Fender American Vintage II '63 Telecaster - 3-Color Sunburst

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
• Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners

General

SERIES - American Vintage II

ORIENTATION - Right-Hand

COLOR - 3-Color Sunburst

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

Neck

HEADSTOCK - Telecaster®

NECK MATERIAL - Maple

NECK FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE - 1963 "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION - 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Round-Laminated Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS - Clay Dot

SIDE DOTS - Vintage Clay

NUMBER OF FRETS - 21

TRUSS ROD - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT - Bone

NUT WIDTH - 1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL - Bone

Body

BODYAlder

BODY FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE - Telecaster®

BODY MATERIAL - Alder

Hardware

BRIDGE - Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE - Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING - 4-Screw Vintage-Style

PICKGUARD - 3-Ply Parchment

PICKUP COVERS - Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black

CONTROL KNOBS - Knurled Flat-Top

SWITCH TIP - Top Hat Style, Black

HARDWARE FINISH - Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES - Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

STRING TREES - Butterfly

STRINGS - Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

NECK PLATE - 4-Bolt Serialized

STRAP BUTTONS - Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®

NECK PICKUP - Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION - SS

CONTROLS - Master Volume, Master Tone

SWITCHING - 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Measurements

DIMENSIONS - 6.50x17.00x44.00 IN

SHIPPING WEIGHT - 22.55 LB

FRET SIZE - Vintage Tall

SCALE LENGTH - 25.5" (64.77 cm)

SHIPPING LENGTH - 44.00 IN

SHIPPING HEIGHT - 6.50 IN

SHIPPING WIDTH - 17.00 IN

Accessories

RECOMMENED GIG BAG - FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous

COMMODITY CODE - 9207901000

STYLE - 2 Single-Coil