Fender Announces New American Vintage Models

My personal favourite mass production series from Fender guitar line is absolutely the American Vintage Reissue Series. They always have great attention to details, true historic accuracy, better hardware, IMO better tone woods etc. But AVRI series were always in a narrow product line; 52 Tele, 62 Strat, 56 Strat...



Good news is, now, there are some more.

Fender says about new models;

The American Vintage Series has long presented some of Fender’s best-selling guitars (their early-’80s introduction, in fact, was one of the first signs that Fender was “back” as the CBS era ended). Today, Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, the entire vintage-reissue concept has been completely and comprehensively re-imagined—restoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more—based on actual vintage guitars designers tracked down to ensure even greater accuracy.
All the new American Vintage Series guitars feature thick and slim necks with profiles and edges carefully re-sculpted to reflect even greater period-correct authenticity, with both maple and rosewood fingerboards, vintage-style frets and bone nuts; all-new vintage-style pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound to accurately reflect specific model years, and even specific periods within specific model years; retooled pickguards, parts and hardware designed to accurately reflect specific model years (and again, even specific periods within specific model years), and standard and custom-color finishes re-formulated for even greater period-correct authenticity.

The new guitars are the American Vintage ’56, ’59 and ’65 Stratocaster models (’56 model also in left-handed version), American Vintage ’58 and ’64 Telecaster models (’64 model also in left-handed version), American Vintage ’65 Jazzmaster and American Vintage ’65 Jaguar. Also, the American Vintage ’52 Telecaster returns to the fold (in right- and left-handed versions) with body, neck and pickups refined with the best features—tones, curves, perimeters, radii and more—from a handful of extraordinary ’52 Telecaster specimens examined by Fender craftsmen.



Let's see the individual models and specs

American Vintage ’59 Stratocaster



Body: Alder
Body Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: "D" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Slab Rosewood or Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Middle Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '59 Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Unique Features: Early-1959 model in faded Three-color Sunburst has slim-profile D-shaped maple neck and single-ply white pickguard with eight holes; Later 1959 model in faded Three-color Sunburst, Black and limited faded Sonic Blue has slim-profile D-shaped maple neck, dark rosewood slab fingerboard and three-ply mint green pickguard with 10 holes; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound;Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing

American Vintage ’65 Stratocaster (and left-handed model)



Body: Alder
Body Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: Mid '60s "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Round Laminated Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Middle Pickup: New American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Unique Features: Thick C-shaped maple neck with round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing


American Vintage ’58 Telecaster®


Body: Ash
Neck Shape: "D" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '58 Tele® Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '58 Tele® Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Original Vintage Style Tele® Bridge with 3 Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Switch Tip: "Top Hat" Style Switch Tip
Unique Features: Early-1958 large maple neck with comfortable "D"-shaped profile; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound, with early-1958 staggered bridge pickup pole magnets; Solid steel "barrel" bridge saddles "Top-hat" switch tip and flat-top knurled aluminum chrome control knobs

American Vintage ’64 Telecaster




Body: Ash or Alder
Neck Shape: Mid '60s "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Round Laminated Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Original Vintage Style Tele Bridge with 3 Threaded Steel Saddles
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Switch Tip: "Top Hat" Style Switch Tip
Unique Features: Slimmer, more rounded maple neck with "C"-shaped profile and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound, with staggered bridge pickup pole magnets; Threaded steel "barrel" bridge saddles; "Top-hat" switch tip and flat-top knurled chrome control knobs

American Vintage ’65 Jazzmaster and American Vintage ’65 Jaguar







American Vintage ’52 Telecaster (and left-handed model) 

Body: Ash
Body Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: "U" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '52 Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '52 Tele Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Original Vintage Tele® Bridge with 3 Brass Saddles
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Unique Features: Slightly lighter Butterscotch Blonde finish; Large maple neck with re-sculpted U-shaped profile and comfortably rolled edges; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; "Barrel" switch tip and knurled chrome domed control knobs


American Vintage ’56 Stratocaster (and left-handed model)




Body: Ash or Alder
Body Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: Thick Soft "V" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Middle Pickup: New American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
Neck Pickup: New American Vintage '56 Strat Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
String Nut: Bone
Tuning Machines: Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
Unique Features: Mid-'56 thick maple neck with soft "V” profile and comfortably rolled edges-one of the most popular Fender neck styles ever; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing