Description
Our Take:
Tele Customs are always a good choice for players who love the feel of a Tele, but need a bit more of a rounded tone out of their axe. As part of their Vintera series, Fender has faithfully recreated these innovative instruments from the years of their original inception - and they hit the nail on the head. The vintage-style single-coil bridge pickup pairs wonderfully with the Wide Range humbucker; the "Thin C"-shaped neck plays quick and compliments the vintage-style frets; and of course, all of the vintage-styled hardware and aesthetics complete the look.
Fender's Take:
For players who want the style and sound of Fender’s golden era, we created the Vintera® ‘70s Telecaster® Custom. Equipped with the coveted features that defined the decade—including period-accurate neck profile and playing feel, along with re-voiced pickups—this guitar has all of the articulation and punch that made the Telecaster a legend.
We recreated the pickups to sound more like the ‘70s originals. By combining the vintage-style single-coil bridge pickup with a fat-sounding Wide Range humbucking neck pickup we added some beef to the traditional Tele® bite. The “Thin C”-shaped neck has a 7.25”-radius fingerboard with 21 vintage-style frets for classic feel. A vintage-style Tele® bridge with three steel barrel saddles gives this Telecaster its characteristic twang, while “F”-stamped tuning machines offer period-correct aesthetics, classic feel and rock-solid tuning stability. Other features include three-bolt neck plate, chrome hardware and vintage-style strap buttons. Includes deluxe gig bag.
Standard Specifications
General Info
| Brand: | Fender |
| Model: | Vintera '70s Telecaster Custom |
| Color: | Black |
| Serial: | Call |
| Weight: | Call |
| Condition: | New |
Body
| Material: | Alder |
| Finish: | Gloss Polyester |
Neck
| Material: | Maple |
| Finish: | Gloss Urethane |
| Fingerboard Material/Radius: | Maple, 7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Frets (Number and Size): | 21, Vintage |
| Inlays: | Black Dot |
| Nut (Material and Width): | Synthetic Bone, 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
| Profile: |
Thin "C" |
Electronics
| Pickups: |
Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele® (Bridge),
Fender® Wide Range Humbucking (Neck) |
| Pickup Switching: |
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Controls: |
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
Hardware
| Tuning Machines: |
Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped |
| Bridge: |
3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles |
| Pickguard: |
3-Ply Black/White/Black |
| Control Knobs: |
Skirted Amp Knobs |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Accessories
Deluxe Gig Bag