The American Vintage Reissue guitars produced in Fender's iconic Fullerton factory marked the company's first attempts to recreate their golden-era guitars produced in the 1950s and early 1960s. This line of guitars consisted of three models - a '52 "Blackguard" Telecaster, '57 maple-neck Stratocaster, and a '62 rosewood board Stratocaster. Fender studied many original examples while designing the line in an attempt to make the models as close to vintage spec as was then logically possible. While these guitars are not entirely accurate to their vintage counterparts, they are excellent instruments that bear great historical significance with their ties to the Fullerton plant and their place in reissue vintage guitar lineage.

Built in 1982, this first-year Fullerton Reissue '57 Stratocaster is a commendable initial attempt at recreating the iconic maple-neck Stratocaster of the late 1950s. Boasting an attractive and beautifully preserved two-tone Sunburst nitrocellulose finish with minimal signs of wear throughout, this 1982 Strat presents very well. The guitar is entirely original and without repairs or modifications. It plays well across the fingerboard despite even, light fretwear throughout.

Equipped with a trio of grey-bottom pickups dated to 1982, this guitar offers classic '50s inspired Stratocaster tones. The pickups are wired to a 5-way switch making this Strat more versatile for the modern guitarist. The soft V neck carve, with a first fret depth of 0.806", twelfth fret depth of 0.860", and a nut width just shy of 1-5/8” is quite comfortable while being notably smaller than a typical 1957 neck profile. 

With great playability, excellent tone, and some very cool ties to Fender history, this guitar is a great choice of Stratocaster for players and collectors alike.

Scale length is 25.5”, pickup DC values are 5.6K in the neck, 6K in the middle, and 5.8k in the bridge. Weight of 6lb 14oz.

With original hardshell case.