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. Limited quantities!

Features:

Serial Number: VS230509 Body: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Body Shape: Telecaster® Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele® Color: Black Configuration: HS Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) Country Of Origin: US Fingerboard: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm) Fret Size: Vintage Tall Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Headstock: Large '70s Style Neck Construction: 3-Bolt Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Neck Material: Maple Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking Neck Shape: 1977 "C" Number of Frets: 21 Nut Material: Bone Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) Orientation: Right-Hand Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Position Inlays: Black Dot Refinement Neck Material: Maple Refinement Neck Shape: C Shape Refinement Pickups: Pure Vintage Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm) Series: American Vintage II String Nut: Bone Truss Rods: Bullet Style Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped Case: Hardshell Included
Weight: 7 lb 12 oz

Condition:

This instrument is in excellent, near mint condition. It has a couple minor scratches that would not show in the pictures. The techs found no other flaws or issues and it has little to no play wear. It looks, plays and sounds great! It still has protective cellophane on the pick-guard. Please see pictures for overall condition of the guitar. The actual item for sale is shown in the photographs.

More Info:

We are an authorized dealer for brand approved manufacturer refurbished guitars. These guitars are sent directly from the manufacturer to the authorized refurbishing center where they are fully inspected, set up and cleared by a certified technician. They are sent there for many reasons, including: returns, cosmetic flaws, minor repairs, surplus & discontinued models. The serial numbers on the guitars may be partially altered and/or replaced and the back of the headstock is lightly stamped "used" by the authorized refurbishing center per manufacturer agreements.

Shipping:

Guaranteed free, fast and safe UPS shipping to lower 48 states. International UPS expedited and USPS Priority shipping available to most countries. We ship our items the same or next business day. All items are professionally packed for safe transit. 

Returns:

We back every guitar we sell with a 14 day return policy. If you do not like the way it feels, plays, looks or sounds upon arrival, just let us know and you can return it. See our shop policy link for full details.