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.

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

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

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

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

Body

BODY: Alder

BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane

BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®

BODY MATERIAL: Alder