NGD - Fender American Vintage II 77 Tele Custom

Kent747

Just received in one of the new American Vintage II Customs and it's really great. The cunife pickup is fantastic thick and full but not muddy. Very pleased. Don't sleep on these!

Picture from the shop (amp not included).


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spir4L

This is the new 7.25" radius version?

Kent747

spir4L said:

This is the new 7.25" radius version?

Yes it is, but it still feels really great. No complaints.

Loobs

Very nice. 

strtdv

Very smart looking. You should have bought the amp too, they look like a good pairing!

Kent747

strtdv said:

Very smart looking. You should have bought the amp too, they look like a good pairing!

Is this ok?

Voxman

Kent747 said:

strtdv said:

Very smart looking. You should have bought the amp too, they look like a good pairing!

Is this ok?

An even better looking combination!    Many congrats on the new Tele. 

ElectricXII

Happy NGD. I had my eye on that one too - Jim Ramsay's Guitar Trade Centre right?

Kent747

ElectricXII said:

Happy NGD. I had my eye on that one too - Jim Ramsay's Guitar Trade Centre right?

Yes indeed. 

chris78

Is that one of the ones fender made wrong with the cutout? Seen them going cheap

Kent747

chris78 said:

Is that one of the ones fender made wrong with the cutout? Seen them going cheap

Not sure? What should I look for?

Devil#20

It's a Telecaster. What's not to love. HNGD. It looks great and so do those Dr Zeds. 

chris78

Kent747 said:

chris78 said:

Is that one of the ones fender made wrong with the cutout? Seen them going cheap

Not sure? What should I look for?

It has a tummy cut which isn’t vintage correct.
Deluxes had tummy cuts, customs didnt
Fender got the details wrong on the original run, which is somewhat embarrassing when they’re meant to be producing a vintage accurate replica.
Surprisingly they didn’t recall the stock and claimed they were a “factory special release”.

strtdv

Kent747 said:

strtdv said:

Very smart looking. You should have bought the amp too, they look like a good pairing!

Is this ok?

Definitely allowable

Kent747

chris78 said:

Kent747 said:

chris78 said:

Is that one of the ones fender made wrong with the cutout? Seen them going cheap

Not sure? What should I look for?

It has a tummy cut which isn’t vintage correct.
Deluxes had tummy cuts, customs didnt
Fender got the details wrong on the original run, which is somewhat embarrassing when they’re meant to be producing a vintage accurate replica.
Surprisingly they didn’t recall the stock and claimed they were a “factory special release”.

Ah! I had read about that. No - this one is correct through and through. 

marxski

The six saddle bridge is a plus.

Similar to the tummy cut Fender bodged the first issue of the 66 Jazzmasters reissues with small headstocks which never happened with blocks and binding. It’s possible they had neck blanks to use up from the previous 65 reissues. They corrected it later with the large headstock.

willo

marxski said:

The six saddle bridge is a plus.

Similar to the tummy cut Fender bodged the first issue of the 66 Jazzmasters reissues with small headstocks which never happened with blocks and binding. It’s possible they had neck blanks to use up from the previous 65 reissues. They corrected it later with the large headstock.

I have one of those jazzmasters. I sort of get the furore at the time, sort of don't. All I know is it's a great guitar. And on the plus side, I can put it on Reverb in 10 years as *super rare***exclusive***one in a million***

stickyfiddle

My wife says the shop has lovely walls but your carpets let you down I'm afraid!

Awesome guitar though. I'm srsly tied between one of these and a 72 thinline for my next build. 

Kent747

stickyfiddle said:

My wife says the shop has lovely walls but your carpets let you down I'm afraid!

Awesome guitar though. I'm srsly tied between one of these and a 72 thinline for my next build. 

Walls are mine, as is the carpet. May swap it soon enough.