Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster Rosewood Fingerboard Vintage Blonde V2602364

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.

Series American Vintage II

Orientation Right-Hand

Color Vintage Blonde

Country Of Origin USA

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 Ash

Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape Telecaster®

Body Style Solid Body

Body Material Ash

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

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