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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.

Initially introduced in 1972 and billed as the top model in the Telecaster® family, The Telecaster Deluxe holds the distinction of being Fender's first solid-body Telecaster with two humbucking pickups. Like the original, the American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe sports a large Stratocaster®-style headstock, comfort-contoured belly cut, and pair of Wide Range humbucking pickups mounted to an elongated pickguard with dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original.

Featuring a '75 "C"-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe plays like a dream with a 9.5" radius maple fingerboard and medium jumbo frets. Characteristic of production in 1975, this Telecaster is outfitted with a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism and offered in Black, Mocha Brown, or 3-Color Sunburst over an alder body. Other features include a 6-Saddle hardtail bridge with stainless steel block saddles and vintage-accurate Tele® Deluxe tuners.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Telecaster

NECK
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Neck Construction: 3-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: 1975 "C"
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Headstock: Large '70s Style

HARDWARE
Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Pickup Covers: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Switch Tip: Black
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking
Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HH
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

Case: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)