Description
Our Take:
The American Original '60s Telecaster is a faithful recreation of the guitar that started it all, taking cues from its later iterations. It features a Rosewood fingerboard (introduced in 1960), and a double-bound body and 3-ply pickguard which came standard on the Telecaster Customs. Other notable features include Pure Vintage '64 pickups and a slightly flatter 9.5" radius neck providing authentic tones with a more modern playing feel. This axe is a no-nonsense workhorse guitar that can fit any playing style!
Fender's Take:
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.
Standard Specifications
General Info
| Brand: | Fender |
| Model: | American Original 60's Telecaster |
| Color: | Fiesta Red |
| Serial: | Call |
| Weight: | Call |
| Condition: | New |
Body
| Material: |
(Body, Top): Double Bound Alder |
| Finish: |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Material: | Maple |
| Finish: |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard Material/Radius: |
Round-Laminated Rosewood, 9.5" (241 mm) |
| Frets (Number and Size): |
21, Vintage Tall |
| Inlays: | Black Dots |
| Nut (Material and Width): |
Bone, 1.65" (42 mm) |
| Scale Length: |
25.5" (648 mm) |
| Profile: |
'60s "C" |
Electronics
| Pickups: |
Pure Vintage '64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele® x 2 |
| 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
| Tuning Machines: |
Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
| Bridge: |
3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Steel Saddles |
| Pickguard: |
3-Ply Eggshell |
| Control Knobs: |
Knurled Flat-Top |
| Hardware Finish: |
Nickel/Chrome |
Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case