USA TELECASTERS

American Vintage ’62 Custom Telecaster

American Vintage Series (6/1999-2012)

Decal:

Colors:

3-Color Sunburst (800)

Black (805)

Surf Green (857)

Candy Apple Red (809) 1999-2001

Dakota Red (854) 2001-2002 replaces 809

Ice Blue Metallic (883) 2001-2012

Inca Silver (824) 2001-2012

Ocean Turquoise (808) mid-2002-2012

Model# 010-6200-XXX

BODY

Wood: Alder

Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Binding: White Double Bound Top/Bottom

Shape: Standard Telecaster

Serial: Stamped on Neck plate / V-serial


NECK

Wood: Maple

Fretboard: Rosewood

Neck Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Neck Profile: C-Shape

Headstock: Standard Tele

Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm)

Scale: 25.5"

Radius: 7.25"

#Frets: 21

Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets

Trussrod: Vintage Heel-adjust

MicroTilt: No

Contoured Heel: No


HARDWARE

Bridge: Vintage 3-Saddle String-Thru + Ashtray Cover

Bridge Marking: Fender Pat.Pend.

Saddle: Threaded Steel Barrel saddles

Tuners: Kluson Vintage  SD91 Split Shaft 

String Tree: Butterfly

Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

Control Plate: Chrome Standard

Strap Buttons: Standard

Neckplate: 4-Bolt / Blank Plate with Stamped Serial#


ELECTRONICS

Switch: 3-Way

Wiring: Vintage wiring with Tone-pot bypass.

  • Pos 1: Tone Pot Bypass through 1uf Tone Cap
  • Pos 2: Neck trough Tone Pot
  • Pos 3: Bridge trough Tone Pot

Capacitor: 0.5uf

Pickup Config: SS

Neck Pickup: American Vintage '62 Custom Single-Coil

Bridge Pickup: American Vintage '62 Custom Single-Coil


CASE: Brown Tolex Case

PRICE: 1999: $1780

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