Details
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. 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, 12 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.
Specs
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Fingerboard
Maple
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Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Neck material
1-Piece Maple
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Nut width
1.650" (42 mm)
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Pickup type
Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®
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Scale length
25.5" (64.77 cm)
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Total frets
21
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Tuners
Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
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Body wood
Ash
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Dimensions
6.5x17x44 IN
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
V2450229
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SKU
FENAVII51TELPW-V2450229
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UPC
171301
