Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline, Maple Fingerboard – Aged Natural

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 Fenders 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 with an Aged Natural finish 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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Neck

• HEADSTOCK: Telecaster
• NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Maple
• NECK FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
• NECK SHAPE: 1972 “C”
• NECK CONSTRUCTION: 3-Bolt
• FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
• FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Maple
• POSITION INLAYS: Black Dot
• SIDE DOTS: Black
• NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
• TRUSS ROD: Bullet Style
• TRUSS ROD NUT: Bullet Style
• STRING NUT: Bone
• NUT WIDTH: 1.650″ (42 mm)
• NUT MATERIAL: Bone

Body

• BODY: Semi-Hollow Ash
• BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
• BODY SHAPE: Telecaster
• BODY MATERIAL: Semi-Hollow Ash

Hardware

• BRIDGE: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
• BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
• BRIDGE MOUNTING: 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
• PICKGUARD: 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid
• PICKUP COVERS: Chrome
• CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Flat-Top
• SWITCH TIP: Top Hat Style, Black
• HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
• TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Fender F Stamped
• STRING TREES: Butterfly
• STRINGS: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
• NECK PLATE: 3-Bolt F Stamped with Micro-Tilt, Serialized
• STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• BRIDGE PICKUP: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
• NECK PICKUP: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
• PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HH
• CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone
• SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• POTENTIOMETERS: 1 Meg

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Case: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)

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