Fender American Vintage II 1972 Tele Thinline Maple Board Aged Natural With Case
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.
Product Specs
General
Model Name: American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Natural
Model Number: 0110392834
Series: American Vintage II
Color: Aged Natural
Orientation: Right-Hand
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)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Bullet Style
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Truss Rod Nut: Bullet Style
Body
Body: Semi-Hollow Ash
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Hardware
Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HH
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Style: 2 Humbucking
Additional Info
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)