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.
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Features
- Alder Body
- Gloss Polyurethane Finish
- Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking and Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele® pickups
- “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
- Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
- Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped Tuners
General
Series
American Vintage II
Orientation
Right-Hand
Color
Olympic White
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
Round-Laminated Rosewood
Position Inlays
White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
Side Dots
White
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