Used – Fender American Vintage II 1973 Stratocaster – Lake Placid Blue

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.

By 1973, now-classic CBS design cues had become standard spec and were widely used by rock, funk, fusion and prog players around the world. Weekly late night music television shows like Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, In concert and Midnight Special provided more exposure than ever for Fender instruments, further cementing the Stratocaster’s dominance as a pop culture phenomenon.

The American Vintage II 1973 Stratocaster® exudes the spirit of the era and is outfitted with a trio of Pure Vintage ’73 staggered pole pickups, a large headstock with dual string trees, a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. The “C”-shape maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius rosewood or maple fingerboard and vintage tall frets. The guitar is offered in three classic colors over ash: Aged Natural, Lake Placid Blue and Mocha, the latter being the first custom color ever to feature a black pickguard on a Strat®. Additional features include vintage-style “F” stamped tuners and a synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles and cold rolled steel block.

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.

Other specifications include:

• Model # 0110272802
• Body Material Ash
• Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
• Body Shape Stratocaster®
• Neck Material Maple
• Neck Construction 3-Bolt
• Neck Finish Gloss Polyurethane
• Neck Shape 1973 “C”
• Scale Length 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Material Maple
• Fingerboard Radius 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets 21
• Fret Size Vintage Tall
• Nut Material Bone
• Nut Width 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Position Inlays Black Dot
• Side Dots Black
• Truss Rod Bullet Style
• Truss Rod Nut Bullet Style
• Bridge Pickup Pure Vintage ’73 Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup Pure Vintage ’73 Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup Pure Vintage ’73 Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
• Configuration SSS
• Bridge American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
• Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
• Pickguard 3-Ply Parchment
• Control Knobs Aged White
• Switch Tip Aged White
• Neck Plate 3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™, Serialized
• Bridge Cover/Tailpiece Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
• Strings Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
• Case/Gig Bag Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
• 8 lbs 5 oz
• #V10662

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