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New From Fender - American Vintage Series American Vintage '57 Stratocaster® American Vintage '62 Stratocaster® American Vintage '52 Telecaster® July 10, 1998 The '52 Telecaster®, '57 Stratocaster® and '62 Stratocaster® are the cornerstones of Fender's electric guitar range. The introduction of the new American Vintage Series marks the return to original specs with smooth, rounded body radii, distinctive neck shapes, aged plastic parts and pickups that replicate all the physical and tonal aspects of the originals. Each of the new models are also available left handed. The American Vintage '57 Stratocaster® has a select alder or ash body (depending on finish) with deep contours, one-piece maple neck with vintage tint; 21 vintage frets; vintage machine heads; three single-coil vintage Strat® pickups with beveled alnico magnets; one volume and two tone controls; original 3-way switch (5-way switch supplied); single-ply white pickguard; aged pickup covers and knobs; original synchronized tremolo; and a classic Fender-Tweed case. Comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings for optimum tone and performance. Advertisement The American Vintage '62 Stratocaster® has a select alder body; one-piece maple neck with vintage tint; rosewood fingerboard; 21 vintage frets vintage machine heads; three single-coil vintage Strat® pickups with beveled alnico magnets; one volume and two tone controls; original 3-way switch (5-way switch supplied); 3-ply aged pickguard; aged pickup covers and knobs; original synchronized tremolo; and a classic Fender-Tweed case. Comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings for optimum tone and performance. The American Vintage '52 Telecaster® has a select ash body; one-piece maple neck with vintage tint; 21 vintage frets; vintage machine heads; two single coil vintage Tele® pickups; master volume and tone controls; a 3-way selector switch; single-ply white or black pickguard (depending on finish); vintage 3-saddle string-through-body bridge; and a classic Fender-Tweed case. Comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings for optimum tone and performance. For more information, visit their web site at www.fender.com.

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