Detail 01
Five-position blade selector
It selects among the three Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom single-coil Strat pickups.
Product detailSKU #1500000447177
FenderAmerican Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar - Sonic Blue
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The American Vintage II 1965 Stratocaster in Sonic Blue is a right-handed, six-string solidbody with an alder body, gloss lacquer finish, maple neck, and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard. Three Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom single-coil Strat pickups feed a five-position blade selector, with separate tone controls for the neck and for the bridge/middle pairing. The six-saddle American Vintage synchronized tremolo provides its vibrato system, and the guitar comes with an Updated Deluxe Vintage black hardshell case.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Using the five pickup positions and dedicated tone controls to shape Stratocaster parts.
- Players seeking a 1965 C neck profile with 21 vintage-tall frets.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Tone controls
Tone 1 is assigned to the neck pickup; Tone 2 serves the bridge and middle pickups.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string model.
- 02An Updated Deluxe Vintage black hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does it use?
It has three Pure Vintage ’65 Gray-Bottom single-coil Strat pickups.
02Does it have a tremolo?
Yes. It uses a six-saddle American Vintage synchronized tremolo.
03What case comes with it?
An Updated Deluxe Vintage black hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- SSS
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5" (64.77 cm)
6 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Blue
- Body Material
- Alder
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Round-laminated rosewood
- Country of Origin
- USA
- Body Shape
- Stratocaster
29 detailsOther
- Configuration
- SSS
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Neck Finish
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Hardware Color
- Chrome/Nickel-plated steel
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Case
- Updated Deluxe Vintage black hardshell
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
- Nut Width
- 1.650" (42 mm)
- Category Source
- detail
- Tuning Machines
- Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- Fingerboard
- Round-laminated rosewood
- Body Shape
- Stratocaster
- Neck Pickup
- Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom single-coil Strat
- Middle Pickup
- Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom single-coil Strat
- Fret Size
- Vintage Tall
- Neck Material
- Maple
- Korena Special
- false
- Neck Shape
- 1965 C
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- 5-Position Blade
- Scale Length
- 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Bridge Pickup
- Pure Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom single-coil Strat
- Body Material
- Alder
- Fingerboard Radius
- 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Source Id
- site51500000447177
- Body Finish
- Gloss Lacquer
- Bridge
- 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- Country of Origin
- USA
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