FENDER - American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard - 3-Color Sunburst

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.

By 1963, a new combination of tonewoods married the punch and focus of alder with the warmth added by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard, enhancing the signature Tele® twang. Featuring Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster® pickups, triple threaded-steel saddle bridge and a comfortable “C”-shape maple neck, the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Characteristic of production in 1963, this Tele features clay dots (narrow-spaced at the 12th fret), a 7.25” radius fingerboard fingerboard and is offered in three colors: Crimson Red Transparent over mahogany and 3-Color Sunburst or Surf Green over alder.

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
COLOR3-Color Sunburst
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUS
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Neck
HEADSTOCKTelecaster®
NECK MATERIALMaple
NECK FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE1963 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIALRound-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYSClay Dot
SIDE DOTSVintage Clay
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
BODYAlder
BODY FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPETelecaster®
BODY MATERIALAlder
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Hardware
BRIDGEPure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECEIncludes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING4-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD3-Ply Parchment
PICKUP COVERSNeck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
CONTROL KNOBSKnurled Flat-Top
SWITCH TIPTop Hat Style, Black
HARDWARE FINISHNickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINESPure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
STRING TREESButterfly
STRINGSFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE4-Bolt Serialized
STRAP BUTTONSVintage-Style
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Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUPPure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUPPure Vintage '63 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)
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Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)