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. 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.

Features

• Ash Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '51 Tele® pickups
• "U"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
• Pure Vintage Single-Line "Fender Deluxe" Tuners

Specifications

Neck

• Headstock: Telecaster®
  
• Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
  
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  
• Neck Shape: 1951 "U"
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
  
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
  
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
  
• Number of Frets: 21
  
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
  
• Nut Width: 1.650" (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 Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
  
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
  
• Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
  
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
  
• Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
  
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
  
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
  

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