Fender Prototype American Vintage '65 Stratocaster Guitar Olympic White PROTO65

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Fender Prototype American Vintage '65 Stratocaster Guitar Olympic White PROTO65

Description:

Fender "Prototype" American Vintage '65 Stratocaster®, Round-Lam Rosewood Fingerboard, Olympic White with Case - V203382 , PROTO65
This is not just any ordinary guitar, this is a one of a kind. What happens before a guitar goes into production is the master builder team at Fender creates a "prototype". Hand built, the guitar is carefully constructed and given some extra care. Once the guitar is finished and ready to be passed over to the production team to replicate the guitar is put away. Now as you can see these guitars are very special and it's quite amazing when you get hold of one these. We've seen just a handful of these guitars and here's your opportunity to own one. The guitar being a prototype has some unique things about it. First there is a unique badge highlighted in the pictures stating it's a "prototype".

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.

The American Vintage Series has long presented some of Fender's best selling guitars (their early-'80s introduction, in fact, was one of the first signs that Fender was "back" as the CBS era ended). Today, Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, we've completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept—restoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more—based on actual vintage guitars we tracked down to make sure we had it right. We did the work, and it shows, because there's pure tonal magic in each new American Vintage instrument.

The 1965 Stratocaster® saw the return to a thick "C"-shaped maple neck, this time with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. That's what players will find on the American Vintage '65 Stratocaster, along with other authentic features including a three-ply white pickguard with 11 holes, lightweight alder body, aged plastic knobs and vintage-accurate pickups, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.

Specifications

Model Name:     American Vintage '65 Stratocaster®, Round-Lam Rosewood Fingerboard, Olympic White
Model Number:     0111800805
Series:     American Vintage
MSRP:     $2874.99
Color:     Olympic White
Body Material:     Alder
Body Finish:     Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape:     Stratocaster®
Neck Material:     Maple
Neck Finish:     Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape:     Mid '60s "C"
Scale Length:     25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard:     Round-Laminated Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius:     7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets:     21
Fret Size:     Vintage-Style
String Nut:     Bone
Nut Width:     1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays:     Dot
Truss Rods:     Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut:     Vintage-Style Slotted
Bridge Pickup:     American Vintage '65 Grey-Bottom Strat® Single-Coil
Middle Pickup:     American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup:     American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Single-Coil Strat®
Controls:     Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
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
Pickup Configuration:     SSS
Bridge:     6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish:     Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel
Tuning Machines:     Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Pickguard:     3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
Control Knobs:     Aged White Plastic
Strings:     Fender® USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Unique Features:     Thick C-shaped maple neck with round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing

Condition:  This was first guitar of the prototypes. There are 2 small dings on the lower horn of the guitar. The back where the plate and neck match up has some slight marks also hightlighted in the photos. If you are concerned, please call us so we can go over the guitar in detail. We want you to be 100 satisfied (and you will be).

Fender®, Squier®, Jackson®, Charvel®, Guild®, SWR®, Tacoma®, Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass® and the distinctive headstock and body designs commonly found on the Strat®, Tele® & P Bass® are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Gretsch® is a trademark of Fred W. Gretsch

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