Fender American Professional II Stratocaster RW FB 3-Colour Sunburst Electric Guitar

Step back in time to 1972 with the American Vintage II Telecaster® Thinline, a faithful recreation of Fender’s groundbreaking semi–hollow design that changed electric guitar history forever. The Fender® American Vintage II series captures 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 that embody authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

Originally debuting in July 1968, the Telecaster® Thinline was reimagined in late ‘71 around a pair of Wide–Range humbucking pickups mounted to a reshaped curvy pearloid pickguard. This souped–up second–generation design had its first full year of production in 1972, making it Fender’s first six–string with humbucking pickups and the first Tele® featuring six adjustable bridge saddles. The semi–hollow ash construction was originally created to produce lighter instruments from heavy ash timber.

The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline features a “C”–shape hard rock maple neck with 7.25” radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets for exceptional playability. Authentic Wide–Range humbucking pickups utilise resurrected CuNiFe magnets, essential for recreating the sonics of the originals. True to 1972 production specifications, this Thinline includes a “Bullet” style truss rod nut, three–bolt neck plate with Micro–Tilt™ mechanism, “F” stamped tuners, and 6–saddle string–through body hardtail with bent steel saddles, available in Aged Natural, 3–Colour Sunburst, and Lake Placid Blue finishes over the semi–hollow ash body.