Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom, Black 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 Custom marked one of Fender’s earliest forays into the use of humbucking pickups. The Tele Custom featured a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout and dual volume and tone controls mounted to a stylish, elongated pickguard. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.
This Tele features a Wide Range humbucking pickup in the neck position and a Pure Vintage '77 single-coil Tele pickup in the bridge position. To create an authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickup, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, and are an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom plays like a dream with a ‘77 “C”-shape hard rock maple neck with a 7.25” radius maple or rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Other features include a Tele bridge with 6 slotted steel barrel saddles, “F” stamped tuners, a convenient “Bullet” style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. Available in three finish options: Olympic White, 3-Colour Sunburst, and Wine Red over an alder 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.
- Alder Body with Gloss Urethane Finish
- Pure Vintage ‘77 Telecaster/Wide Range Cunife Humbucker Pickups w/ 3-way Switch
- Medium “C” Shaped Maple Neck with
- Maple/Round Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard
- Vintage Tall Frets
- 7.25” radius
- 6-Saddle Steel Barrel Vintage Tele bridge and ‘70s “F” Stamped Tuners
- BRIDGE: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
- BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- BRIDGE MOUNTING: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
- PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- PICKUP COVERS: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
- CONTROL KNOBS: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
- SWITCH TIP: Aged White
- HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
- TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
- 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™
- STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
- BRIDGE PICKUP: Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele®
- NECK PICKUP: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
- PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HS
- 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
- HEADSTOCK: Large '70s Style
- NECK MATERIAL: Maple
- NECK FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
- NECK SHAPE: 1977 "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
- FRET SIZE: Vintage Tall
- SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- BODY: Alder
- BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
- BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
- BODY MATERIAL: Alder
