Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom with Belly Cut - Wine Red

Fender's bold venture into humbucking territory reached its pinnacle with the Telecaster Custom, a guitar that challenged conventional Tele design whilst maintaining its iconic character. The American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom faithfully recreates this groundbreaking instrument, featuring the distinctive 3-way toggle switch positioned on the upper bout and dual volume and tone controls housed within an elegantly elongated pickguard.

At the heart of this Tele's unique sonic palette lies a Wide Range humbucking pickup in the neck position, paired with a Pure Vintage '77 single-coil Tele pickup at the bridge. Fender has gone to extraordinary lengths to achieve authentic vintage tone by resurrecting CuNiFe magnets�out of production since 1981�which are crucial for recreating the original Wide-Range pickup's distinctive sound characteristics.

The playing feel matches the vintage authenticity with a '77 "C"-shape hard rock maple neck, complemented by either a maple or rosewood fingerboard with a classic 7.25" radius and vintage tall frets. Additional period-correct appointments include a traditional Tele bridge with 6 slotted steel barrel saddles, "F" stamped tuners, the convenient "Bullet" style truss rod nut, and a three-bolt neck plate featuring the Micro-Tilt adjustment mechanism.