Description
The Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom Black 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® Custom marked one of Fender’s earliest forays into the use of humbucking pickups. The Tele® Custom featured a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout and dual volume and tone controls mounted to a stylish, elongated pickguard. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.
This Tele features a Wide Range humbucking pickup in the neck position and a Pure Vintage ’77 single-coil Tele® pickup in the bridge position. To create an authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickup, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, and are an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom plays like a dream with a ‘77 “C”-shape hard rock maple neck with a 7.25” radius maple or rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Other features include a Tele bridge with 6 slotted steel barrel saddles, “F” stamped tuners, a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. Available in three finish options: Olympic White, 3-Color Sunburst, and Wine Red over an alder 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.
FEATURES
- Alder Body
- Gloss Polyurethane Finish
- Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking and Pure Vintage ’77 Single-Coil Tele® pickups
- “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
- Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
- Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped Tuners
HIGHLIGHTS
- Alder body
- 7.25” radius fingerboard in round-laminated rosewood or maple
- 1977 “C”-shape neck
- Pure vintage ’77 single-coil tele® and authentic cunife wide-range humbucking pickups
- Vintage-style hardware
SPECIFICATIONS
ACCESSORIES
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
Recommended Gig Bag: FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)
BODY
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Telecaster®
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ’77 Single-Coil Tele®
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HS
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
GENERAL
Color: Black
Orientation: Right-Hand
Product Name: American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster® Custom, Maple Fingerboard, Black
Series American Vintage II
HARDWARE
Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
Bridge Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate: 3-Bolt “F” Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Pickup Covers: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
String Trees: Dual-Wing
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
MEASUREMENTS
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
MISCELLANEOUS
Style: 1 single-coil, 1 humbucking
NECK
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
Headstock: Large ’70s Style
Neck Construction: 3-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: 1977 “C”
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Truss Rod Nut: Bullet Style
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