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, a 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), and a 7.25” radius fingerboard.
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.
Body Shape |
Telecaster® |
Body Material |
Alder |
Body Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Profile |
1963 "C" |
Fretboard Material |
Round-Laminated Rosewood |
Fretboard Radius |
7.25" (184.1 mm) |
Scale Length |
25.5" (64.77 cm) |
No. of Frets |
21 Vintage Tall Frets |
Fretboard Inlays |
Clay Dot |
Pickups |
Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele® (Bridge), Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele® (Neck) |
Bridge |
Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles |
Pickguard |
3-Ply Parchment |
Strings |
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
Tuning Machines |
Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
Hardware Finish |
Nickel/Chrome |
Case |
Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior) |