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, 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 Tele® pickups
• "U"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
• Pure Vintage Single-Line "Fender Deluxe" Tuners

General     Series American Vintage II Orientation Right-Hand Color Prototype White Country Of Origin US     Neck Headstock Telecaster® Neck Material 1-Piece Maple Neck Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Neck Shape 1951 "U" Neck Construction 4-Bolt Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (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" (42 mm) Nut Material Bone     Body Body Ash Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Shape Telecaster® Body Material Ash     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