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.
Specs
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Surf Green |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Telecaster® |
Body Material |
Alder |
Body Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
|
Neck Material |
Maple
|
Neck Shape |
1963 “C”
|
Neck Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
|
Fretboard Material |
Round-Laminated Rosewood |
Number of Frets |
21 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Clay Dot with Vintage Clay Side Dots
|
Fretboard Radius |
7.25″ (184.1 mm)
|
Nut Material |
Bone |
Nut Width |
1.650″ (42 mm)
|
Neck Pickup |
Pure Vintage ’63 Single-Coil Tele®
|
Bridge Pickup |
Pure Vintage ’63 Single-Coil Tele®
|
Controls |
1 X Master Volume, 1 X Master Tone, 3-Position Pickup Selector |
Pickguard |
3-Ply Parchment
|
Bridge |
Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles (Includes Chrome Bridge Cover)
|
Tuners |
Pure Vintage Single Line “Fender Deluxe”
|
Strings |
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
|
Case/ Bag |
Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior) |