Fender American Vintage 64 Telecaster

1964 was a monumental year for popular music and a pivotal year for the Telecaster, too, as seen in the Fender American Vintage ’64 Telecaster. The thicker maple necks of the ’50s and early ’60s now gave way to a more rounded C-shaped profile, this time topped with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with larger pearl dot inlays. Other vintage-accurate touches include a lightweight alder body (ash on White Blonde model), staggered bridge pickup pole magnets, threaded steel “barrel” bridge saddles, three-ply white pickguard with eight holes, top-hat switch tip, flat-top knurled chrome control knobs and more.

Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet.

Fender American Vintage 64 Telecaster features:

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Body: Alder, Ash (White Blonde model)

Neck Shape: Mid ’60s “C” Shape

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Vintage-Style Frets

Fretboard Radius: 7.25″ (18.41 cm)

Fretboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Finish: New Fender Flash Coat Lacquer

Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)

Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)

Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

Pickup Configuration: S/S

Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil

Neck Pickup: New American Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil

Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone

Hardware: Chrome

Bridge: Original Vintage Style Tele® Bridge with 3 Threaded Steel Saddles

String Nut: Bone

Tuning Machines: Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Vintage Style

Switch Tip: “Top Hat” Style Switch Tip

Colours: 3-Color Sunburst, White Blonde, Lake Placid Blue

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