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.
Initially introduced in 1972 and billed as the top model in the Telecaster® family, The Telecaster Deluxe holds the distinction of being Fender’s first solid-body Telecaster with two humbucking pickups. Like the original, the American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe sports a large Stratocaster®-style headstock, comfort-contoured belly cut, and pair of Wide Range humbucking pickups mounted to an elongated pickguard with dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way toggle located on the upper bout. To create authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickups, we resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original.
Featuring a ‘75 “C”-shape hard rock maple neck, the American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe plays like a dream with a 9.5” radius maple fingerboard and medium jumbo frets. Characteristic of production in 1975, this Telecaster is outfitted with a convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism and offered in Black, Mocha Brown, or 3-Color Sunburst over an alder body. Other features include a 6-Saddle hardtail bridge with stainless steel block saddles and vintage-accurate Tele® Deluxe tuners.
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.
CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
Product Specs
General
SERIES - American Vintage II
ORIENTATION - Right-Hand
COLOR - Black
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US
Neck
HEADSTOCK - Large '70s Style
NECK MATERIAL - 1-Piece Maple
NECK FINISH - Gloss Polyurethane
NECK SHAPE - 1975 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION - 3-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 9.5" (241 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
Body
BODY - Alder
BODY FINISH - Gloss Polyurethane
BODY SHAPE - Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL - Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE - Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Stainless Steel Block Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE - Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING - 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
PICKGUARD - 3-Ply Black/White/Black
PICKUP COVERS - Chrome
CONTROL KNOBS - Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
SWITCH TIP - Aged White
HARDWARE FINISH - Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES - Pure Vintage Tele® Deluxe
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™, Serialized
STRAP BUTTONS - Vintage-Style
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP - Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
NECK PICKUP - Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
PICKUP CONFIGURATION - HH
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
POTENTIOMETERS - 1 Meg
Measurements
DIMENSIONS - 6.40x17.20x43.50 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT - 20.30 LB
FRET SIZE - Medium Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH - 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH - 43.50 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT - 6.40 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH - 17.20 IN
Accessories
RECOMMENED GIG BAG - FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)
Miscellaneous
COMMODITY CODE 9207901000
STYLE - 2 Humbucking
