Fender American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster®, Round-Lam Rosewood Fingerboard, Sonic Blue

he American Vintage II series delivers period-accurate recreations of Fender’s most historic instruments. The 1965 Stratocaster captures the spirit of a pivotal transition year, featuring a 1965 “C”-shaped maple neck with round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. Loaded with Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom pickups, an 11-hole 3-ply pickguard, and the classic transition logo, this Strat embodies the look, feel, and sound that defined an era.

Specifications

General

• Series: American Vintage II

• Orientation: Right-Hand

• Color: Sonic Blue

• Country of Origin: USA

Neck

• Headstock: Stratocaster®

• Material: Maple

• Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Shape: 1965 “C”

• Construction: 4-Bolt

• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood, 7.25" (184.1 mm) radius

• Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot, 7 mm

• Frets: 21, Vintage Tall

• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

• Nut: Bone, 1.650" (42 mm) width

• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Body

• Material: Alder

• Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Shape: Stratocaster®

Hardware

• Bridge: Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

• Pickguard: 3-Ply Eggshell (11-hole)

• Control Knobs: Vintage White

• Switch Tip: Vintage White

• Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel-Plated Steel

• Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line “Fender Deluxe”

• Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010–.046)

• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style

• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Pickups: 3 × Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat® (Bridge, Middle, Neck)

• Configuration: SSS

• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck), Tone 2 (Bridge/Middle)

• Switching: 5-Position Blade

  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup

  • Position 2: Bridge + Middle

  • Position 3: Middle

  • Position 4: Middle + Neck

  • Position 5: Neck