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Description
The Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline electric guitar provides a remarkably accurate take on the company's first humbucker-equipped model. Built with a lightweight, semi-hollow ash body and premium components, this guitar delivers the quintessential tone and feel of a coveted classic. Guitar Center is proud to offer this meticulously crafted instrument, now with vintage-inspired Wide Range humbucking pickups and a fast-playing C-shaped maple neck.
Semi-Hollow Ash Body Produces Legendary Resonance
The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline is built around a semi-hollow ash body that provides a bright, sustaining acoustic tone with enhanced resonance. Weighing less than a traditional solidbody, this innovative design yields a lightweight instrument with a full, balanced tone.
Wide Range Humbuckers Capture Authentic Vintage Sound
To accurately recreate the sonics of the original 1972 Telecaster Thinline, Fender resurrected CuNiFe magnets for the Wide Range humbucking pickups. These pickups serve up warm, thick humbucker tones with a perfect amount of clarity and definition in the high end. A three-position blade switch lets you select pickups individually or combine them.
Fast-Playing Neck and Vintage-Style Hardware
The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline comes with a comfortable C-shaped maple neck and 7.25"-radius maple fingerboard with 21 vintage-tall frets. It features a Bullet-style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt adjustment, "F"-stamped tuners, and a 6-saddle hardtail bridge with bent steel saddles for authentic vintage tone and performance.
Premium Finish and Included Case
This guitar sports an eye-catching gloss polyurethane finish on the body and neck. Now available at Guitar Center, the Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline comes with a vintage-style black case with an orange interior for premium protection.



Features
- Semi-hollow ash body with a gloss polyurethane finish
- Bolt-on maple neck in a C-shaped profile
- Maple fingerboard with 21 vintage tall frets and black dot inlays
- Duo of authentic CuNiFe Wide Range humbuckers
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Specs
- Body type: Single cutaway
- Body wood: Semi-hollow ash
- Body finish: Gloss polyurethane
- Neck shape: C
- Neck wood: 1-piece maple
- Joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Truss rod: Bullet-style
- Neck finish: Gloss polyurethane
- Material: Maple
- Radius: 7.25"
- Fret size: Vintage tall
- Number of frets: 21
- Inlays: Black dot
- Nut width/material: 1.65" (42 mm) bone
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: Proprietary humbucker
- Bridge: Proprietary humbucker
- Control layout: Master volume, Master tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Bridge type: Fixed bridge
- Bridge design: Pure Vintage 6-saddle string-thru-body hardtail with bent steel saddles
- Tuning machines: Pure Vintage Fender "F"-stamped
- Color: Nickel/chrome
- Number of strings: 6 string
- Case: Vintage-style black
- Orientation: Right-handed
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submitted7 months ago
byRick
fromFlorida
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This is an amazing addition to my collection The pickups are truly amazing and the neck is super fast
1972 Fender Tele semi hollow electric guitar. Reissue.
submitteda year ago
byClayton
fromKnoxville TN.
I have owned and played a lot of fender Tele guitar's but this one is by far the best one. It is the best sounding guitar I've ever had I'm more than satisfied with it.
This is a great guitar.
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submitted2 years ago
byJosh
fromSouth Carolina
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It took a little bit to get used to the neck radius and I did lower the action for my taste but I really like the way this guitar plays and sounds. It has a brighter tone for humbucker pickups.
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submitted7 months ago
asked byRustedstring
fromMadison WI
I bought a used '72 reissue as my first electric guitar. What can you tell me about the MZ Series? Thanks. My serial no. doesn't match Fender's reference lists.
I don't know about your '72. This is a great guitar.submitted2 years ago
asked byMike
fromHouston Tx
Is this model made in the USA?
Yessubmitted2 years ago
asked byTennis
fromoregon
which Fender factory are these made in? If different, what is the difference
US. There's only one.submitted2 years ago
asked byPeter
fromTucson, AZ
what is it's weight?
All guitars vary depending on the density of the wood. Manufacturers usually only spec size and type of wood. Guitars are generally between 6 and 12 lbs. They can be more. The only way to know the weight of an individual instrument is to weigh it. This will be approximately 7.5 – 9.0 lbssubmitted2 years ago
asked byPeter
fromTucson, AZ
how much does it weigh?
All guitars vary depending on the density of the wood. Manufacturers usually only spec size and type of wood. Guitars are generally between 6 and 12 lbs. They can be more. The only way to know the weight of an individual instrument is to weigh it. This will be approximately 7.5 – 9.0 lbs