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Fender American Vintage 59 Stratocaster Sherwood Green Metallic
Product no: 9000-0005-8837
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This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
The Fender American Vintage '59 Stratocaster has gained a new colour: Sherwood Green Metallic. This electric guitar is ideal for guitarists who can't afford an original '59 Strat, as prices can go up to tens of thousands of pounds. Fender accurately copied this guitar from headstock to strap button, making sure they used the right types of wood and reproductions of the original hardware. The result is a guitar that doesn't just look authentic, it also plays and sounds like a genuine old Fender would have as it came new from the factory.
American Vintage '59 Stratocaster: a spitting image
The '59 Stratocaster represents the transition from the fifties to the sixties. Characteristic 1959 features include the slimmer D-profile maple neck with a thick rosewood fretboard and Clay Dot position markers. The single-layer white pickguard has been replaced by a three-layer mint-green version that was attached with two extra screws (10 in total) to prevent warping. Complying with original specs, the body of the American Vintage '59 Stratocaster is made of alder and has Fender's Flash Coat nitrocellulose lacquer finish for a marvellously deep shine. Additionally, the steel bridge saddles have period-correct Fender Pat. Pend. stamps. Even the housing of the tuners sports the distinctive Fender single line.
American Vintage series: more accurate than ever before
The American Vintage series comprises several iconic Fender models from the '50s, '60s and '70s that are vintage-accurate down to the smallest details. To achieve this vintage accuracy, the specs and details of countless original old Fenders have been carefully studied and examined. Fender even brushed off the tools of the period to make the result as authentic as possible. All of the American Vintage series guitars come with a vintage-style case with replica case candy that includes a guitar strap, an instrument cable, a polishing cloth, instruction booklets and pamphlets of the period.
Tips or comments about this product
- Please note: pictures 5 to 7 show the Faded Sonic Blue version and are for illustration purposes only. This is, of course, the Sherwood Green Metallic version.
Specifications
Product features
| Number of frets |
21 |
| Number of strings |
6 |
| Bridge type |
vintage-style tremolo |
| Pickup configuration |
SSS |
| Pickup type |
single-coil (passive) |
| Neck connection |
bolt on |
| Fretboard wood |
rosewood |
| Includes cover |
no |
| Includes case |
yes |
| Colour |
green |
| Country of origin |
USA |
| Left-handed |
no |
| Body material |
alder |
| Scale length |
25.5 inches (648mm) |
| Body type |
ST |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) |
8,1 kg |
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) |
110,0 x 44,0 x 16,0 cm
|
Product specifications
- Fender electric guitar
- series: American vintage
- colour: Sherwood Green Metallic
- finish: Fender Flash Coat, nitrocellulose lacquer
- body: lightweight alder
- neck: maple, bolt-on, narrow C-profile
- fretboard: rosewood
- fretboard radius: 7.25-inch (184mm)
- frets: 21, vintage-style (low and narrow)
- string nut: 42 mm, bone
- scale length: 25.5-inch (648mm)
- tuners: Fender Deluxe single-line vintage-style
- bridge: American Vintage tremolo with 'Pat.Pend.' saddles
- hardware: chrome / nickel
- pickups: 3x new Fender American Vintage '59 Strat single-coil
- electronics: 1x master volume, 2x tone (neck, middle/bridge), 5-position pickup switch
- strings: Fender USA Super 250R, NPS .010 - .046
Includes:
- luxury vintage-style brown case with yellow plush interior
- vintage-style black leather guitar strap
- vintage-style grey instrument cable
- polishing cloth
- chrome-plated bridge cover
- vintage-style optional 3-position switch + schematics
- hex key for bridge saddle adjustment
- user manual
Details:
- authentic reproduction of the late '59 Stratocaster
- hand-made in America according to original vintage specifications
- new, specially voiced pickups with staggered magnets
- improved dimensions and curves of the body, neck and headstock
- new, more accurate hardware, 'Pat.Pend.' on the bridge saddles
- thinner neck with a comfortably slender D-profile
- slab rosewood fretboard with dark clay dot type position markers
- full-nitrocellulose lacquer finish for improved tone and resonance
- new vintage-correct case
- replica 'case candy' (original paperwork and accessories)
- more accurate colour and Sunburst style
- three-layer mint-green pickguard with 10 screw holes
- vintage-style single-line Fender Deluxe machine heads
- more accurate distance between the tuners making the strings run straighter down the string nut
