Fender American Vintage II 63 Rosewood FB Telecaster (3-Tone Sunburst)

The Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster is a remarkably accurate take of a classic solidbody electric guitar. The ’63 Tele includes a balanced-sounding solid alder body, while its year-specific Pure Vintage ’63 Telecaster single-coil pickups yield jangly, smooth, sparkling tones with a distinct twangy bite. You’ll appreciate the effortless playability of this guitar’s 1-piece, “C”-shaped maple neck and vintage-radius, round-lam rosewood fingerboard. The American Vintage II 1963 Tele is chock-full of period-correct appointments, including knurled flat-top knobs, a 3-barrel bridge, vintage-style tuning machines, and a head-turning nitrocellulose lacquer finish on the body and neck. If you want to own a piece of Fender history, then you’ll be tremendously pleased by the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster — it’s a dream come true for ’60s-era Tele aficionados.

The American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster is a spot-on re-creation of a Fender classic. This electric guitar features a solid alder body. This lightweight wood offers an incredibly balanced acoustic tone, yielding uniform quantities of lows, mids, and highs, and boasts a gorgeous gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The 1963 Tele’s nickel/chrome hardware includes a 3-barrel bridge with steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, and knurled flat-top knobs. Year-specific ’63 Pure Vintage pickups, a period-correct neck shape, and vintage-radius fingerboard round out the American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster’s classic appointments.

When you plug the Fender American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster into your favorite amplifier, you’ll be transported straight back to ’63. This solidbody electric guitar’s Pure Vintage ’63 Telecaster single-coil pickups churn out the tight lows and balanced mids you’d expect from an old-school Tele. And its bridge pickup twangs like it’s nobody’s business. The American Vintage II 1963 Tele comes complete with master volume and tone knobs, plus a 3-way pickup selector switch.

The ’63 Tele’s 1-piece, “C”-shaped maple neck vaunts Goldilocks dimensions — not too big, not too small — for an eminently comfortable playing experience. You also get a round-lam rosewood fingerboard with a vintage 7.25-inch radius and 21 vintage-tall frets. The neck features a natural color, and it’s finished with eye-catching nitrocellulose lacquer.

Tech Specs:
GENERAL
Number of Strings 6
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
BODY
Body Type Solidbody
Body Shape Telecaster
Body Material Alder
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color 3-tone Sunburst
NECK
Neck Material 1-piece Maple
Neck Shape 1963 C
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Radius 7.25″
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay Clay Dots
Number of Frets 21, Vintage Tall
Scale Length 25.5″
Nut Width 1.650″
Nut Material Bone
HARDWARE
Bridge/Tailpiece Pure Vintage 3-saddle Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Tuners Fender Deluxe Pure Vintage
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup Pure Vintage ’63 Single-coil Tele
Bridge Pickup Pure Vintage ’63 Single-coil Tele
Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
Switching 3-way blade pickup switch