Description
American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster
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, 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. The substantial '51 "U"-shaped hard rock maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25-inch radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1951, the 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.
Now available in a very limited Prototype White finish.
Features
- Ash body
- Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Pure Vintage '51 Telecaster pickups
- '51 U-shaped neck profile
- Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele bridge with brass barrel saddles, serialized
- Pure Vintage single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners
Neck
- Headstock: Telecaster
- Neck Material: One-Piece Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: 1951 U
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25 inches (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 inches (42 mm)
- Nut Material: Bone
Body
- Body Material: Ash
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Telecaster
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
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