Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Crimson Red Transparent w/ Case

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.

By 1963, a new combination of tonewoods married the punch and focus of alder with the warmth added by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard, enhancing the signature Tele® twang. Featuring Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster® pickups, triple threaded-steel saddle bridge and a comfortable “C”-shape maple neck, the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Characteristic of production in 1963, this Tele features clay dots (narrow-spaced at the 12th fret), a 7.25” radius fingerboard fingerboard and is offered in three colors: Crimson Red Transparent over mahogany and 3-Color Sunburst or Surf Green over alder.

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.

Product Specs General     SERIES American Vintage II ORIENTATION Right-Hand COLOR Crimson Red Transparent COUNTRY OF ORIGIN US     Neck HEADSTOCK Telecaster® NECK MATERIAL Maple NECK FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer NECK SHAPE 1963 "C" NECK CONSTRUCTION 4-Bolt FINGERBOARD RADIUS 7.25" (184.1 mm) FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Round-Laminated Rosewood POSITION INLAYS Clay Dot SIDE DOTS Vintage Clay 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 Mahogany BODY FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer BODY SHAPE Telecaster® BODY MATERIAL Mahogany     Hardware BRIDGE Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Includes Chrome Bridge Cover BRIDGE MOUNTING 4-Screw Vintage-Style PICKGUARD 3-Ply Parchment PICKUP COVERS Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black CONTROL KNOBS Knurled Flat-Top SWITCH TIP Top Hat Style, Black HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome TUNING MACHINES Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" STRING TREES Butterfly STRINGS Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 NECK PLATE 4-Bolt Serialized STRAP BUTTONS Vintage-Style     Electronics BRIDGE PICKUP Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele® NECK PICKUP Pure Vintage '63 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     Measurements DIMENSIONS 6.50x17.00x44.00 IN SHIPPING WEIGHT 22.55 LB FRET SIZE Vintage Tall SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (64.77 cm)