Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom - WNE

The Telecaster Custom marked one of the first uses of the humbucker pickup for Fender. This iconic model features a 3-position selector located on the upper shoulder, independent Volume and Tone controls for each pickup, and a larger pickguard compared to the traditional Telecaster model.

The Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Custom recreates this legendary model in its authentic 1977 form.

At the heart of this instrument is a Wide Range Humbucking pickup at the neck and a Pure Vintage ’77 Single Coil Telecaster Pickup at the bridge. To replicate the authentic sound of the original Wide Range pickups, it was necessary to revert to using CuNiFe magnets, which have been out of production since 1981.

The neck features a comfortable '77 "C" profile paired with a 7.25" radius fingerboard and Vintage Tall frets. The bridge is equipped with six steel saddles, and the tuning machines, styled after the 1970s, are of the “F”-stamped type, while the truss rod is the traditional "Bullet."

This instrument is suitable for a variety of genres, blending the warm and enveloping tone of a neck humbucker with the untamed "twang" of a Tele Single Coil at the bridge.

The American Vintage II Series presents a selection of the most iconic instruments in Fender's history, reproduced with exceptional accuracy in terms of technical, aesthetic, and sonic qualities. Compared to the American Original Series, this new and updated series offers instruments that are even more historically accurate, representing the closest rendition of Fender Custom Shop production ever offered in the Fender USA catalog.