Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage '60s Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Fiesta Red

Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage '60s Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Fiesta Red

HSS firepower, modern playability, and old-school Fender soul converge in the American Ultra Luxe Vintage ’60s Stratocaster HSS. A lightweight alder body, carved with Ultra contours and a sculpted neck heel, gives this guitar effortless upper-fret access right from the start. Next, the satin-finished, quarter-sawn maple neck boasts a wide Modern D profile, a compound-radius fingerboard, and hard-wearing stainless steel frets that offer playability to rival even the most cutting-edge of contemporary 6-string creations. As for the tone, this Strat’s clear and crisp Pure Vintage ’61 Stratocaster pickups pair with a snarling Haymaker humbucker in the bridge position — you can also access traditional SSS tones by flipping the guitar’s coil-splitting S-1 switch. A high-octane hardware complement further ups the ante with a self-lubricating TUSQ nut, Deluxe locking tuning machines, and a 2-post American Ultra synchronized tremolo with polished stainless steel saddles and a cold-rolled steel block. Finally, it’s all wrapped in a semi-gloss Heirloom nitro lacquer finish that beams with captivating checking lines and alluring aging, maximizing your guitar's resonance and gracefully wearing in the more you play.

Optimized Ultra Luxe comfort

This Strat begins with the seriously high-performance foundation laid down by the Fender Ultra Luxe line, providing you with all the playability-enhancing benefits of a modern axe while retaining the vibe of a vintage treasure. From the alder body’s Ultra contours and tapered neck heel to the quarter-sawn maple neck’s Modern D profile, every element of this Strat is built to supply optimal comfort and facilitate lightning-fast playability — a fact further bolstered by the 10-inch to 14-inch compound radius, luxurious Ultra Rolled edges, and Luminlay side dots. Heavy-duty stainless steel medium-jumbo frets seal the deal, offering a lustrous, smooth feel when bending and an extreme resistance to fret wear.

Pure Vintage vibe with the heft of a Haymaker

The American Ultra Luxe Vintage ’60s Stratocaster HSS strikes a perfect balance between vintage authenticity and modern performance — a philosophy showcased clearly in its versatile HSS pickup configuration. A duo of Pure Vintage ’61 Stratocaster pickups inhabit this guitar’s neck and middle positions, the very same single-coils found in the time-tested American Vintage line of period-correct Fender creations. From their cloth-covered wire to their fiber bobbins, Pure Vintage pickups surgically replicate the composition of single-coils originally crafted in Fullerton, California, more than half a century ago. Head down to the bridge position to meet a spec certainly not found on any stock 1960s Strat: a hard-hitting Haymaker humbucker. This pickup’s dual-coil brawn and bite allow you to tackle far heavier tonal applications than the relatively low-wind single-coil you’ll get on a standard old-school Fender. Moreover, it ideally balances against and complements the chiming sound of its Pure Vintage compatriots. To seal the deal, S-1 switching splits the Haymaker to grant you fully traditional Strat sonics.

Aged-in Heirloom nitro lacquer finish

For guitarists who crave the charming patina of a well-aged axe, only traditional nitrocellulose lacquer will do. Fender used nitro lacquer as the standard finish throughout its mid-century golden age, and players still champion it today for the way it naturally cracks, checks, and ages with a look and feel that's undeniably appealing. The American Ultra Luxe Vintage lineup kick-starts this process with an Heirloom lacquer coat: a nitro lacquer finish with a semi-gloss shine and a lightly aged exterior. Moreover, scores of vintage Fender followers believe that a thin nitro finish both enhances an instrument aesthetically and also allows the guitar’s body to better resonate and sustain. Finally, because of nitro's natural unpredictability, every American Ultra Luxe Vintage guitar sports a truly unique arrangement of checking, wear, and crazing that will only continue to gracefully develop the more you play.

American Ultra Luxe Vintage: professional playability with an old-school soul

Fender has explored the “vintage-meets-modern” formula many times over the years, but it’s never felt more fully realized than in the American Ultra Luxe Vintage series. In essence, this lineup merges key playability-enhancing features of the Ultra Luxe range — medium-jumbo stainless steel frets, contemporary contours, compound-radius fingerboards, superior switching, and beyond — with period-accurate Pure Vintage pickups and retro Fender aesthetics. Wrapped up in unabashedly retro Heirloom nitro lacquer finishes with light aging, American Ultra Luxe Vintage instruments shatter the vintage/modern dichotomy by combining the most compelling elements of Fender’s past and present into a single high-performance package.

Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage ’60s Stratocaster HSS Features:

• A professional-caliber instrument blending flexible HSS performance and period-correct, 1960s Stratocaster style

• Alder body wearing comfortable Ultra contours and a tapered neck heel for enhanced access to the upper frets

• Modern D maple neck with Ultra rolled edges captures the fast feel of Fender’s Modern C necks, only with a slightly wider feel

• 10-in.–14-in. compound-radius fingerboard delivers smooth bends up high with comfortable chording in the lower positions

• Bend-friendly stainless steel medium-jumbo frets feature a slick, glossy feel and extreme resistance to wear

• Pure Vintage ’61 Stratocaster pickups in the neck and middle positions offer a warmer, deeper, and crisper alternative to the bite of 1950s-era Strat sonics

• Bridge-position Haymaker humbucker unlocks a snarling bite that balances perfectly against its single-coil siblings

• S-1 switch splits the humbucker for traditional SSS tones

• Luminlay side dot inlays ensure you’re always able to find your position, no matter the stage lighting situation

• 2-post American Ultra synchronized tremolo with polished stainless steel block saddles and a cold-rolled steel block provides a smooth, expressive feel with easy adjustment

• Self-lubricating TUSQ nut and Fender Deluxe locking tuning machines keep your tremolo flourishes tight with top-shelf tuning stability

• Semi-gloss Heirloom nitro lacquer finish with tasteful aging will only continue to wear in the more you play; slick satin nitro Heirloom finish on the neck with light checking

Tech Specs

• General

• Number of Strings6

• Left-/Right-handedRight-handed

• Body

• Body TypeSolidbody

• Body ShapeStratocaster

• Body MaterialAsh

• Body FinishNitrocellulose Lacquer

• ColorFiesta Red

• RelicHeriloom Finish

• Neck

• Neck MaterialMaple

• Neck FinishSatin Lacquer

• Neck ShapeModern D

• Neck JointBolt-on

• Radius10"-14" compound

• Fingerboard MaterialRosewood

• Fingerboard InlayDots

• Number of Frets22

• Scale Length25.5"

• Scale Length TypeStandard-scale

• Nut Width1.685"

• Nut MaterialTusq

• Hardware

• TunersDeluxe Cast/Sealed Locking

• Electronics

• Neck PickupPure Vintage '61 Single-coil

• Middle PickupPure Vintage '61 Single-coil

• Bridge PickupHaymaker Humbucker

• Controls1 x Volume, 2 x Tone

• Miscellaneous

• StringsFender 250L, .009-.042

• Case/Gig BagHardshell Case

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