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Originality rejects the norm in search of something better. It’s part of the Fender heritage, and it lives on in the American Original Series. These “best-of-the-decade” versions of our most iconic instruments have been updated with modern fingerboard profiles, vintage tall frets and other details to make them even more playable for the modern musician.
American Original instruments offer specially voiced pickups crafted for the authentic sound and performance of specific model years. We used original-era construction techniques and materials to recreate vintage-style Fender tone.
Every curve and line of the necks are accurate to the historic originals. Sculpted for a vintage-style playing feel, we even used period-accurate techniques to carve and attach the fingerboards. They’re comfortable and ideal for any playing style.
American Original instruments feature one of the great original-era Fender electric guitar finishes— a lacquer finish. Lets the wood “breathe” naturally with resonant tone and ages in a distinctively appealing way.
The ultimate blue-collar guitar, the Telecaster launched a musical revolution when we released it. Quickly adopted by working guitarists who were enamored with its trend-setting sound, feel and unique style, the Telecaster laid the foundation for modern country, blues and even heavy metal. The American Original ‘50s Telecaster has all of the authentic Fender touches that made the Telecaster a star of the studio and stage, adding modern feel and pickup switching to this classic guitar.
One of the most versatile guitars ever created, the Telecaster is easily at home in any genre, thanks to its flexible sound, alluring style and smooth playing feel. In 1960, we offered rosewood as the standard fingerboard wood and launched the Telecaster Custom, an elegant model with a double-bound body and 3-ply pickguard. The American Original ‘60s Telecaster combines period-accurate sound and style from this electrifying decade with modern feel and pickup switching.
Beloved by country and rock players alike for its semi-hollow warmth, rounder twang and elegant appearance, the Tele Thinline is a classic in its own right. The American Original 60s Telecaster Thinline recreates this sophisticated six-string with enhanced playability, including Tim Shaw-designed 60s Telecaster Thinline pickups, 21 Vintage Tall frets and a 9.5” radius for comfort.
The American Original ‘70s Telecaster Custom features the first authentic CuNiFe magnet-powered Wide Range pickup in over 40 years, complemented by a calibrated Tim-Shaw-designed ‘70s Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup. Other features include individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, 3-way toggle switch, original-era body radii, vintage-style hardware and a lacquer finish.
Check out the ‘50s Stratocaster demo featuring Tyler Bryant of the Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown
When we released the Stratocaster in 1954, its iconic style, articulate sound and plethora of innovations redefined electric guitar and opened up a brave new world of musical possibilities. The American Original ‘50s Stratocaster maintains Fender’s legendary original-era style and ground-breaking tone, while adding modern feel and pickup switching.
A period of change, both for Fender and for pop culture as a whole, the 1960s saw the Strat evolve slightly as it grew up. The white pickguard was updated to mint green, and the fingerboard was switched from the original maple to rosewood, adding a smoother note to the Strat’s clear, articulate voice. The American Original ‘60s Stratocaster keeps these refinements intact while adding modern feel and pickup switching to the iconic instrument that helped birth guitar rock as we know it.
Check out the ‘60s Jaguar demo featuring Jose Rios of the Free Nationals
Originally designed to appeal to jazz guitarists with elegant appointments and sophisticated controls, the Jazzmaster found its way into the hands of musical rebels. From surf to punk and indie rock, its flexible sound heralded the call for change and shaped the voice of rebellion. The American Original ‘60s Jazzmaster faithfully recreates the voice and style of this classic guitar, supplementing them with smooth, modern playability.
Never resting in our mission to make life better for musicians, we created the short-scale Jaguar guitar in 1962. Originally released as our feature-rich, top-of-the-line electric guitar, it inspired the heroes of the musical underground and hit its stride with surf, punk and alternative guitarists. The American Original ‘60s Jaguar brings that supple sound and slinky playability to life again, slightly tweaked for a modern feel.
Check out the ‘60s Jazz Bass demo featuring Annie Clements below
Few companies can honestly claim to have changed the world like we did when we created the Precision Bass in 1951. By making playing bass easily accessible, it helped musicians find their creative voice and create new forms of music. The American Original ‘50s Precision Bass updates the playability of this groundbreaking instrument while retaining the original sound and style that changed the world.
By the 1960s, the Precision Bass was the workhorse electric bass; from the clubs of Detroit to the beaches of Southern California, its tone laid the foundation for modern music. The American Original ‘60s Precision Bass has all of the features with which the P Bass conquered the world of music—elegantly simple, its sound, style and comfort are joined by modern playability.
Released in 1960, the upscale Jazz Bass quickly found favor among working bassists thanks to its premium appointments and versatile sound. The narrower neck seemed tailor-made for fast, dexterous playing, while the pair of single-coil pickups added a bold new dimension to Fender bass tone. The American Original ‘60s Jazz Bass has all the tone and style of its earliest incarnation, with modern playability.
Over the course of the ‘70s, the Jazz Bass entered its “teenage years,” changing its visual style and inspiring new playing techniques—such as slapping—which led directly to new, creative forms of expression. Its smooth feel and growly midrange, tempered with a bit of treble bite, made it a hero in recording sessions around the globe. The American Original ‘70s Jazz Bass updates the smooth playing feel with a modern-radius fingerboard, while retaining the classic Fender tone and style that made the Jazz Bass the tool of choice for creative bassists.
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Looking for an accurate reincarnation of Fender's 1962 Strat? Then take a look at the Fender American Vintage '62 Reissue Stratocaster electric guitar. For budgets that don't include $10,000 to spend on Strats, the '62 Reissue Strat is as good as you can ask for. The American Vintage '62 Reissue is tailored to the specifications of the original, complete with vintage-style tremolo and C-shaped neck profile.
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Price: $2,400 retail/$1,999.99 street (’52 Telecaster); $2,874 retail/$2,299.99 street (’59 Stratocaster); $2,874 retail/$2,299 street (’65 Jazzmaster and ’56 Stratocaster)
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When it introduced the American Vintage reissue guitars (one Telecaster, two Strats) in 1982, Fender put itself back the game among serious players. In the three decades since, the series has grown and become ever more accurate, implementing more period-correct tweaks on various models while for the most part leaving the true vintage re-creations to its Custom Shop.
Fender recently expanded the series with eight new models – three Teles, three Strats, a Jaguar, and Jazzmaster – and ramped up their attention to detail on everything from the finish and neck shapes to the pickups and hardware. Even the cases were refined. We opted to once-over the ’52 Telecaster, ’56 Stratocaster, ’59 Stratocaster, and ’65 Jazzmaster using three amps all running through a 12″ Celestion speaker – a Fender Blues Deluxe combo (with 6L6 output tubes), an 18-watt/6V6 combo, and an 18-watt/EL84 head with an extension cab.
Fit and finish on all four instruments was excellent; neck joints were tight-fitting, finishes were clear and flaw-free, fret work was meticulous, and each was properly setup and adjusted. Even the action on the vintage-correct 7.25″-radius fretboards played well, with no buzzing. Fretboard edges were nicely rolled.
Among the especially notable aspects of the series are an all-lacquer finish – no poly undercoat, just three thin coats of Fender’s new Flash Coat process – and a return to bone nuts rather than composite. The finish not only feels more vintage-authentic, but it allows the body to resonate more freely.
The ’52 Tele is the lone guitar to make the transition from the old series (in fact, it was there from the beginning of Fender’s reissues back in ’82). Our tester had a spot-on butterscotch color and a less-pronounced V profile, period-specific cast jack cup, switch tip, and pickups that were punchy, with ample twang, a lot of overtones, and snap that was kind to the ears. With a touch of overdrive from the amp, the bridge pickup produced a slightly aggressive, surprisingly thick-and-gritty tone along with excellent sustain (without having to pile on a bunch of amp gain). The overall clarity and balance between the bridge and neck pickups was excellent – much better than previous ’52 reissue Teles. The neck pickup’s strong output and thicker tone produced a fatter middle-position sound with tons of jangle.
The ’65 Jazzmaster was dressed with an Aztec Gold finish, bound rosewood fretboard with large pearl dot inlays, era-correct white witch-hat knobs, new pickups, and a reworked fine-tune vibrato. With the reverb on the Deluxe just about dimed, it offered killer surf tone, with punchy low-end, round, smooth mids, and just enough high-end snap to maintain good note-to note-clarity. The Jazzmaster’s liquid-smooth vibrato and big sound, excellent for chording and single-note melody lines, made it a favorite in the 60s, and this version holds true to form.
Our tester ’56 Strat had a lightweight alder body with two-tone sunburst finish, one-piece maple neck with a soft V profile, era-correct knobs with a steeper slope to the skirt, era-correct bent steel saddles embossed with “Fender Patent Pend.,” and pickups that produced a pallet of classic Strat tones – throaty and round at the neck, punchy and spanky in the middle, and bright, twangy, and raw at the bridge. The combination of the bent steel saddles, bone nut, alder body, and thin finish helped the ’56 Strat really ring. Its modern five-way pickup selector is wired to produce out-of-phase sounds, but among the case candy is a vintage style three-way ready to please purists.
Our ’59 Strat was finished in a ultra-cool faded Sonic Blue with a mint green pickguard and aged plastic parts. Its neck had a classic slim-C profile with slab rosewood fretboard, and its pickups were a bit hotter, with more midrange than the ’56 Strat. In positions two and four, the ’59 produced a thicker overdrive sound and rounder low-end (for more on the nuances uncovered by Fender, see “Classics Redefined” in the “First Fret” section of this issue). In fact, pickups in all four guitars had an aged sound – mellowed a bit, like vintage pickups, but still clear and snappy like you expect from Fender pickups, without being harsh or shrill. It’s a more-authentic sound Fender created after it reverse-engineered several vintage pickups and discovered that using a slightly smaller-diameter wire imitates the over-stretching of wire common in the vintage era.
The G&G cases used with the series have also been given a period-correct update. They’re generally 1/4″ thinner, with more-rounded edges; the ’52 Tele and ’56 Strat are in tweed cases with orange lining, while the ’59 Strat has brown tolex case with yellow lining, and the ’65 Jazzmaster is in black tolex with amp logo attached and orange lining. Case candy is also improved, with a black leather strap, bridge covers, extra strings, and gray instrument cables, period-specific polishing cloth in a waxed-paper envelope, manual, and paperwork.
Fender’s new American Vintage models are outstanding examples of classic American craftsmanship and design; they not only play and sound great, they’re loaded with vintage vibe. It’s easy to appreciate the research, time, and sweat that went into the creation of these instruments. The challenge lies in not flat-out gushing over them!
This article originally appeared in VG December 2012 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.
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