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.
By 1963, a new combination of tonewoods married the punch and focus of alder with the warmth added by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard, enhancing the signature Tele® twang. Featuring Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster® pickups, triple threaded-steel saddle bridge and a comfortable “C”-shape maple neck, the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Characteristic of production in 1963, this Tele features clay dots (narrow-spaced at the 12th fret), a 7.25” radius fingerboard fingerboard and is offered in three colors: Crimson Red Transparent over mahogany and 3-Color Sunburst or Surf Green over alder.
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.
General
SERIES American Vintage II
ORIENTATION Right-Hand
COLOUR 3-Colour Sunburst
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN US
Neck
HEADSTOCK Telecaster®
NECK MATERIAL Maple
NECK FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE 1963 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION 4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Round-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS Clay Dot
SIDE DOTS Vintage Clay
NUMBER OF FRETS 21
TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUT Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUT Bone
NUT WIDTH 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL Bone
Body
BODY Alder
BODY FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING 4-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD 3-Ply Parchment
PICKUP COVERS Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
CONTROL KNOBS Knurled Flat-Top
SWITCH TIP Top Hat Style, Black
HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
STRING TREES Butterfly
STRINGS Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE 4-Bolt Serialized
STRAP BUTTONS Vintage-Style
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUP Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION SS
CONTROLS Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Measurements
DIMENSIONS 6.50x17.00x44.00 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT 22.55 LB
FRET SIZE Vintage Tall
SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (64.77 cm)
