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USA TELECASTERS

American Vintage Reissue '52 Telecaster

American Vintage Series (1990 - 2012)

Decal:
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Colors:

Butterscotch Blonde
LIMITED: Black (Until 2000) - Copper (1999-2000) - 2-Tone Sunburst w/ Gold Hardware (1999-2001)

Model#: 010-0202-XXX

Model#: 010-0222-XXX (Lefthanded)


BODY

Wood: Premium Ash

Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Shape: Standard Telecaster

Pickguard: 1-Ply Black

Serial: Stamped On Bridge / 5-digits


NECK

Wood: Maple

Decal: Large Silver Spaghetti /w Black Trim

Fretboard: Maple

Neck Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Neck Profile:  "U" Shape

Headstock: Standard Tele

Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm)

Scale: 25.5"

Radius: 7.25"

#Frets: 21

Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Style

Trussrod: Vintage Heel-Adjust

MicroTilt: No

Contoured Heel: No


HARDWARE

Bridge Type: Vintage 3-Saddle String-Thru

Bridge Marking: Fender Pat. Pend + Serial

Saddle: 3 Brass Barrel-saddles

Tuners: Vintage Kluson-style

String Tree: 50's Round Button

Knobs: Knurled Dome

Neckplate: 4-Bolt / Blank plate


ELECTRONICS:

Switch: 3-Way / Round Barrel-Tip

Wiring: Vintage Wiring

Pickup Config: SS

Treble Bleed: None

Capacitor:  01uf in series Pos 3 /. 0.5uf Tone

Neck Pickup: '52 Vintage pickup

Bridge Pickup: '52 Vintage pickup


CASE: Updated Deluxe Vintage Tweed Case

PRICE: 1999: $1599 ($1699 Left Handed) / 2013:  $2499


INFO:

Updated AVRI, Thicker neck, also offered in Black color and for limited  time in Copper 

Also for Left Handed now.

This version was issued to Mid-2012 with small updates and reintroduced with two other Reissues models.

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