Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Butterscotch Blonde (690)

Newly renamed in 1951 with a moniker that takes its inspiration from the booming growth and expansive reach of television, the first “blackguard” Telecaster rolled off the line in late 1951, and the model has been in continuous production ever since.

Beloved by many players throughout the years for its weighty heft, one of the most enduring aspects of the first Telecasters was the girthy, U-shaped hard rock maple neck, which has been recreated for the American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster, along with the narrow 12th fret dot spacing and a sole Phillips-head fastener at the truss rod nut, characteristic of production in 1951.

Body: Ash
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Fingerboard: Maple
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®
Side Dots: Black
Headstock: Telecaster®
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
String Nut: Bone
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele®
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SS
Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Refinement Neck Material: Maple
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust