Fender American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe, Maple Fingerboard, Black

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.

Initially introduced in 1972 and billed as the top model in the Telecaster® family, The Telecaster Deluxe holds the distinction of being Fender's first solid-body Telecaster with two humbucking pickups. Like the original, the American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe sports a large Stratocaster®-style headstock, comfort-contoured belly cut, and pair of Wide Range humbucking pickups mounted to an elongated pickguard with dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original.

Featuring a '75 "C"-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe plays like a dream with a 9.5" radius maple fingerboard and medium jumbo frets. Characteristic of production in 1975, this Telecaster is outfitted with a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism and offered in Black, Mocha Brown, or 3-Color Sunburst over an alder body. Other features include a 6-Saddle hardtail bridge with stainless steel block saddles and vintage-accurate Tele® Deluxe tuners.

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

• Alder Body
• Gloss Polyurethane Finish
• Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Pickups
• "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Stainless Steel Block Saddles
• Pure Vintage Tele® Deluxe Tuners

Specifications

- General
- Series: American Vintage II
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Color: Black
- Country Of Origin: US

- Neck
- Headstock: Large '70s Style
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Neck Shape: 1975 "C"
- Neck Construction: 3-Bolt
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 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: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Body Material: Alder

- Hardware
- Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Stainless Steel Block Saddles
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- Bridge Mounting: 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- Pickup Covers: Chrome
- Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
- Switch Tip: Aged White
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Tele® Deluxe
- String Trees: Dual-Wing
- 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: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Potentiometers: 1 Meg

- Measurements
- Dimensions: 6.40x17.20x43.50 IN
- Shipping Weight: 20.30 LB
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Shipping Length: 43.50 IN
- Shipping Height: 6.40 IN
- Shipping Width: 17.20 IN

- Accessories
- Recommended Gig Bag: FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)

- Miscellaneous
- Commodity Code: 9207901000
- Style: 2 Humbucking