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-Color Sunburst, and Wine Red over an alder body.
- Alder Body
- Gloss Polyurethane Finish
- Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking and Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele® pickups
- “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
- Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
- Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped Tuners
- Hardshell Case Included/li>
Alder Body
Alder has a well-balanced tone with beefy mids and a robust low-end.
7.25” Radius Fingerboard in Round-laminated Rosewood or Maple
The 7.25”-radius fingerboard provides the comfortable playing feel of a vintage instrument, while vintage-tall frets make it easier to bend notes without fretting out.
1977 “C”-Shape Neck
In vintage years, the shape and thickness of Fender guitar necks varied tremendously. The American Vintage II Series offers a variety of authentic neck profiles from Fender’s past.
Pure Vintage '77 Single-coil Tele® and Authentic Cunife Wide-range Humbucking Pickups
Specially voiced to reproduce the authentic sound and performance of individual model years, Pure Vintage pickups are constructed just like pickups from Fender’s golden years. Materials include cloth-covered wire, fiber bobbins and alnico magnets.
Vintage-style Hardware
From the bridge to the string tree and tuning machines, every piece of American Vintage II hardware is manufactured to look, sound and function just like it did on the originals. Much of the American Vintage II hardware is still manufactured on the original ‘50s and ‘60s era Fender factory machines.
SKU | FEN-0110440805-S1 |
Vendor | Fender |
Electric Body Style | Telecaster |
Fingerboard | Rosewood |
Included From Manufacturer | Hardshell Case |
MPN | 110442806 |
Pickup Config | HS |
Right Left Handed | Right |
Strings | 6-Strings |
Vib Trem Bridge | No |
Body Material | Alder |
Bridge | Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele® with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles |
Controls | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
Fingerboard Radius | 7.25" |
Finish | Olympic White Gloss Polyurethane |
Hardware Finish | Chrome/Nickel |
Neck Material | Maple |
Number of Frets | 21 |
Nut Material | Bone |
Nut Width | 1.650" |
Pickup Switching | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
Pickups | Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele®, Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking |
Scale Length | 25.5" |
Fender®/Squier® Electric Guitars and Basses 2-Year Limited Warranty
Fender warrants this Fender or Squier electric guitar or bass to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of original purchase, subject to limitations set forth herein ('Limited Warranty'). This Limited Warranty applies only to the original retail purchaser when this instrument is purchased from an Authorized Fender Dealer and is subject to the limitations set forth herein.
Please retain your original sales receipt, as it is your proof of purchase validating this limited warranty.
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