Description
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.
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
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