The Telecaster® Custom marked one of Fender's earliest forays into the use of humbucking pickups. The Tele® Custom featured a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout and dual volume and tone controls mounted to a stylish, elongated pickguard. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.
This Tele features a Wide Range humbucking pickup in the neck position and a Pure Vintage '77 single-coil Tele® pickup in the bridge position. To create an authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickup, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, and are an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom plays like a dream with a '77 "C"-shape hard rock maple neck with a 7.25" radius maple or rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Other features include a Tele bridge with 6 slotted steel barrel saddles, "F" stamped tuners, a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. Available in three finish options: Olympic White, 3-Color Sunburst, and Wine Red over an alder body. Limited quantities!
Features:
Serial Number: VS220232
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele®
Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Headstock: Large '70s Style
Neck Construction: 3-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Refinement Neck Material: Maple
Refinement Neck Shape: C Shape
Refinement Pickups: Pure Vintage
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Series: American Vintage II
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
Case: Hardshell Included
Weight: 7 lb 12 oz
Condition:
This instrument is in excellent, near mint condition. The techs found no flaws or issues and it has little to no play wear. It looks, plays and sounds great! It still has protective cellophane on the pick-guard. Please see pictures for overall condition of the guitar. The actual item for sale is shown in the photographs.
More Info:
We are an authorized dealer for brand approved manufacturer refurbished guitars. These guitars are sent directly from the manufacturer to the authorized refurbishing center where they are fully inspected, set up and cleared by a certified technician. They are sent there for many reasons, including: returns, cosmetic flaws, minor repairs, surplus & discontinued models. The serial numbers on the guitars may be partially altered and/or replaced and the back of the headstock is lightly stamped "used" by the authorized refurbishing center per manufacturer agreements.
