FENDER - American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard - 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 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 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
SERIESAmerican Vintage II
ORIENTATIONRight-Hand
COLORButterscotch Blonde
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUS
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Neck
HEADSTOCKTelecaster®
NECK MATERIAL1-Piece Maple
NECK FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE1951 "U"
NECK CONSTRUCTION4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIALMaple
POSITION INLAYSBlack Dot
SIDE DOTSBlack
NUMBER OF FRETS21
TRUSS RODVintage-Style Butt Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUTVintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUTBone
NUT WIDTH1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIALBone
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Body
BODYAsh
BODY FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPETelecaster®
BODY MATERIALAsh
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Hardware
BRIDGEPure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECEIncludes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING4-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD1-Ply Black Phenolic
PICKUP COVERSNeck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
CONTROL KNOBSKnurled Dome
SWITCH TIPBarrel Style, Black
HARDWARE FINISHNickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINESPure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
STRING TREESVintage-Style Disc
STRINGSFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE4-Bolt
STRAP BUTTONSVintage-Style
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Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUPPure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUPPure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®
PICKUP CONFIGURATIONSS
CONTROLSMaster Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
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FRET SIZEVintage Tall
SCALE LENGTH25.5" (64.77 cm)