Affordable Vintage Vibe
The Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer takes you back to the days of the space race, when Hertz put you in the driver's seat, and the Twist was the hot new dance. The comfort-contoured alder body, the fast, C-profile neck and rosewood fingerboard, the triple-ply pickguard with three single-coil pickups, the vintage-style vibrato; it's all there and dressed in a gorgeous, period-correct nitrocellulose laquer finish. If smooth playability, eye-poppin' vintage looks, and legendary spank and sparkle are on your guitar gotta-have list, hook up with Fender's Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer.
Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer Features at a Glance:
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finish for classic looks and sound
- Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard delivers buttery playability
- This axe has the right stuff at the right price
This Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster wears a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes (standard back in the day) are significantly thinner than today's polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to breathe. Nitro finishes not only look vintage-y wonderful; they also enhance the instrument's tonal qualities. This guitar has the look (and feel) of a well-aged classic.
Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard delivers buttery playabilityLeo Fender was a radio technician not a luthier, so goes the "excuse" for why his first round of guitars sported maple necks without separate fingerboards. At the beginning of the tumultuous '60s, Fender started offering rosewood fingerboards on its instruments. Much has been said about the relative sonic merits of maple vs. rosewood. Although rosewood-capped necks are undeniably warmer sounding, Mr. Fender's reasoning, according to legend, behind the move to rosewood was simply that he didn't like the visible wear on the maple. Players of all genres immediately lined up on both sides of the debate, which rages on. If you're a rosewood fan, the Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer, with its maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, is for you.
This axe has the right stuff at the right priceThe Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer has the right stuff at the right price. It plays like butter, and it gives you a massive range of incredible tone suitable for even the most vigorous genre hoppers. Factor in its gorgeous lacquer finish (the last link in the authenticity chain), and you know you're getting one heck of a deal. When the stage lights hit this '60s Strat, your fans in the first few rows will be drooling. Especially if they skipped dinner.
Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer Features:
- Comfort-contoured alder body
- Fast C-profile maple neck
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 vintage-style frets
- 3 vintage-style single-coil pickups
- 3-ply pickguard, 5-position pickup selector
- Tweed hardshell case
NOTE: This product is available in the United States only - no international sales.
