OVERVIEW

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 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, 12^th 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

SERIES - American Vintage II

ORIENTATION - Right-Hand

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

Neck

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 - Black

NUMBER OF FRETS - 21

TRUSS ROD - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT - Bone

NUT WIDTH - 1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL - Bone

Body

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

STRINGS - Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

NECK PLATE - 4-Bolt

STRAP BUTTONS - Vintage-Style

Electronics

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

AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1951 TELECASTER RIGTH AND LEFT HANDED

Fender American Vintage II 51 Telecaster Electric Guitar Maple in Butterscotch Blonde w/Vintage Style Case - 0110312850