The Fender Vintage Hot Rod '57 Strat bridges the gap between the Fender Custom Shop and production models. Vintage specs with modern appointments. Modern pickups. Softer "V"-shaped neck satin back (nitrocellulose lacquer finish). Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" radius (241 mm). Number of Frets: 21 medium jumbo. Scale length: 25.5" (648 mm). Width at nut: 1.650" (42 mm). Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh® vintage-style tuning machines. Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo. Pickguard: 1-ply White, (8-hole). Pickups: Parallel SCN (neck), SCN (mid) DiMarzio® Tone Zone (bridge). Controls: Master volume, tone 1 (neck pickup), tone 2 (bridge pickup). Pickup switching: 5-Position Blade. Color: Candy Apple Red.