Description
Description
The Fender American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.
Just one year after launching the Broadcaster, Fender received a cease-and-desist telegram from the Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co. and was faced with renaming its flagship electric guitar. Taking inspiration from the booming growth and expansive reach of television, the first blackguard Telecaster rolled off the line in 1951, and the model has been in continuous production ever since. Deceptively simple and totally groundbreaking, the Telecaster brought the solid body electric guitar to the masses, inspiring countless musicians along the way.
The American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster features an ash body. The substantial '51 "U"-shaped hard rock maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25" radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1951, 12th fret face-dot spacing is narrow and the sole Phillips-head fastener on the guitar is at the truss rod nut. The triple brass saddle bridge, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and Pure Vintage '51 Telecaster pickups deliver classic twang and authentic Fender style.
Now available in a very limited Prototype White finish!
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender American Vintage II |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Prototype White |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Telecaster |
| Body Material: | Ash |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 1-Piece Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1951 "U" |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" (184.1mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Black Dot |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele |
| Neck Pickup: | Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup; Master Volume, Master Tone |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized |
| Tuning Machines: | Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
| Fret Wire: | Vintage Tall |
| Saddle: | Brass Barrel Saddles |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Black Phenolic |
| Knobs: | Knurled Dome |