Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom MN Black

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.This Tele features a Wide Range humbucking pickup in the neck position and a Pure Vintage '77 single-coil Tele® pickup in the bridge position. To create an authentic Wide-Range humbucking pickup, they resurrected CuNiFe magnets, which had been out of production since 1981, and are an essential element in recreating the sonics of the original. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom plays like a dream with a ‘77 “C”-shape hard rock maple neck with a 7.25” radius maple or rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Other features include a Tele bridge with 6 slotted steel barrel saddles, “F” stamped tuners, a convenient 'Bullet' style truss rod nut and a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism. Available in three finish options: Olympic White, 3-Color Sunburst, and Wine Red over an alder 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. Scale (mm): 648.0 Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Colour: Black Hardware: Chrome;Nickel Nut Width (mm): 42.0 Body: Alder Neck Pickup: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Package Contents: Case Pickups Configuration: HS Fretboard Inlays: Black Dot Truss Rod: Bullet Style Number of Frets: 21 Switch: 3 Way, Pickups Incl. Gig bag/Case: Case Gauge: 010' / 046' Original Colour by Producer: Black Neck Profile: 1977 C Construction Method: Bolt-on Fingerboard Radius: 7,25' Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Stringing: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel Nut: Bone Fretboard: Maple Number of Strings: 6 Series: American Vintage II Neck: Maple Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators Strap Button: Vintage Style Controls: Volume;Tone Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender F Stamped Bridge/Tremolo: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle Tele with Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles Type: Telecaster Pickups: Passive Handedness: Right Handed Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '77 Single-Coil Tele Made in: USA Frets Size: Vintage Tall