- Leo Fender might not have been a guitarist, but he was a hell of an inventor, and the guitars he designed in the early 50s have resonated through the years in ways that are hard to imagine happening in any other business.
- The 57 runs a very rounded 7.25-in radius on a maple fretboard, the Modern uses a rosewood fretboard with a compound radius that starts at 9.5 in at the nut, and flattens out to 14 in by the time it reaches the body.
- The 1957 Stratocaster we tested retails for US$2,099.99 (€2,349, AU$4,099), putting it at the high end of what you’ll pay for production Fenders, but still coming in substantially below a Custom Shop guitar – or for that matter, the tens of thousands you’d pay for a well-kept original 57 Strat.
Review: Fender turns back the clock with American Vintage II 57 Strat
