Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Not sure if the Fender American Vintage 65 Stratocaster Olympic White is for you? Do a Choice Check.
Start Choice Checker
Fender American Vintage 65 Stratocaster Olympic White
Product no: 9000-0004-5878
Bax Music Warranty:
This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
1965 was the year that the Fender Stratocaster got its thicker neck back. This time however, it featured a thin, bent, rosewood fretboard with large mother-of-pearl position markers. It was also the first year that Fender used enamel-coated copper wire for its pickups, providing the guitars with more clarity and a fuller, deep sound. These are just a few of the authentic features that the 2012 American Vintage '65 Stratocaster has been equipped with. What is more, its thin, Olympic White nitrocellulose lacquer is an exact copy of the original. This guitar comes with a period-correct black case with replica case candy: accessories and paperwork from 1965.
Faithful detailing of the American Vintage '65 Stratocaster
The Fender American Vintage '65 Strat has a lightweight alder body and a bolt-on maple neck with comfortable C-profile. Both have been modified and shaped exactly after the dimensions and radii of the original. In addition to the laminated rosewood fretboard, the distinctive features of the 1965 Stratocaster include steel bridge saddles with 'Pat. Pend.' stamps and a three-layer white pickguard with eleventh screw hole to counter warping. The American Vintage '65 Stratocaster is equipped with Grey Bottom single-coil pickups and a set of vintage-accurate Fender Deluxe 'single-line' tuners and a bone string nut. Exactly like it was and should be!
American Vintage series: more accurate than ever before
Along with the American Standard series, Fender decided to give the 2012 American Vintage series a massive update. It has been expanded with new, iconic '50s and '60s models that have a minute vintage accuracy. To get to this point, the guitar giant tracked down and studied specs and details of numerous original vintage guitars. Fender even brushed off the tools of the period to make the result as authentic as possible. Every model has been fitted with new pickups, especially wound after the specifications and sound of the vintage reference models. There's a good reason that these new models represent Fender's famed, 60-year long history in music.
Tips or comments about this product
- this guitar is also available in Dakota Red and 3-Colour Sunburst
- this guitar is also available as a left-handed 3-Colour Sunburst edition
- Please note: pictures 5 to 7 show the Dakota Red version and are for illustration purposes only. This is, of course, the Olympic White 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 |
white |
| 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) |
8,0 kg |
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) |
110,0 x 43,0 x 16,0 cm
|
Product specifications
- electric, solid-body guitar
- colour: Olympic White
- finish: Fender Flash Coat, nitrocellulose lacquer
- body: lightweight alder
- neck: maple, bolt-on , modern C-shape
- fretboard: rosewood, laminated with the radius
- position markers: large mother-of-pearl dots
- fretboard radius: 7.25-inch (184.1mm)
- frets: 21, vintage-style (low and narrow)
- string nut: 42mm, 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 '65 Grey Bottom 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 black case with orange plush interior
- vintage-style black leather guitar strap
- vintage-style grey instrument cable
- polishing cloth
- chrome-plated bridge cover
- optional vintage-style 3-position switch + schematics
- hex key for bridge saddle adjustment
- user manual
Details:
- authentic reproduction of the 1965 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
- thick maple neck with comfortable rounded C-profile
- full-nitrocellulose lacquer finish for improved tone and resonance
- new vintage-correct case
- replicate 'case candy' (original paperwork and accessories)
- vintage-style three-layer white pickguard with 11-hole mounting
- aged-white knobs and pickup covers
- vintage-style single-line Fender Deluxe machine heads
- more accurate distance between the tuners making the strings run straighter down the string nut
