Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline, Maple Fingerboard, Lake Placid Blue

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 Fender’s 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 in Aged Natural, 3-Color Sunburst, and Lake Placid Blue 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.

CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)

FEATURES

• Semi-Hollow Ash Body
• Gloss Polyurethane Finish
• Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Pickups
• “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
• Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped Tuners

Specs:

SERIES - American Vintage II
ORIENTATION - Right-Hand
COLOR - Lake Placid Blue
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

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

Measurements
DIMENSIONS - 6.50x17.00x44.00 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT - 22.10 LB
FRET SIZE - Vintage Tall
SCALE LENGTH - 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH - 44.00 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT - 6.50 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH - 17.00 IN

Accessories
RECOMMENED GIG BAG - FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous
COMMODITY CODE - 9207901000
STYLE - 2 Humbucking