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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.

Product Code

0110312850

Specification

Body

Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster


Neck & Fingerboard

Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1951 "U"
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust


Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele
Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Configuration: SS


Hardware

Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Switch Tip: Barrel Style, Black
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover


Factory Fitted Strings: .010-.046 Gauges
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)