Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Butterscotch Blonde

The Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster is here presented in Butterscotch Blonde with Maple fretboard. This guitar is designed to accurately reflect the feel, spec and sound of the original Telecaster. It comes with a gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish, Pure Vintage ’51 Single-Coil Telecaster Pickups, “U”-Shaped Neck Profile and Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners. It comes complete with a Vintage-Style Tweed Hard Case with Crushed Red Interior.

The Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster in Butterscotch Blonde is now available from Merchant City Music, Glasgow’s longest-established guitar specialist. Visit us in our store, where a member of staff will be happy to talk you through its features. Alternatively, buy online for fast delivery to the UK, Europe and Worldwide. Every instrument we sell undergoes a rigorous check over and full professional setup before dispatch, ensuring you receive the best possible example.

Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster in Butterscotch Blonde

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, 12th 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.

Features

• Ash Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '51 Tele pickups
• “U”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
• Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners