Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom, Maple Fingerboard, Black

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® Custom marked one of Fender’s earliest forays into the use of humbucking pickups. The Tele® Custom featured a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout and dual volume and tone controls mounted to a stylish, elongated pickguard. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

This Tele features a Wide Range humbucking pickup in the neck position and a Pure Vintage '77 single-coil Tele® pickup in the bridge position. To create an authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickup, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, and are an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom plays like a dream with a ‘77 “C”-shape hard rock maple neck with a 7.25” radius maple or rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Other features include a Tele bridge with 6 slotted steel barrel saddles, “F” stamped tuners, a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. Available in three finish options: Olympic White, 3-Color Sunburst, and Wine Red over an alder 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: Black
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

Neck
HEADSTOCK: Large '70s Style
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
NECK SHAPE: 1977 "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: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL: Alder

Hardware
BRIDGE: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
PICKUP COVERS: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
CONTROL KNOBS: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
SWITCH TIP: Aged White
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
STRING TREES: Dual-Wing
STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE: 3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style

Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUP: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HS
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: 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)
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)