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 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.

• Alder or Mahogany Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele® pickups
• "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
• Pure Vintage Single-Line "Fender Deluxe" Tuners

General

Series: American Vintage II

Orientation: Right-Hand

Color: Vintage Blonde

Country Of Origin: USA

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

Fret Size: Vintage Tall

Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

Body

Body: Ash

Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape: Telecaster®

Body Style: Solid Body

Body Material: Ash

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: 1-Ply White

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