Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster, 3-Colour Sunburst Overview
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.
By 1963, a new combination of tonewoods married the punch and focus of alder with the warmth added by a round-lam enhancing the signature Tele twang. Featuring Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster pickups, triple threaded-steel saddle bridge and a comfortable “C”-shape maple neck, the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Characteristic of production in 1963, this Tele features clay dots (narrow-spaced at the 12th fret), a 7.25” radius fingerboard and is offered in three Colours: Crimson Red Transparent over mahogany and 3-Colour Sunburst or Surf Green over alder.
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.
- Alder or Mahogany Body w/ Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster Pickups w/ 3-way Switch
- “C” Shaped Maple Neck w/ Round Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard
- Vintage Tall Frets
- 7.25” radius
- 3-Saddle Steel Barrel Vintage Bridge w/ Vintage Style Tuners
- HEADSTOCK: Telecaster®
- NECK MATERIAL: Maple
- NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- NECK SHAPE: 1963 "C"
- NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Laminated Rosewood
- POSITION INLAYS: Clay Dot
- SIDE DOTS: Vintage Clay
- NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
- TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- TRUSS ROD NUT: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- STRING NUT: Bone
- NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
- NUT MATERIAL: Bone
- SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- FRET SIZE: Vintage Tall
- BRIDGE PICKUP: Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
- NECK PICKUP: Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
- PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SS
- CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone
- SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- BRIDGE: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
- BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- BRIDGE MOUNTING: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
- PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Parchment
- PICKUP COVERS: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
- CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Flat-Top
- SWITCH TIP: Top Hat Style, Black
- HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
- TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- STRING TREES: Butterfly
- STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Serialized
- STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
- BODY: Alder
- BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
- BODY MATERIAL: Alder
