Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar – Maple Fingerboard, Aged Natural

Experience Iconic Fender Guitars Made to Their Original Spec – The Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar with a Maple Fingerboard in Aged Natural

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® Thinline first debuted in July of 1968 and the semi-hollow design was created to produce light instruments from heavy ash. Reimagined in late ’71 around a pair of Wide-Range humbucking pickups mounted to a reshaped curvy pearloid pickguard, the souped-up second-generation Telecaster Thinline had its first full year of production in 1972. Notably, it was Fender’s first six string with humbucking pickups and the first Tele® with six adjustable bridge saddles. The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

Featuring a “C”-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline plays like a dream with a 7.25″ radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the originals. Characteristic of production in 1972, this Thinline is outfitted with a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism, “F” stamped tuners, 6-saddle string-through body hardtail with bent steel saddles and offered in Aged Natural over a semi-hollow ash 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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: Semi-Hollow Ash

Neck

• Headstock: Telecaster
• Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Neck Shape: 1972 “C”
• Neck Construction: 3-Bolt
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Side Dots: Black
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Vintage Tall
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
• Truss Rod: Bullet Style
• Truss Rod Nut: Bullet Style
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Hardware

• Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
• Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
• Bridge Mounting: 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid
• Pickup Covers: Chrome
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
• String Trees: Butterfly
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Neck Plate: 3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™, Serialized
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
• Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Potentiometers: Meg
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching (3-Position Blade):
  • Position 1. Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
  • Position 3. Neck Pickup

Manufacturer: Fender
Model: 0110392834
SKU: I718625-N-0-WHXC
UPC: 885978840908

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