This guitar is a B-Stock item, and has been labelled as such during Fender's extremely thorough quality control checks. Any minor defects are listed here.

DEFECT: This guitar has a small finish crack in the neck pocket on the treble side. There is also a extremely slight lump in the finish on the back underside of the neck at the first fret. This can only slightly be felt if you run your finger over it but is not evident when your hand is in the playing position.

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, 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.

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.

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

Series: American Vintage II

Orientation: Right-Handed

Colour: Butterscotch Blonde

Country of Origin: USA

Body Shape: Telecaster®

Body Material: Ash

Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Headstock: Telecaster®

Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple

Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Profile: 1951 "U"

Neck Construction: 4-Bolt

Fingerboard Material: Maple

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)

Inlays: Black Dot

Side Dots: Black

Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Vintage Tall

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

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 Switch

Position 1: Bridge Pickup

Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups

Position 3: Neck Pickup

Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized

Bridge Cover: Chrome Bridge Cover Included

Bridge Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style

Tuners: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic

Pickup Covers: Neck: Chrome, Bridge: Black

Control Knobs: Knurled Dome

Switch Tip: Barrel Style, Black

String Tree: Vintage-Style Disc

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt

Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Factory Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010–.046)