Solidbody Electric Guitar with Ash Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - 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, 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.

Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Electric Guitar Features:

• A spot-on re-creation of a 1951 Telecaster
• Solid ash body offers a bright acoustic tone with excellent sustain and loads of midrange "pop".
• Pure Vintage '51 Telecaster single-coil pickups provide jangly, smooth, sparkling tones with a distinct twangy bite.
• Knurled dome master volume and tone knobs; 3-way pickup selector switch.
• 1-piece, "U"-shaped hard-rock maple neck offers a hand-filling playing experience.
• Maple fingerboard with a vintage, 7.25-inch radius and 21 vintage-tall frets.
• 3-barrel bridge with brass saddles; vintage-style tuning machines.
• Eye-catching nitrocellulose lacquer finish on the body and neck.

Product Specs.

• Number of Strings: 6

• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed

• Body Type: Solidbody

• Body Shape: Telecaster

• Body Material: Ash

• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Color: Butterscotch Blonde

• Neck Material: 1-piece Maple

• Neck Shape: 1951 U

• Neck Joint: Bolt-on

• Radius: 7.25"

• Fingerboard Material: Maple

• Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dots

• Number of Frets: 21, Vintage Tall

• Scale Length: 25.5"

• Nut Width: 1.650"

• Nut Material: Bone

• Bridge/Tailpiece: Pure Vintage 3-saddle Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles

• Tuners: Fender Deluxe Pure Vintage

• Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-coil Tele

• Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-coil Tele

• Controls: 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone

• Switching: 3-way blade pickup switch

• Strings: .010-.046

• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case

• Manufacturer Part Number: 0110312850