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.
Please Note: This Item is a B-Stock Product Damage to the finish on the inner side of the neck pocket, cutaway side, at the edge that meets the neck. Please See Photographs.
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 late 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 finished in Butterscotch Blonde to capture the tone and look of the original. 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.
The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.
General
- Colour: Butterscotch Blonde
- Country Of Origin: US
- Orientation: Right-Hand
Neck
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: 1951 “U”
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
- Refinement Neck Shape: U Shape
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Number Of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Tall
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Body
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Material: Ash
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
Hardware
- Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
- Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
- Pickup Covers: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
- String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
- Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line “Fender Deluxe”
- Bridge Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
- Switch Tip: Barrel Style, Black
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ‘51 Single-Coil Tele®
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage ‘51 Single-Coil Tele®
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Configuration: SS
Miscellaneous
- Case Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)
Delivery
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Mainland UK: FREE delivery within mainland UK
UK Non-Mainland: from £12
We regret that we do not ship this item outside the UK
