2022 Fender American Original '70s Telecaster Custom Vintage Blonde

The American Original series guitars give you the style and tone of cherished vintage models but with a few twists that enhance playability and performance. It's the perfect package of vintage authenticity with just a few well chosen modern improvements. Truly the best of both worlds.

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this guitar is dialed in and ready to hit the stage with you tonight.

FROM FENDER:

At the dawn of the seventies, as popular music trended towards the fatter tones of humbucking pickups into overdriven amps, Fender hired legendary humbucking pickup designer Seth Lover to create a distinctly Fender-flavored take on a higher output dual-coil pickup. The resulting Wide Range pickup used large bobbins and threaded CuNiFe rod magnets to achieve its unique and brilliant sound. The Telecaster® Custom was discontinued in 1979 and real CuNiFe-magnet pickups disappeared with them.

The American Original ‘70s Telecaster Custom features the first authentic CuNiFe magnet powered Wide Range neck pickup in over 40 years, complimented by a calibrated Tim-Shaw-designed ‘70s Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup. Controls include individual volume and tone for each pickup and an upper-bout 3-way toggle switch. Other touches include original-era body radii, vintage-style hardware - including F logo tuners and bullet truss rod adjust and a lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe naturally with resonant tone. A vintage-style hardshell case is included.

SPECS:

Fender Vintage "F" Stamped Tuners

1.65" Bone Nut

Medium C-Shaped Maple Neck with Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish and 25.5" Scale Length

Bullet-Style Truss Rod

21 Narrow Tall Frets

Maple Fingerboard with 9.5" Radius

Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucker (Neck) and Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele Pickup (Bridge)

Vintage-Style Tele Bridge with 3 Slotted Steel Saddles

Alder Body with Vintage Blonde Finish

3-Bolt "F" Stamped Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt Adjustment

Weight 8 lb

Original Vintage-Style Hard Shell Case

Serial Number V11150