Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Butterscotch Blonde

Description

Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Butterscotch Blonde

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 a year after the launch of the Broadcaster®, Fender received a cease and desist telegram from the Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co. and had to rename 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.

Seemingly simple and totally revolutionary, 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 1951 “U”-shaped hard rock maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets.

Characteristic of 1951 production, the 12th fret front dot spacing is narrow, and the sole cross-head fastener on the guitar is on the truss rod nut. The triple brass saddle bridge, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and Pure Vintage '51 Telecaster pickups deliver classic sound and authentic Fender style.

American Vintage II series instruments are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a keen appreciation for vintage Fender sound and feel and built with unparalleled quality, down to the last screw.

These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, stuff of legends.

Specifications

SERIES American Vintage II

ORIENTATION Right-Hand

COLOR Butterscotch Blonde

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN US

HEADSTOCK Telecaster

NECK MATERIAL 1-Piece Maple

NECK FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE 1951 "U"

NECK CONSTRUCTION 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Maple

POSITION INLAYS Black Dot

SIDE DOTS

NUMBER OF FRETS 21

TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

NUT Bone

NUT WIDTH 1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL Bone

BODY Ash

BODY FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE Telecaster®

BODY MATERIAL Ash

Hardware

BRIDGE Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING 4-Screw Vintage-Style

PICKGUARD 1-Ply Black Phenolic

PICKUP COVERS Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black

CONTROL KNOBS Knurled Dome

SWITCH TIP Barrel Style, Black

HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

STRING TREES Vintage-Style Disc

NECK PLATE 4-Bolt

STRAP BUTTONS Vintage-Style

BRIDGE PICKUP Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®

NECK PICKUP Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION SS

CONTROLS Master Volume, Master Tone

SWITCHING 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup