Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster® photos
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Front · Butterscotch Blonde
Finishes
Butterscotch Blonde
About this model
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.
Just one year after launching the Broadcaster®, Fender received a cease-and-desist telegram from the Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co. and was faced with renaming its flagship electric guitar. Taking inspiration from the booming growth and expansive reach of television, the first blackguard Telecaster rolled off the line in 1951, and the model has been in continuous production ever since. Deceptively simple and totally groundbreaking, the Telecaster® brought the solid body electric guitar to the masses, inspiring countless musicians along the way.
The American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster features an ash body finished in Butterscotch Blonde to capture the tone and look of the original. The substantial '51 "U"-shaped hard rock maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25" radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1951, 12 th fret face-dot spacing is narrow and the sole Phillips-head fastener on the guitar is at the truss rod nut. The triple brass saddle bridge, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and Pure Vintage '51 Telecaster pickups deliver classic twang and authentic Fender style.
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.
Core specs
- Brand
- Fender
- Model
- American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster®
- Family
- American Vintage II
- Series
- American Vintage II
- Body style
- Telecaster®
- Body material
- Ash
- Top
- N/A (solid body; no separate top)
- Neck material
- 1-Piece Maple
- Neck profile
- 1951 "U"
- Neck joint
- bolt-on
- Fingerboard
- Maple
- Scale length
- 25.5" (648 mm)
- Nut width
- 1.650" (42 mm)
- Fingerboard radius
- 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Frets
- 21
- Fret size
- Vintage Tall
- Bridge
- Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
- Tuners
- Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- Pickup config
- SS
- Pickups
- Neck: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele® / Bridge: Pure Vintage '51 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
Extended specsShow
- Nut material
- Bone
- Hardware finish
- Nickel/Chrome
- Tailpiece
- Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- Inlays
- Black Dot
- Pickguard
- 1-Ply Black Phenolic
- Factory strings
- Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Case / gig bag
- Unknown
- Country of origin
- USA
- MSRP (USD)
- $2,649.99
- LH finishes offered
- Butterscotch Blonde
- Body finish type
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Where to buy
| Retailer | Link | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guitar Center | Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Left Handed Electric Guitar Butterscotch Blonde | Unknown |
| Guitar Center | Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Left Handed Electric Guitar 2 Color Sunburst | Unknown |
| Guitar Center | Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Left Handed Electric Guitar Sea Foam Green | Unknown |
| Guitar Center | Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Left Handed Electric Guitar Vintage Blonde | Unknown |
| Guitar Center | Fender American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Left Handed Electric Guitar Fiesta Red | Unknown |