Comments on: REVIEW: Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster Re-Issue

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:31:33 +0000

I purchased a 63 strat & I absolutley love it. Friends of mind which have old vintage strats can’t believe the sound & feel of my 62 reissue. In the words of one of my friends geez this feels better to play than my origianl 62. Although I did end up putting in some Texas Specials to give it a bit more growl. In saying that I could of just left it all standard & would of been just as happy. If your after a great sounding strat without having to deal out the big bucks for a vintage one, trust me you wont be dissapointed.

By: Mathijs

Mathijs — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:17:39 +0000

As was revealed by Fender in 2005, the coating on the ’57 and ’62 Vintage Reissues, as well as the vintage RE Tele’s, is urethane with a top coating of nitro. The amount of urethane is 90% by volume, and 10% nitro. They do this to speed up to production process, limit the amount of warrenties while still being able to market it as a nitro coating.

By: Thor

Thor — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:29:23 +0000

I have bought this guitar, and playing on a marshall jcm800(2210) and i think the sound is great! do some one know which guitar i should buy as second, if i want a srv looking sound?

By: Gus

Gus — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:49:26 +0000

I have been told the Fender American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster Re-Issue does not have the Nitro Cellulose lacquer as they’re intending to advertise.

Can someone comment on that ?

Here is an email I got from someone who really knows how to RI a vintage strat:

Do not buy a RI guitar though. The finish is not
Nitro as they’re intending to advertise. It’s definitely not
Nitro-Cellulose lacquer. You may already know this but just in case. The
RI would be great if it had handwound pickups and a real nitro finish.
I’d be looking for a job! I’m not kidding. It would be for all intents
and purposes a real 1962 Stratocaster if they had those details right.
But thankfully they don’t!

By: jam

jam — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:46:13 +0000

By the way,I meant the classic 60′s players strat

By: jam

jam — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:40:35 +0000

Good review, I wish I could get my hands on one of these. I have played the vintage 60′s model strat and I must say it is one of the best I have ever played, but I wonder how they compare to these? What do you think? You have played both so I was just curious to find out which one was better.

By: tot

tot — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:09:35 +0000

This model has a urethane base coat over which the nitro finish is applied….which makes me have to ask you…is this idea that it sounds so much better than a poly finished guitar, all in your head? Fender have produced the “thin skinned” strat which is nitro only. I think you need to do a blind test this guitar along side strats with other finishes. You could ask other people if they can hear a difference too!

By: Dave C.

Dave C. — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:45:01 +0000

Good review, Cary, but are you totally sure that guitar doesn’t have a poly finish? I have a 2001 AV ’62 in candy apple red and while the outer/final paint layer is nitro, the body was first covered in a layer of poly. I suppose it’s possible that they stopped doing that but the cynic in me says that they’ve continued doing that just so they could put that it has a nitro finish in the specs. And don’t even get me started on why the heck they’d bother to put a poly coat on a guitar under the nitro. That one kind of blows my mind. Haha.

By: Franco

Franco — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:51:02 +0000

Great review Carry. I am following the Quest for the perfect Strat. So far, my favorite is the Eric Johnson Strat. Looking forward for future reviews…

By: Cary

Cary — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:08:27 +0000

Thanks JP… funny, I seldom get comments on my actual reviews––go figure!

Glad some enjoyed it :)

By: Stratoblogster

Stratoblogster — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:44:12 +0000

Great review Cary!!