Reflecting subtle changes to the legendary Telecaster in the 1960s, the Fender American Original ‘60s Telecaster features a round-laminated rosewood fretboard, 3-ply eggshell pickguard and double-bound body as well as vintage-correct hardware, “mid-‘60s C” neck shape, and Pure Vintage ’64 pickups for all the right vintage Tele vibes, plus an updated fretboard radius and advanced switching for modern players.
About Fender American Original Series:
Founded by Leo Fender in 1938 as Fender’s Radio Service, what is now the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation began making electric guitars and amplifiers in 1945. The rest, as they say, is history. Creator of the world’s first mass-produced, and by far most popular, solid-bodied electric, Fender is now the world’s leading guitar manufacturer.
Picking up where the celebrated American Vintage Series left off, the Fender American Original Series features re-imagined, “best-of-the-decade” versions of some of the most legendary model years of the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, and Jazz and Precision basses, updated for modern playability.
Brand: Fender
Model: American Original 60’s Telecaster
Color: Fiesta Red
Body Material: Double Bound Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck: Maple, ‘60s “C”
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood, 9.5” (241 mm)
Frets: 21, Vintage Tall
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots
Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Pickups: Pure Vintage ‘64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele (Bridge/Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line “Fender Deluxe”
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
Pickguard: 3-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Black Hardshell (Black Interior)