This guitar is a B-Stock item, and has been labelled as such during Fender's extremely thorough quality control checks. Any minor defects are listed here.
DEFECT: This guitar has small finish chips along the top edge of the neck pocket, as pictured.
Please note: This guitar was purchased by one of our regular customer and subsequently returned a week later, as they needed something with a modern neck shape. The customer replaced the standard strap buttons with locking style buttons. They unfortunately misplaced the original buttons, so they are not included with the guitar. The guitar also does not come with the original shipping box but we will ensure that it is well packed for shipping in an equivalent box. We have factored an additional discount into the price of this particular instrument.
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.
Just one year after launching the Broadcaster®, Fender received a cease-and-desist telegram from the Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co. and was faced with renaming its flagship electric guitar. Taking inspiration from the booming growth and expansive reach of television, the first blackguard Telecaster rolled off the line in 1951, and the model has been in continuous production ever since. Deceptively simple and totally groundbreaking, the Telecaster® brought the solid body electric guitar to the masses, inspiring countless musicians along the way.
The American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster features an ash body finished in Butterscotch Blonde to capture the tone and look of the original. The substantial '51 "U"-shaped hard rock maple neck plays like a dream with a 7.25" radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1951, 12th fret face-dot spacing is narrow and the sole Phillips-head fastener on the guitar is at the truss rod nut. The triple brass saddle bridge, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and Pure Vintage '51 Telecaster pickups deliver classic twang and authentic Fender style.
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.
- Ash Body
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- Pure Vintage '51 Tele® pickups
- "U"-Shaped Neck Profile
- Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles, Serialized
- Pure Vintage Single-Line "Fender Deluxe" Tuners
B-Stock refers to products that have had imperfections identified while going through quality control. Fortunately, the imperfections/defects are considered minor and the product usually is considered fully functional.
The description of the defect will be written at the beginning of the product description, and in a box near the product title. When the B-stock defect is visible, we will include photos to clearly show you.
Fender B-Stock products retain the manufacturer's warranty, however this excludes the specific defect(s) disclosed in the listing.
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