Fast neck, hot electronics, and thin-skin lacquer.

The wildest of all the American Vintage Hot Rod guitars, this retro custom axe starts with an American Vintage '57 Stratocaster and ties together several generations of Strat customizations in one killer player's instrument. It has a slim V neck profile with satin-finish back, 9.5" fingerboard radius, and medium-jumbo frets to boost the playability. The souped-up electronics roar with Samarium Cobalt Noiseless guitar pickups at the neck and mid along with a DiMarzio Tone Zone pickup at the bridge, plus the second tone control is wired to the bridge pickup. A top-of-the-line thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish gives it the right look. The rest is true-blue '57 Strat: comfort-contoured alder body, maple neck with vintage C profile, Fender/Gotoh vintage-style tuners, single-ply white pickguard, and chrome hardware.

The U.S. Vintage Hot Rod Series from Fender creates new instruments but with looks, specs, and features that make them feel as if you were the third owner of a vintage instrument. Here's your chance to own that beautiful player's electric guitar but in brand new shape and freshly set up from the Fender factory!

Fender American Vintage Hot Rod '57 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

• Thin-skin nitrocellulose finish
• Comfort-contoured alder body
• One-piece maple neck
• Custom slim-shape V-profile with satin finish on back
• 9.5" fingerboard radius
• 21 medium-jumbo frets
• 25.5" scale length
• Nut width: 1.650"
• Chrome hardware
• Fender/Gotoh vintage-style tuners
• American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• 1-ply white pickguard
• Parallel-wired Samarium Cobalt Noiseless neck and middle pickups with a DiMarzio Tone Zone bridge pickup
• 5-position blade pickup switch
• Master volume control
• Tone 1 (neck pickup)
• Tone 2 (bridge pickup)
• Setup with Fender Super 250R Nickel Plated Steel strings (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
• Includes Vintage Tweed Case, Strap, Cable, and Meguair's care kit

Fender American Vintage Hot Rod '57 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Includes:

• vintage tweed hardshell case, strap, and cable

Modded to the max for smokin' tone and effortless playability. Order now!

Fender American Vintage Hot Rod '57 Stratocaster Electric Guitar

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I take it everywhere i go!

Posted by Jay Wud from Dubai on Oct 6, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional musician

Reviewer's Play Style: rock, blues

I've played on different guitars for 15 years & this is the first baby that i'm attached to like mad! beautiful sound, playability and what i love the most about it is the Nitro finish! im taking it to all my gigs and its feeding on my sweat like a hungry vampire :)

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Tone,Tone,Tone

Posted by FenderTwang from Louisiana on Sep 20, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Southern Rock, Country

I have had mine for about a year. It has a killer chickin pickin tone. The noiseless pickups are great. The DiMarzio pickup blazes distortion. If you like Rock or Outlaw Country, this is the guitar. Spend the money...it is well worth it. Don't play it cause you will take it home.

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All The Funk Plus Rock Balls

Posted by Strat Star Starter from Los Angeles, CA on Dec 31, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Indie Rock

Man, American-made quality with classic, funky Strat tones and heavy-metal playability, overdrive, sustain, and attitude! Take the most famous guitar in history, retro it out to 1957 classic beauty and craftsmanship, and then throw on the most comfortable and playable neck every with three of the best pickups in modern times and you've bought yourself a 5-Star winner.

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Awesome fender

Posted by limelight from michigan on Aug 31, 2008

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: hobbiest

Reviewer's Play Style: rock

This guitar is a dream!! Picked it up at the music store and was instantly sold, strings bend effortlesly, great feel, the dimarzio is a screamer for distortion. Finish is great looks, and plays flawless. Stays in tune always, from rush, to pink floyed, your there!

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Vintage Hot Rod Series- the Best Value Yet!

Posted by Crunchyriff from East SF Bay Area, CA on Aug 12, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Pro Touring & Recording Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary

First I'll cover the good points- the finish is GREAT. The hardware is the right stuff; Give me the vintage 6-point trem any day. Mine is setup flush with the body, but I use it a LOT, and it stays in tune great.

The neck feels great- not too huge, not too slim. This one is substantial but still quick. Fretwork is pretty good. The pickups are decent and, the ToneZone is very acceptable, if not having a SC in the bridge doesn't bother you. The SCN pickups, however, I'm not as impressed with as they still lend more noise than I'd expect from a "noiseless" single coil. The overall tone of them is passable, but IMHO can be improved with the likes of Van Zandt, etc...maybe a DiMarzio AREA series.

Mine didn't come setup or intonated particularly well; but I took care of that myself. I suggest extra shielding in the control cavity, too.

Bottom line- IMHO, this series is the overall best value in an American-made Fender Strat. Near Fender Custom-Shop quality, just spring for some better pickups and perhaps the Callaham trem block, and you have a KILLER Strat without the CS pricetag. I'D BUY ANOTHER WITHOUT HESITATION. In fact, I will in the near future.

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