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Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline Maple Fingerboard - Candy Apple Red


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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.

The Telecaster® Thinline first debuted in July of 1968 and the semi-hollow design was created to produce light instruments from heavy ash. Reimagined in late '71 around a pair of Wide-Range humbucking pickups mounted to a reshaped curvy pearloid pickguard, the souped-up second-generation Telecaster Thinline had its first full year of production in 1972. Notably, it was Fender's first six string with humbucking pickups and the first Tele® with six adjustable bridge saddles. The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

Featuring a "C"-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline plays like a dream with a 7.25" radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the originals. Characteristic of production in 1972, this Thinline is outfitted with a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism, "F" stamped tuners, 6-saddle string-through body hardtail with bent steel saddles and offered in Aged Natural, 3-Color Sunburst, and Lake Placid Blue over a semi-hollow ash 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

  • Semi-Hollow Ash Body
  • Gloss Polyurethane Finish
  • Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Pickups
  • "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
  • Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
  • Pure Vintage Fender® "F" Stamped Tuners

Specs

Type

Semi-Hollow

Colour

Candy Apple Red

Orientation

Right Handed

Number of Strings

6

Body Shape

Telecaster® Thinline

Body Material

Semi-Hollow Ash

Body Finish

Gloss Polyurethane

Neck Material

1-Piece Maple

Neck Shape

1972 "C"

Neck Finish

Gloss Polyurethane

Fretboard Material

Maple

Number of Frets

21

Fretboard Inlays

Black Dot

Fret Size

Vintage Tall

Scale Length

648 mm (25.5")

Fretboard Radius

184.1 mm (7.25")

Nut Material

Bone

Nut Width

42 mm (1.650")

Neck Pickups

Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking

Bridge Pickups

Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking

Controls

Master Volume, Master Tone; (1 Meg Pots), 3-Position Blade

Bridge

Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail

Tuners

Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped

Strings

Fender® USA 250R NPS (.010-.046 Gauges)

Case/ Bag

Vintage-Style Black Hardshell (Orange Interior)