Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline, Maple Fingerboard, Lake Placid Blue – Fender

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-Color 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.

Features

• Semi-Hollow Ash Body
• Gloss Polyurethane Finish
• Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Pickups
• “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
• Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped Tuners

Specifications

Series : American Vintage II
Orientation : Right-Hand
Color : Lake Placid Blue
Country Of Origin : US

Neck

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

Bone

Body : Semi-Hollow Ash
Body Finish : Gloss Polyurethane
Body Shape : Telecaster®
Body Material : Semi-Hollow Ash

Hardware

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

Electronics

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

Measurements

Dimensions : 6.50×17.00×44.00 IN
Fret Size : Vintage Tall
Scale Length : 25.5″ (64.77 cm)