American Original '60s Telecaster®
One of the most versatile guitars ever created, the Telecaster is easily at home in any genre, thanks to its flexible sound, alluring style and smooth playing feel. In 1960, we offered rosewood as the standard fingerboard wood and launched the Telecaster Custom, an elegant model with a double-bound body and 3-ply pickguard. The American Original ‘60s Telecaster combines period-accurate sound and style from this electrifying decade with modern, fast-playing feel and pickup switching.
Features
- Alder body with lacquer finish
- Two Pure Vintage '64 single-coil Telecaster pickups
- Mid-60s "C"-shaped neck profile; 9.5"-radius fingerboard
- Vintage-style hardware; Telecaster bridge with three steel saddles
- Includes vintage-style hardshell case

LACQUER FINISH
The nitrocellulose lacquer finish not only lets the body breathe with its true tonal character, it also ages and wears in a distinctively personal way.

PURE VINTAGE ‘64 PICKUPS
American Original instruments feature specially voiced pickups crafted to reproduce the authentic sound and performance of individual model years.

“MID-’60s C” NECK SHAPE
This Telecaster features a “C”-shaped neck profile delivered straight from the mid-1960s to your hands. Remarkably comfortable, it suits any playing style.

VINTAGE-ACCURATE BODY AND NECK RADII
Original-era fans can rest assured every curve and line of the body and neck are accurate to the historic originals.

VINTAGE-CORRECT HARDWARE
From the bridge to the string tree and tuning machines, every piece of hardware is just like the original.

FINGERBOARD & FRETS
This 9.5”-radius fingerboard is slightly flatter than a vintage-style 7.25” radius, providing a comfortable fret-hand feel. Vintage-tall frets make it easier to bend notes without fretting out.
Body
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Body MaterialDouble Bound Alder
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Body FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Body ShapeTelecaster®
Neck
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Neck MaterialMaple
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Neck FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Neck Shape'60s "C"
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Scale Length25.5" (648 mm)
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Fingerboard MaterialRosewood
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Fingerboard Radius9.5" (241 mm)
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Number of Frets21
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Fret SizeVintage Tall
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Nut MaterialBone
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Nut Width1.650" (42 mm)
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Position InlaysWhite Pearloid Dot - 7mm
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Truss RodVintage-Style Heel Adjust
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Truss Rod NutVintage-Style Slotted
Electronics
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Bridge PickupPure Vintage '64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele®
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Neck PickupPure Vintage '64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele®
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ControlsMaster Volume, Master Tone
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Switching3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
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ConfigurationSS
Hardware
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Bridge3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Steel Saddles
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Hardware FinishNickel/Chrome
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Tuning MachinesPure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
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Pickguard3-Ply Eggshell
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Control KnobsKnurled Flat-Top
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Switch TipBlack
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Neck Plate4-Bolt
Miscellaneous
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StringsFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
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Legal NoticeWARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Accessories
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Case/Gig BagDeluxe Black Hardshell (Black Interior)
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