Fender American Vintage II 51 Telecaster MN BTB - 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 late 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.
- 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
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Material: Ash
- Body Shape: Telecaster
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- Bridge Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele
- Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
- Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)
- Color: Butterscotch Blonde
- Configuration: SS
- Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Fret Size: Vintage Tall
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Headstock: Telecaster
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
- Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '51 Single-Coil Tele
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
- Neck Shape: 1951 "U"
- Number of Frets: 21
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Orientation: Right-Handed
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Style: 2 Single-Coil
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- Type: Electric Guitars
