Detail 01
3-way blade switch
Selects the neck pickup, bridge pickup, or both together.
Product detailSKU #1500000477147
FenderAmerican Vintage II 1963 Telecaster Electric Guitar - Vintage Blonde
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around the 1963 Telecaster format, this right-handed American Vintage II model combines an alder body with two Pure Vintage '63 Telecaster single-coils. The three-way blade switch puts the neck, bridge, or combined pickup setting within reach, while master volume and tone controls keep operation straightforward. Its maple C-shaped neck, rosewood fingerboard, 7.25-inch radius, and 21 vintage-tall frets give the instrument a deliberately vintage-focused playing layout. A vintage-style brown case is supplied.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players who want neck, bridge, and combined single-coil selections from a simple three-way Telecaster control layout.
- Transporting a Vintage Blonde Telecaster in the included vintage-style brown case with orange interior.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need more than 21 frets.
- Players seeking a fingerboard radius other than 7.25 inches.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Pure Vintage 3-saddle Tele bridge
Uses threaded steel barrel saddles in a three-saddle configuration.
Detail 03
Master volume and master tone
Keeps both pickup settings under one volume and one tone control.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Vintage Blonde uses an alder body; mahogany is specified for Transparent Crimson.
- 02The guitar is right handed and has a 1.650-inch bone nut.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Which pickups does it use?
It has a Pure Vintage '63 Telecaster single-coil at the neck and bridge.
02Is a case included?
Yes. It comes with a vintage-style brown case with an orange interior.
03How many pickup settings are available?
The three-way blade switch selects neck, bridge, or both pickups together.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele
- Pickup Configuration
- SS
- Bridge pickup
- Pure Vintage '63 Single-Coil Tele
5 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 7.25"
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Strings
- Fender USA 250R nickel-plated steel, .010-.046
14 detailsBody & build
- Neck construction
- 4-bolt
- Available colors
- 3-Color Sunburst, Surf Green, Transparent Crimson, Vintage Blonde
- Fingerboard material
- Round-laminated rosewood
- Nut material
- Bone
- Color
- White
- Body Material
- Alder; mahogany on transparent crimson
- Neck finish
- Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Body wood
- Alder; mahogany on transparent crimson
- Neck wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Round-laminated rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel/chrome
- Body Shape
- Telecaster
- Body finish
- Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.650"
- Scale length
- 25.5"
25 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- SS
- Side dots
- Vintage clay
- Neck profile
- C-shape
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Pure Vintage single-line Fender Deluxe
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge cover
- Chrome bridge cover included
- Frets
- 21 vintage tall with clay dot inlays
- Pickguard
- 1-ply white
- Bridge
- Pure Vintage 3-saddle Tele with threaded steel barrel saddles
- Body shape
- Telecaster
- Truss rod
- Vintage-style butt adjust
- Case
- Vintage-style brown with orange interior
- Tier
- new
- Control knobs
- Knurled flat-top
- Controls
- Master volume, master tone
- Category Source
- detail
- Strings
- Fender USA 250R nickel-plated steel, .010-.046
- Switching
- 3-way blade
- Series
- American Vintage II
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- 1963 Telecaster
- Source Id
- site51500000477147
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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