Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Left-Hand Maple Fingerboard Butterscotch Blonde

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.

Just one year after launching the Broadcaster®, Fender received a cease-and-desist telegram from the Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co. and was faced with renaming its flagship electric guitar. Taking inspiration from the booming growth and expansive reach of television, the first blackguard Telecaster rolled off the line in 1951, and the model has been in continuous production ever since. Deceptively simple and totally groundbreaking, the Telecaster® brought the solid body electric guitar to the masses, inspiring countless musicians along the way.

The American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster features an ash body finished in Butterscotch Blonde to capture the tone and look of the original. The substantial ‘51 “U”-shaped hard rock maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1951, 12th fret face-dot spacing is narrow and the sole Phillips-head fastener on the guitar is at the truss rod nut. The triple brass saddle bridge, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and Pure Vintage ‘51 Telecaster pickups deliver classic twang and authentic Fender style.

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

Left-Hand

COLOR

Butterscotch Blonde

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

US

HEADSTOCK

Telecaster®

NECK MATERIAL

1-Piece Maple

NECK FINISH

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE

1951 "U"

NECK CONSTRUCTION

4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Maple

POSITION INLAYS

Black Dot

SIDE DOTS

Black

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

Ash

BODY FINISH

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE

Telecaster®

BODY MATERIAL

Ash

BRIDGE

Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE

Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING

4-Screw Vintage-Style

PICKGUARD

1-Ply Black Phenolic

PICKUP COVERS

Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black

CONTROL KNOBS

Knurled Dome

SWITCH TIP

Barrel Style, Black

HARDWARE FINISH

Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES

Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

STRING TREES

Vintage-Style Disc

STRINGS

Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

NECK PLATE

4-Bolt

STRAP BUTTONS

Vintage-Style

BRIDGE PICKUP

Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®

NECK PICKUP

Pure Vintage '51 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