<ul><li id="Description"><strong>Description:</strong> <p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p></li>
<li id="Product Subtype"><strong>Product Subtype:</strong> Electric Guitars</li>
<li id="Weight"><strong>Weight:</strong> </li>
<li id="Series"><strong>Series:</strong> American Vintage II</li>
<li id="Orientation"><strong>Orientation:</strong> Right-Hand</li>
<li id="Color"><strong>Color:</strong> Aged Natural</li>
<li id="Country of Origin"><strong>Country of Origin:</strong> US</li>
<li id="Neck Material"><strong>Neck Material:</strong> 1-Piece Maple</li>
<li id="Fret Size"><strong>Fret Size:</strong> Vintage Tall</li>
<li id="Scale Length"><strong>Scale Length:</strong> 25.5" (64.77 cm)</li>
<li id="Neck Finish"><strong>Neck Finish:</strong> Gloss Polyurethane</li>
<li id="Neck Shape"><strong>Neck Shape:</strong> 1972 "C"</li>
<li id="Fingerboard Radius"><strong>Fingerboard Radius:</strong> 7.25" (184.1 mm)</li>
<li id="Fingerboard Material"><strong>Fingerboard Material:</strong> Maple</li>
<li id="Position Inlays"><strong>Position Inlays:</strong> Black Dot</li>
<li id="Side Dots"><strong>Side Dots:</strong> Black</li>
<li id="Number of Frets"><strong>Number of Frets:</strong> 21</li>
<li id="Truss Rod"><strong>Truss Rod:</strong> Bullet Style</li>
<li id="Nut Width"><strong>Nut Width:</strong> 1.650" (42 mm)</li>
<li id="Body Finish"><strong>Body Finish:</strong> Gloss Polyurethane</li>
<li id="Body Shape"><strong>Body Shape:</strong> Telecaster®</li>
<li id="Body Material"><strong>Body Material:</strong> Semi-Hollow Ash</li>
<li id="Bridge"><strong>Bridge:</strong> Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles</li>
<li id="Pickguard"><strong>Pickguard:</strong> 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid</li>
<li id="Control Knobs"><strong>Control Knobs:</strong> Knurled Flat-Top</li>
<li id="Hardware Finish"><strong>Hardware Finish:</strong> Nickel/Chrome</li>
<li id="Tuning Machines"><strong>Tuning Machines:</strong> Pure Vintage Fender® "F" Stamped</li>
<li id="Strings"><strong>Strings:</strong> Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406</li>
<li id="Bridge Pickup"><strong>Bridge Pickup:</strong> Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking</li>
<li id="Neck Pickup"><strong>Neck Pickup:</strong> Authentic CuNiFe® Wide-Range Humbucking</li>
<li id="Pickup Configuration"><strong>Pickup Configuration:</strong> HH</li>
<li id="Controls"><strong>Controls:</strong> Master Volume, Master Tone</li>
<li id="Case Bag"><strong>Case Bag:</strong> Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)</li></ul>