• Serial Number: V17615
• Weight: 6.8 lbs

 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® Thinline first debuted in July of 1968 and the semi-hollow design was created to produce light instruments from heavy ash. Reimagined in late ’71 around a pair of Wide-Range humbucking pickups mounted to a reshaped curvy pearloid pickguard, the souped-up second-generation Telecaster Thinline had its first full year of production in 1972. Notably, it was Fender’s first six string with humbucking pickups and the first Tele® with six adjustable bridge saddles. The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

Featuring a “C”-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the originals. Characteristic of production in 1972, this Thinline is outfitted with a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism, “F” stamped tuners, 6-saddle string-through body hardtail with bent steel saddles and offered in Aged Natural, 3-Color Sunburst, and Lake Placid Blue over a semi-hollow ash 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.

• Serial Number: V17615
• Weight: 6.8 lbs

Product Specs

General

• SERIES: American Vintage II
• ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
• COLOR: Candy Apple Red
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

Neck

• HEADSTOCK: Telecaster®
• NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Maple
• NECK FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
• NECK SHAPE: 1972 "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

Body

• BODY: Semi-Hollow Ash
• BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
• BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
• BODY MATERIAL: Semi-Hollow Ash

Hardware

• BRIDGE: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
• BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
• BRIDGE MOUNTING: 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
• PICKGUARD: 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid
• PICKUP COVERS: Chrome
• CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Flat-Top
• SWITCH TIP: Top Hat Style, Black
• HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
• TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
• STRING TREES: Butterfly
• STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
• NECK PLATE: 3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™, Serialized 
• STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• NECK PICKUP: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
  
• BRIDGE PICKUP: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
• PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HH
• CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone
• SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• POTENTIOMETERS: 1 Meg

Measurements

• FRET SIZE: Vintage Tall
• SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Accessories

• RECOMMENED GIG BAG: FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous

• STYLE: 2 Humbucking