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.

The Telecaster® Thinline first debuted in July of 1968 and the semi-hollow design was created to produce light instruments from heavy ash. Reimagined in late ’71 around a pair of Wide-Range humbucking pickups mounted to a reshaped curvy pearloid pickguard, the souped-up second-generation Telecaster Thinline had its first full year of production in 1972. Notably, it was Fender’s first six string with humbucking pickups and the first Tele® with six adjustable bridge saddles. The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

Featuring a “C”-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the originals. Characteristic of production in 1972, this Thinline is outfitted with a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism, “F” stamped tuners, 6-saddle string-through body hardtail with bent steel saddles and offered in Aged Natural, 3-Color Sunburst, and Lake Placid Blue over a semi-hollow ash body.

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.

American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline

General

SERIES - American Vintage II

ORIENTATION -

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

Neck

HEADSTOCK - Telecaster®

NECK MATERIAL - 1-Piece Maple

NECK FINISH - Gloss Polyurethane

NECK SHAPE - 1972 "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION - 3-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Maple

POSITION INLAYS - Black Dot

SIDE DOTS - Black

NUMBER OF FRETS - 21

TRUSS ROD - Bullet Style

TRUSS ROD NUT - Bullet Style

STRING NUT - Bone

NUT WIDTH - 1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL - Bone

Body

BODY - Semi-Hollow Ash

BODY FINISH - Gloss Polyurethane

BODY SHAPE - Telecaster®

BODY MATERIAL - Semi-Hollow Ash

Hardware

BRIDGE - Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE - Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING - 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail

PICKGUARD - 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid

PICKUP COVERS - Chrome

CONTROL KNOBS - Knurled Flat-Top

SWITCH TIP - Top Hat Style, Black

HARDWARE FINISH - Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES - Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped

STRING TREES - Butterfly

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

NECK PLATE - 3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™, Serialized

STRAP BUTTONS - Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP - Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking

NECK PICKUP - Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking

PICKUP CONFIGURATION - HH

CONTROLS - Master Volume, Master Tone

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

POTENTIOMETERS - 1 Meg

AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1972 TELECASTER® THINLINE

Fender American Vintage II 72 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar Maple in Aged Natural w/Vintage Style Cas - 0110392834

Fender American Vintage II 72 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar Maple in Lake Placid Blue w/Vintage Style - 0110392802

Fender American Vintage II 72 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar Maple in 3 Color Sunburst w/Vintage Style - 0110392800