Up for sale, a 2013 Fender American Vintage ‘64 Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A discontinued model, this American Vintage Telecaster faithfully recreates the finer points of a ‘64 Tele, featuring a Mid ‘60s neck profile, Round-Lam rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, model-specific Pure Vintage ‘64 Gray-Bottom (bobbin) single coil pickups, and a gloss Flash Coat Lake Placid Blue nitro lacquer finish, a rebranding of the Thin Skin concept in that the finish is simply pure, thin nitro without a poly sealer coat, ensuring optimal acoustic resonance.

Lightweight at 7lbs 5oz, this American Vintage ‘64 Telecaster has a big, ringing acoustic voice which translates well through the pickup pair: these Pure Vintage single coils feature gray bobbins, cloth-covered leads, and staggered, beveled Alnico magnet pole pieces in the bridge position, yielding percussive sparkle with a nice midrange kick. The neck pickup has a silky smooth quality and bell-like chime, and the bridge is pure Tele twang and cut. This American Vintage ‘64 Telecaster benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Mid ‘60s C, measuring .840” 1st fret, .985” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, Round-Lam, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
• Frets: Slender, moderate wear beneath the plain strings on 1-10
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
• Tuners: Pure Vintage Fender Deluxe single-line
• Serialization: V13-prefix stamp (neck plate)
• Factory Markings: 2013 date stamps on neck heel/pocket

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: Pure Vintage ‘64 Gray-Bottom single coil x2
• Harness: CTS 250k pots
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: “Pat. No.” bridge with threaded saddles, flat-top knurled knobs
• Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard with vintage bevel, ‘50s-spec switch tip (replacement)

The Flash Coat Lake Placid Blue nitro lacquer finish shows a few small finish chips along the body edges, a small area of shallow buckle worming at the bass-side lower bout, and a few minor dings on the top and back. The ambered nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few shallow marks along the profile length.

The original G&G Deluxe brown tolex hardshell case is included.