Fender: American Vintage II 1961 Olympic White Stratocaster

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Fender's new American Vintage II series of guitars is pretty darned fantastic for those of us who would love to own a vintage instrument but cannot justify or generate the funds now required to do so. This rather excellent recreation of their 1961 Olympic White Stratocaster is going to find a long-term home with me. It is set up beautifully with full attention to period-correct detail as well as a sprinkling of modern appointments like the 5-Way switch and tone control for the bridge pickup. I love it and will be taking it on the road this week for its first tour of duty. Rock on.

If you'd like to see my take on the American Vintage II '57 Sea Foam Green Stratocaster, go to:    • Fender: American Vintage II 1957 Stra...  

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2022 Fender American Vintage II Olympic White Stratocaster. Stock.
Amp: Axe-FX III MKII running Cygnus FW 21.00 beta7. Various amp models as per the demonstration.*
Cables: Tube Dude
Strings: Factory 10-46
Mic: DPA 4166-OC-F-F00-ME Headset Mic (https://www.dpamicrophones.com) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (https://en-us.sennheiser.com/ew-d)
Camera: GoPro HERO10 Black and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX III MKII (guitar, mixing and bouncing).
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (https://www.presonus.com)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB

*Intro signal path: Strat - Compressor - Klon - Concert 6G12 4x10 combo - Reverb. All modelled in the Axe.

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