We just scored this killer American Vintage ’64 Tele in the ultra cool color of Lake Placid Blue. The guitar was built in late 2012/early 2013, sold here at Truetone, and now has reappeared, looking like it got a lot of love and some modifying. It’s a great playing Tele, and light, too – just 6.7 lbs.
For the guitarist who craves pure vintage Fender style, the American Vintage series presents original-era model year guitars built with meticulous attention to accurate detail that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life. 1964 was a big year for popular music and for the Telecaster, which saw notable design changes that year. It had by then become an indispensable guitar for stage and studio alike, a requisite tool for working guitarists at all levels. Built using original tooling and based on actual 1964 models we tracked down, the U.S.-made American Vintage ’64 Telecaster expertly evokes that year’s model with authentic sound, style and feel.
Unique Features: Slimmer, more rounded maple neck with “C”-shaped profile and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Threaded steel “barrel” bridge saddles; “Top-hat” switch tip and flat-top knurled chrome control knobs
- A DiMarzio Area T pickup was installed in the bridge position, which sounds amazing. It does what a great Tele bridge pickup is supposed to do: the highs sing, the lows snap, and the mids have a punch that’s almost unreal. It tracks changes in pick attack and volume, and it does it instantly. It’s also very sensitive to string distance. The volume is very high when the pickup is close to the strings, but can be adjusted much lower by backing the Area T away. String pull is not a problem with the Alnico 2 magnets that are standard on the Area T.
- Compensated saddles were put on the bridge, for better intonation and tuning stability.
- A Bigsby was added on, and then removed. Evidence of this is seen in the form of small holes on the body where it was mounted.
- Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
- Body: Alder
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Shape: Mid ’60s “C” Shape
- Fretboard: Round Laminated Rosewood
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25″ (18.41 cm)
- Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)
- Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
- Bridge Pickup: New American Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Tele® Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
- Neck Pickup: New American Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Tele® Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
- 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
- Control Knobs: New Knurled Chrome Flat Top
- Switch Tip: “Top Hat” Style Switch Tip
- Case: New Deluxe Vintage Brown Case
- Included Accessories: Cable, Cloth; ’60s Tele Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner’s Manual, Saddle Height Wrench
- Serial # V1309735
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