| Article number: | 0110442815 |
| Delivery time: | Should arrive within 3 weeks |
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® 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.
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.
CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
NECK MATERIALMaple
NECK FINISHGloss Polyurethane
NECK SHAPE1977 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION3-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIALRound-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYSWhite Pearloid Dot - 7mm
SIDE DOTSWhite
NUMBER OF FRETS21
TRUSS RODBullet Style
TRUSS ROD NUTBullet Style
STRING NUTBone
NUT WIDTH1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIALBoneBODYAlder
BODY FINISHGloss Polyurethane
BODY SHAPETelecaster®
BODY MATERIALAlderBRIDGEPure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECEIncludes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING4-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD3-Ply Black/White/Black
PICKUP COVERSNeck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
CONTROL KNOBSSkirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
SWITCH TIPAged White
HARDWARE FINISHNickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINESPure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
STRING TREESDual-Wing
STRINGSFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
STRAP BUTTONSBRIDGE PICKUPPure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUPAuthentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
PICKUP CONFIGURATIONHS
CONTROLSVolume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
SWITCHING3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
