F Warranty Included _x005F _x005F Specifications: _x005F _x005F Body Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer _x005F Body Material: Alder _x005F Body Shape: Stratocasterå¨ _x005F Bridge Pickup: American Vintage '59 Single-Coil Strat _x005F Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo _x005F Case/Gig Bag: Updated Deluxe Vintage Brown _x005F Color: 3-Color Sunburst _x005F Configuration: SSS _x005F Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic _x005F Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck Pickup), Tone 2.

(Bridge/Middle Pickup) _x005F Fingerboard Material: Maple _x005F Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm) _x005F Fret Size: Vintage-Style _x005F Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel _x005F 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 _x005F Middle Pickup: American Vintage '59 Single-Coil Strat _x005F Neck Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer _x005F Neck Material: Maple _x005F Neck Pickup: American Vintage '59 Single-Coil Strat _x005F Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style _x005F Neck Shape: "D" Shape _x005F Number of Frets: 21 _x005F Nut Material: Bone _x005F Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) _x005F Orientation: Right-Hand _x005F Other 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; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing _x005F Pickguard: 1-Ply White _x005F Position Inlays: Black Dot _x005F Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm) _x005F Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style _x005F Strings: Fenderå¨ USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges) _x005F 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 _x005F Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust _x005F Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style _x005F This product includes Beginner's Guide to Learning Guitar E-book Made in USA.