DEFECT: This guitar has a slightly larger than usual gap in the neck pocket on the bass side. Fender referred to it as 'flared'.

The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

During the late '50s and early '60s, the popularity of Fender musical instruments flourished, and although the Fender assortment had expanded to include many great new instruments, the Stratocaster® reigned supreme. By 1961, the Stratocaster had taken on a more refined aesthetic, with a 3-Color Sunburst reformulated with a more vibrant red and bolder black edge, topped with a 3-ply pickguard accenting the Strat's signature curves.

Featuring a premium alder body, a trio of Pure Vintage 1961 Stratocaster pickups and a medium "C"-Shaped maple neck mated with a 7.25" radius slab rosewood fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Other appointments include a vintage-accurate synchronized tremolo with cold rolled steel block and bent steel saddles, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and 3-ply pickguard.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine 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.

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '61 Single-Coil Strat® pickups
• "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Slab Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

B-Stock refers to products that have had imperfections identified while going through quality control. Fortunately, the imperfections/defects are considered minor and the product usually is considered fully functional.

The description of the defect will be written at the beginning of the product description, and in a box near the product title. When the B-stock defect is visible, we will include photos to clearly show you.

Fender B-Stock products retain the manufacturer's warranty, however this excludes the specific defect(s) disclosed in the listing.

Please read through the condition of the product thoroughly.

For more information, visit our warranties page

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