Fender Captures Vintage Tone With 3 New Telecaster Models

By: Staff

Legendary guitar makers Fender are bringing back some vintage tones with three new additions to their American Vintage series of guitars, which are all specifically designed to reproduce those classic late ’60s/early ’70s tones.

With three new Telecaster models, Fender continues their long tradition of cutting-edge instruments and commitment to quality, which started with the very first Telecaster in 1951, the first successful solid-body electric guitar. With the American Vintage ’69 Telecaster Thinline, American Vintage ’72 Telecaster Thinline, and the American Vintage ’72 Telecaster Custom, Fender is proudly carrying the legacy of tone and playability into the future.

Let’s let Fender give us the specs for these new models:

“Prized for its distinctive tone, the American Vintage ’69 Telecaster Thinline is equipped with a semi-hollow mahogany body with f hole and gloss lacquer finish; C-shape maple neck with gloss lacquer finish; maple fingerboard; American Vintage Telecaster single-coil neck and bridge pickups with three-position switching, vintage-style three-saddle strings-through-body Telecaster bridge, ‘top hat’ pickup switch tip and vintage-style ‘F’ tuners.

Fender American Vintage '69 Tele Thinline

The American Vintage ’72 Telecaster Thinline authentically evokes a historic tone characteristic to its time. It includes period-correct details such as a semi-hollow ash body with f hole; maple fingerboard; Fender Wide Range humbucking neck and bridge pickups, vintage-style Stratocaster strings-through-body hardtail bridge, a three-bolt neck plate with Micro-TiltTM adjustment, bullet truss rod nut and vintage-style ‘F’ tuners.

Fender American Vintage '72 Tele Thinline

Tastefully crafted with distinctive features, the American Vintage ’72 Telecaster Custom includes a solid ash body with gloss lacquer finish; C-shaped maple neck with gloss lacquer finish; maple fingerboard; American Vintage single-coil telecaster bridge pickup, three-position switch with aged white tip, and a vintage-style three-saddle strings-through-body telecaster bridge.”