Fender® 011-1502-803 American Vintage 56 Stratocaster® - 2 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-expertly 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 '56 Stratocaster® takes you straight back to mid-1956, when the model was still new and when what is quite possibly the most prized and popular neck ever affixed to the instrument first appeared-a thick one-piece maple neck with a soft "V" shape, comfortably rounded edges and a then-new butterfly string tree on the headstock. Such meticulous authenticity even extends to the single-ply White pickguard with eight holes, lightweight alder body with deep contours, and vintage-accurate pickups (alnico 3 pickups debuted in 1956), Bridge saddles, Tuner spacing and more.

Body: Alder

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Shape: Thick Soft "V" Shape

Fretboard: Maple

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets

Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)

Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)

Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

Pickup Configuration: S/S/S

Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '56 Strat™ Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)

Middle Pickup: New American Vintage '56 Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)

Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '56 Strat™ Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)

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

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)

Hardware: Chrome

Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

String Nut: Bone

Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender® Deluxe" Vintage Style

Unique Features: Mid-'56 thick maple neck with soft "V" profile and comfortably rolled edges-one of the most popular Fender® neck styles ever; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing

Pickguards: 1-Ply White

Control Knobs: New White Strat