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: Right-Hand

COLOR: Lake Placid Blue

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

Measurements

DIMENSIONS: 6.50x17.00x44.00 IN

SHIPPING WEIGHT: 22.10 LB

FRET SIZE: Vintage Tall

SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

SHIPPING LENGTH: 44.00 IN

SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.50 IN

SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.00 IN

Accessories

RECOMMENED GIG BAG: FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)