Description
Here we're looking at a very good condition Fender American Vintage 62 Custom Telecaster in three-tone sunburst, dating to June of 2011 at Corona, California. It features an Alder body, bound for a classy appearance, paired with a vintage-style Maple neck with 'Slab' style 7.5 inch radius fingerboard and body-end truss rod adjustment. The neck is a 'C' shape, which to my hands is one of the most comfortable profiles. It is in all round very good to excellent condition, with very light wear and natural oxidization of the nickel plating.
The original excellent vintage style brown tolex hard shell case by G&G is included and is in as good condition as the instrument. The original strap and 'Ashtray' bridge cover are in the accessory pocket.
Built from 1999 to 2012, the Fender American Vintage '62 Telecaster® Custom reproduces the first 'Custom' production telecaster that appearead in 1959, and was somewhat confusingly referred to as the 'Custom Telecaster' on the headstock, but often 'Telecaster Custom' in other materials. This model was built until 1971 when it was dropped from the catalog.
The name was then re-used for a significantly revised model with the new Seth Lover designed Wide Range Humbucking pickups, head-located Bullet truss rod, three-bolt Micro Tilt neck, unbound body, and much larger pickguard with Gibson style switching and controls. The 'Original' Custom Telecaster was then re-issued from 1999 to 2012.
Here's the builder on the Fender American Vintage '62 Telecaster® Custom:
"Introduced because maple tended to show wear, rosewood became a popular fingerboard option that also added warmth to the classic Telecaster® tone. The American Vintage '62 Custom Telecaster has a double-bound alder body and multi-ply pickguard that distinguish it from its Butterscotch predecessor. In the spirit of the original, it has a C-shaped maple neck, 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard, dual '62 Custom Telecaster single-coil pickups, vintage Telecaster bridge with threaded steel saddles, and original Tele® circuit with three-position switch."
Fender American Vintage 62 Custom Telecaster Specifications:
Body: Alder
Body Binding: Bound Top and Back
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
Bridge Pickup: American Vintage '62 Custom Single-Coil Tele®
Color: 3-Color Sunburst
Configuration: SS
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Country Of Origin: USA
Dimensions: 6.00x17.00x44.50 IN
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Model Name: American Vintage 62 Custom Telecaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Pickup: American Vintage '62 Custom Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Pickup Configuration: SS
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Neck Pickup with Tone Control (Bright Vintage Circuit), Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (Dark Vintage Circuit)
Position Inlays: Ivory Dot
Refinement Neck Material: Maple
Refinement Neck Shape: C Shape
Refinement Pickups: Pure Vintage
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Series: American Vintage
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Tuning Machines: 6-in-Line American Vintage
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: Custom Telecaster 62 Reissue
- Instrument Manufacturer: Fender
- Instrument year: 2011
- Instrument Finish: Sunburst
- Instrument Class: Used
- Instrument serial number: V194732, dated to June 2011 at Corona, Ca
- Country of Origin: USA
- Instrument Condition: Very Good
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Playing Condition: Very Good
- Right-handed
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: Yes
- Case Type: Hard
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 7.5 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: 3.41 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 25.5 in
- Scale Length Metric: 647.7 mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 1.652in
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Nut Width Metric: 41.95 mm
- Items in Case: Strap, 'Ashtray' bridge cover
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190149
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