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.
By 1963, a new combination of tonewoods married the punch and focus of alder with the warmth added by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard, enhancing the signature Tele® twang. Featuring Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster® pickups, triple threaded-steel saddle bridge and a comfortable “C”-shape maple neck, the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Characteristic of production in 1963, this Tele features clay dots (narrow-spaced at the 12th fret), a 7.25” radius fingerboard fingerboard and is offered in three colors: Crimson Red Transparent over mahogany and 3-Color Sunburst or Surf Green over alder.
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.
FEATURES
Alder or Mahogany Body
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele® pickups
“C”-Shaped Neck Profile
Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Construction
4-Bolt
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
1963 "C"
Scale Length
25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Material
Round-Laminated Rosewood
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
Clay Dot
Side Dots
Vintage Clay
Truss Rod
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Nut
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Bridge Pickup
Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup
Pure Vintage '63 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
Bridge
Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines
Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
Pickguard
3-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs
Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tip
Top Hat Style, Black
Neck Plate
4-Bolt Serialized
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece
Includes Chrome Bridge Cover