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Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster

STC-Shaped Guitar from Fender belonging to the American Vintage series

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Published on 07/22/11 at 12:35
Fender is probably the biggest music company in the world when it comes to amp and guitars. They have been played all over the world from beginner learning guitar players to the best professionals in the world. Any guitar who has ever been playing the guitar longer than a few year most likely have picked up owned a Fender Stratocaster at some point.

This guitar has a bit of a different neck profile than the American ones being built today. In the 60's they changed up the neck and made it more slimmer. This neck has a nice fat girth to it that is responsive and added bulk. It makes for a more rounder tone but only slightly. I prefer the slimmer neck to this one but this is a great guitar as well and no complaints here.

UTILIZATION

American Vintage '57 Stratocaster Features

Body: Comfort Contoured Alder Body

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Maple

Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Tuning Machines

Pickups: 3 "New" American Vintage Strat Single Coils

Pickup Switching: 3 Position Blade

Bridge: "Original" Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Unique Features: Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Finish, "V" Shape, 1-Piece, Tinted, Maple Neck zZounds is an authorized dealer of Fender products.
Body: Comfort Contoured Alder Body

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Maple (7.25 in. Radius/184mm)

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648mm)

Number of Frets: 21 Vintage Frets

Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42mm)

Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Tuning Machines

Pickups: 3 "New" American Vintage Strat Single Coils

Pickup Switching: 3 Position Blade

Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Mid)

Pickguard: 1-Ply, 8 Hole, White

Bridge: "Original" Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Unique Features: Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Finish, "V" Shape, 1-Piece, Tinted, Maple Neck

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging:

Black
Shipping Weight: 24 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 45 x 17 x 6 in

SOUNDS

The soul form this guitar is just alluring. This fine instrument is so silky and smooth that is makes you amp sing like it was meant to be together. This guitar will connect with you like no other guitar can and probably ever will. There is a reason why these guitars have been copied the world over and still remain one of the most classic icon on music history. The tone from this guitar is absolute top notch. This is an extremely versatile guitar with the 5 way selector and humbucking and single coil operation. Any old amp will do with this guitar. This guitar will also work for any style of music except most of the drop tuning stuff. You won't be able to get a deep thick fat metal tone from this guitar. Any of you are into that kind of music you already know that. Other than that it will suit most players just fine.


OVERALL OPINION

At new prices these guitars come in right at around $1599. not a bad price for a history in rock i roll. These guitars are such dream machine and full of tone. I would recommend every one to own one of these. This is a little bit different neck profile than the 60's so try and play one fist to get the feel of it if you can.