2023 Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster #3 Nitro Butterscotch Blonde

The entire line up of American Vintage II guitars are amazing in every respect: looks, playability, historic accuracy, and the highest build quality you could ask for. Have you ever dreamt of owning a perfect 1951 Black Guard Tele but still haven't won the state lottery? Well, you can make that dream come true with a brand new American Vintage II model that takes its historic lineage seriously from top to bottom. Take this one home and you won't be disappointed.

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, so this Telecaster is totally dialed in and sounding magnificent. Comes with its original hard shell case, of course.

FROM FENDER:

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.

SPECS:

Pure Vintage Single Line Deluxe Tuners

1.65" Bone Nut

U-Shaped Maple Neck with 25.5" Scale Length

Neck Depth .90" at First Fret and 1.00" at Twelfth Fret

21 Vintage Tall Frets

Maple Neck with 7.25" Radius

Pure Vintage '51 Single Coil Tele Pickups

1-Ply Black Phenolic Pickguard

Pure Vintage 3 Brass Barrel String-thru-Body Bridge with Bridge Cover

Weight 7 lbs 10 oz

Original Tweed Hard Shell Case

Serial Number V2324520