MODEL NUMBER
017-0046-(801)
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Thin Skin Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Light Tint Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Finish
Neck Shape: “V”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots
Truss Rod: Headstock Access
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups, Staggered Poles
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1 Switch), Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Mid. Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
POSITIONS
S-1 Switch Up:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup in Parallel
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup in Parallel
Position 5. Neck Pickup
S-1 Switch Down:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Parallel with Special Capacitor and in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup in Series with Special Capacitor (No Tone Control)
Position 4. Neck Pickup in Parallel with Special Capacitor and in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup in Series with Middle Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: Original Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines without Logo
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Gold
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White
Pickup covers: Aged White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial Number "V"
COLORS
(807) Vintage Blonde
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010 to .046
Wrench Sizes: .050” Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench
ACCESSORIES
Vintage Tweed Case
Meguiar’s Mist and Wipe Kit
COMMENTS
Deluxe Vintage Player Stratocasters were part of a FSR (Fender Special Run) that were sent to select dealers worldwide before NAMM 2005. These instruments are similar to a regular 1962 and 1957 American Vintage reissues with additional features.
017-0046-(801)
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Thin Skin Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Light Tint Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Finish
Neck Shape: “V”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots
Truss Rod: Headstock Access
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups, Staggered Poles
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1 Switch), Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Mid. Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
POSITIONS
S-1 Switch Up:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup in Parallel
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup in Parallel
Position 5. Neck Pickup
S-1 Switch Down:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Parallel with Special Capacitor and in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup in Series with Special Capacitor (No Tone Control)
Position 4. Neck Pickup in Parallel with Special Capacitor and in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup in Series with Middle Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: Original Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines without Logo
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Gold
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White
Pickup covers: Aged White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial Number "V"
COLORS
(807) Vintage Blonde
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010 to .046
Wrench Sizes: .050” Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench
ACCESSORIES
Vintage Tweed Case
Meguiar’s Mist and Wipe Kit
COMMENTS
Deluxe Vintage Player Stratocasters were part of a FSR (Fender Special Run) that were sent to select dealers worldwide before NAMM 2005. These instruments are similar to a regular 1962 and 1957 American Vintage reissues with additional features.
ENG: The American Vintage Series and The FSR (Fender Special Run)
ITA: La nascita dell'American Vintage Series e le FSR (Fender Special Run)
ITA: La nascita dell'American Vintage Series e le FSR (Fender Special Run)
Courtesy of Mike Mike's Guitar Bar
Pictures from eBay and Worthpoint
