Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Rosewood Fingerboard 3-Color Sunburst (311)The popularity of Fender musical instruments grew throughout the 50s, flourishing into an assortment of instrument models, and by 1961 the Stratocaster had taken on a more refined aesthetic. A big evolutionary change in early 60s first appeared in late 1959, when Fender guitars transitioned from maple fingerboards to rosewoodmostly because of the visible wear that a maple fingerboard showed. But it made an appreciable difference in the overall