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Boasting decade-specific style and sound, the Fender Vintera II '60s Stratocaster evokes the company's golden era but with a modern-day twist. This solidbody electric guitar is brimming with decade-specific appointments, including a '60s "C"-shaped neck, a vintage-radius rosewood fingerboard, and vintage-style '60s single-coil Strat pickups ? it's the next best thing to discovering a carefully preserved classic. You'll revel in the Vintera II '60s Strat's vintage-style tuning machines and vintage-style synchronized tremolo. You also get parchment plastic knobs and a 3-ply mint green pickguard for original-era aesthetics. A vintage-tinted neck and a vintage-inspired color round out the impressive Vintera II '60s Stratocaster.





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Classic construction





Who says they don't build 'em like they used to? The Vintera II '60s Stratocaster boasts a contoured double-cutaway body carved from a solid slab of alder ? the balanced-sounding tonewood whose acoustic tonal characteristics have fueled some of the more enduring recordings of modern-day music. This Strat's maple neck features an ultra-comfortable '60s "C" shape, and its 7.25-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard is laden with 21 vintage-tall frets.





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Teeming with '60s-era tones





Once the Strat aficionados here at Sweetwater plugged the Fender Vintera II '60s Stratocaster in, no one could put it down. This solidbody electric guitar's vintage-style '60s single-coil Strat pickups boast Alnico V magnets, plain enamel wire, and staggered pole pieces. You'll appreciate the bite that these pickups add to the traditional spanky Stratocaster sound, and thanks to an RWRP middle pickup, you'll enjoy hum-free performance in positions two and four. You also get a tried-and-true complement of controls: a master volume knob, independent neck and middle pickup tone knobs, and modern 5-way switching.





Old-school hardware





You'll relish the careful thought Fender put into the Vintera II '60s Stratocaster's hardware. Its vintage-style tuning machines supply rock-solid tuning stability, and its 6-saddle, vintage-style synchronized tremolo with bent-steel saddles facilitates expressive bends, warbles, and dives. You also get parchment plastic control knobs and a 3-ply mint green pickguard to ensure a head-turning, period-accurate look.





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Fender Vintera II '60s Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:


Vintage-style Stratocaster with '60s-era appointments


Contoured double-cutaway alder body


Period-inspired '60s "C" shape offers extreme playing comfort


7.25-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 vintage-tall frets supplies a classic feel


Vintage-style '60s single-coil Strat pickups serve up crystalline, bell-like Strat sounds


RWRP middle pickup yields hum-free performance in positions 2 and 4


5-way switching makes it easy to nail those glassy Strat sounds with a flick of the switch


6-saddle, vintage-style synchronized tremolo enables expressive bends and dives


Vintage-style tuning machines supply rock-solid tuning stability


Parchment plastic control knobs and a 3-ply mint green pickguard


Vintage-tinted neck and vintage-inspired color