Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster Rosewood Fingerboard Surf Green

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.

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 the signature Tele® twang. Featuring Pure Vintage ‘63 Telecaster® pickups, triple threaded-steel saddle bridge and a comfortable “C”-shape maple neck, the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original. Characteristic of production in 1963, this Tele features clay dots (narrow-spaced at the 12th fret), a 7.25” radius fingerboard fingerboard and is offered in three colors: Crimson Red Transparent over mahogany and 3-Color Sunburst or Surf Green over alder.

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.

Product Specs
General
SERIES: American Vintage II
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Surf Green
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Telecaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 1963 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: Clay Dot
SIDE DOTS: Vintage Clay
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUT: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL: Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Parchment
PICKUP COVERS: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Flat-Top
SWITCH TIP: Top Hat Style, Black
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
STRING TREES: Butterfly
STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Serialized
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUP: Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SS
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup