Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster Electric Guitar in Crimson Red Transparent
Featuring Pure Vintage single-coil pickups, nitrocellulose finish & period-correct parts! High-quality hard case included.
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The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: 0110380838
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Product Description
Building on the success of their acclaimed American Vintage and Original ranges, Fender's revamped American Vintage II Series takes things up a notch! Comprising dozens of remarkably precise recreations of timeless Fender designs, these guitars are built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes, and meticulously-voiced, year-specific pickups. The American Vintage II Series painstakingly pays tribute to the revolutionary instruments that altered the course of popular music forever, with each model capturing the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.
The American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster is a direct descendant of the original, made for players with a fine appreciation for retro Fender sonics and playability. By 1963, a new combination of tonewoods married the punch and focus of Alder with the warmth added by a round-lam Rosewood fingerboard; enhancing that signature Tele "twang". The Vintage II Telecaster follows that iconic formula, although this particular model in Crimson Red Transparent sports a Mahogany body instead, for an even richer sound! It features Pure Vintage '63 pickups, a triple threaded-steel saddle bridge, and a comfortable "C"-shaped Maple neck — reproducing the archetypal tone and feel of a genuine early-to-mid '60s Tele. Characteristic of production in '63, this Telecaster also boasts clay dot inlays and a 7.25"-radius fingerboard.
Key Features
- Gloss Nitro Finish — Nitrocellulose is a famously thin, vintage-style lacquer that allows the instrument to breathe for beautiful resonance. It ages nicely too, yielding an organic "played-in" feel that wears naturally over time.
- Pure Vintage '63 Tele Pickups — These traditionally-voiced single-coils produce the vibrant Fender tones of yesteryear!
- Triple Threaded-Steel Saddle Bridge — '50s Teles had brass bridge saddles, but in 1963, these were changed to triple threaded-steel saddles. Steel, being a much harder metal that brass, increased the treble-y twang of the '63 for a more articulate timbre.
- "C"-Shaped Maple Neck — A period-correct neck profile that's synonymous with '60s Fenders. It plays like a dream!
- Vintage-Style Case — A rugged brown hard case is included, offering excellent protection. It features a bright orange interior too!
- Made in Corona, California — All American Vintage II guitars are constructed in Fender's main California factory; the beating heart of Fender craftsmanship.
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: Telecaster
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Profile: 1963 "C"
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Joint: 4-Bolt
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Fret Size: Vintage Tall
- Number of Frets: 21
- Inlays: Clay Dot
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Hardware
- Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles (Chrome Bridge Cover Included)
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Electronics
- Pickups: Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Case: Vintage-Style Brown with Orange Interior (Included)