The Fender American Vintage ’56 Stratocaster takes you straight back to mid-1956, when the model was still new and when what is quite possibly the most prized and popular neck ever affixed to the instrument first appeared — a thick one-piece maple neck with a soft “V” shape, comfortably rounded edges and a then-new butterfly string tree on the headstock. Such meticulous authenticity even extends to the single-ply white pickguard with eight holes, lightweight alder body (ash on white blonde) with deep contours, and vintage-accurate pickups (alnico 3 pickups debuted in 1956), bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.
The American Vintage series introduces an all-new lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, new American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender’s roots—expertly preserving an innovative U.S. guitar-making legacy and vividly demonstrating like never before that Fender not only knows where it’s going, but also remembers where it came from.
Fender American Vintage ’56 Stratocaster features:
- Body: Ash (Aged White Blonde), Alder (2-Color Sunburst & Black)
- Neck Shape: Thick Soft “V” Shape
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25″ (18.41 cm)
- Fretboard: Maple
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
- Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)
- Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
- Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
- Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage ’56 Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
- Middle Pickup: New American Vintage ’56 Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
- Neck Pickup: New American Vintage ’56 Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
- 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
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- String Nut: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Vintage Style
- Colours: 2-Color Sunburst, Aged White Blonde, Black