Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline

Here’s the Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline:

Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster® Thinline

The 1972 Telecaster Thinline holds a unique and fascinating place in Fender history — it was the first six-string Fender ever equipped with humbucking pickups, and the first Telecaster with six individually adjustable bridge saddles. Born from the semi-hollow Thinline design of 1968 and reimagined around Seth Lover’s revolutionary Wide-Range humbuckers, the second-generation Thinline produced a sound unlike anything Fender had ever made before or since. The American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline resurrects every detail of that landmark instrument with breathtaking accuracy — including the authentic CuNiFe magnet Wide-Range humbuckers that are absolutely essential to recreating the original tone.

Key Features

• Body: Semi-hollow ash — the original Thinline construction designed to produce lightweight instruments from heavy ash, with warm, resonant acoustic character
• Neck: Hard rock maple with comfortable “C” shape profile
• Fretboard: Maple, 7.25″ radius with vintage tall frets for authentic period-correct playability
• Pickups: Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range humbucking pickups — Fender resurrected the original Copper-Nickel-Iron magnet formula essential to recreating the true sonic character of the 1972 originals
• Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-saddle string-through body hardtail with bent steel saddles — Fender’s first six-string with individually adjustable saddles, faithfully reproduced
• Tuners: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” stamped tuners — period-correct to 1972 production
• Period Details: “Bullet” style truss rod nut, three-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt™ mechanism, curvy pearloid pickguard — all characteristic of 1972 production
• Finish Options: Aged Natural, 3-Color Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue — all over semi-hollow ash
• Finish: Gloss polyurethane

Why Buy from Dietze Music

The CuNiFe Wide-Range humbuckers on this Thinline produce a tone unlike any other Telecaster ever made, and we’d love for you to experience that extraordinary sound in person in Lincoln, Omaha, or Bellevue, NE. Stop by any of our locations or call us at (800) 357-1535 — our staff can walk you through the fascinating history behind this landmark instrument and let you hear exactly what made the 1972 Thinline such a revolutionary moment in Fender history.

Ideal For

The serious player or collector who wants to own and play one of the most historically significant Telecasters ever produced — and any guitarist drawn to the warm, open resonance of a semi-hollow body combined with the full, hum-free character of authentic Wide-Range humbuckers that simply cannot be replicated any other way.