Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline, Aged Natural 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.
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-Colour 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.
- Ash Body w/ Gloss Urethane Finish
- Pure Vintage Wide Range CuNiFe
- Humbucker Pickups w/ 3-way Blade Switch
- Medium “C” Shaped 1-Piece Maple Neck
- Vintage Tall Frets
- 7.25” radius
- Strat Hardtail bridge and ‘70s “F” Stamped Tuners
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BODY: Semi-Hollow Ash
- BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
- BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
- BODY MATERIAL: Semi-Hollow Ash
