MODEL NUMBER
011-1502-(Color#)
011-1522-(803): left handed model, (803) 2-Color Sunburst only, until 2016
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash on (801)
Body Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: Thick Soft "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple, rolled edges
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, wide spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup, Alnico 3, staggered
Middle Pickup: American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup, Alnico 3, staggered
Neck Pickup: American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup, Alnico 3, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Pure Vintage Stratocaster Tremolo Assembly with "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style, "FENDER"
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Eggshell White
Switch Tip: Eggshell White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Eggshell White
Pickup covers: Eggshell White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial "V"
COLORS
(801) Aged White Blonde,
(803) 2-Color Sunburst, until 2014
(806) Black
(856) Shell Pink, since 7/2013
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
Bridge mounting spacing: 2 3/16"
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Vintage Tweed Case
Vintage 3-Position Switch
'50s Strat Information Kit
COMMENTS
Replaces American Vintage '57 Stratocaster
Replaced by American Original '50s Stratocaster
FENDER SAYS
The 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 and comfortably rounded edges. 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, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.
011-1502-(Color#)
011-1522-(803): left handed model, (803) 2-Color Sunburst only, until 2016
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash on (801)
Body Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: Thick Soft "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple, rolled edges
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, wide spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup, Alnico 3, staggered
Middle Pickup: American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup, Alnico 3, staggered
Neck Pickup: American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup, Alnico 3, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Pure Vintage Stratocaster Tremolo Assembly with "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style, "FENDER"
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Eggshell White
Switch Tip: Eggshell White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Eggshell White
Pickup covers: Eggshell White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial "V"
COLORS
(801) Aged White Blonde,
(803) 2-Color Sunburst, until 2014
(806) Black
(856) Shell Pink, since 7/2013
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
Bridge mounting spacing: 2 3/16"
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Vintage Tweed Case
Vintage 3-Position Switch
'50s Strat Information Kit
COMMENTS
Replaces American Vintage '57 Stratocaster
Replaced by American Original '50s Stratocaster
FENDER SAYS
The 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 and comfortably rounded edges. 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, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.
ENG: The Vintage Series and The American Vintage Series
ITA: La nascita delle Vintage Reissue e la nascita dell'American Vintage Series
ITA: La nascita delle Vintage Reissue e la nascita dell'American Vintage Series
(Courtesy of Bax Shop)
