The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

Relive the sound and spirit of 1965 with the American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster. Smack in the middle of one of music's most electrifying decades, the Stratocaster in 1965 was an instrument on its way to becoming rock's greatest electric guitar. A perfect example of a Strat in a transition year, the 1965 Stratocaster® features a 1965 "C"-shaped maple neck, this time with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. Other authentic features include an 11-hole three-ply white pickguard, the incredibly cool transition logo with larger lettering, and a set of amazing "gray bottom" Pure Vintage 1965 pickups.

Features

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '65 Gray-bottom Single-Coil Strat® pickups
• 1965 "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Round Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

Specifications

Neck

• Headstock: Stratocaster®
  
• Neck Material: Maple
  
• Neck Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
  
• Neck Shape: 1965 "C"
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
  
• Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood
  
• Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
  
• Number of Frets: 21
  
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
  
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone
  

Body

• Body Material: Alder
  
• Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
  
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
  

Hardware

• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
  
• Pickguard: 3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
  
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
  
• Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel
  
• Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
  
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
  
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
  

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
  
• Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
  
• Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
  
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
  
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle 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