Fender: American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster®
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
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If you could time travel and plonk yourself in an American music store in 1951 you might be able to buy yourself something that very closely resembles this guitar. It's a Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster, built as closely as possible to the specifications drafted and used 70 years ago. And I'm a little bit in love with this one. I've been saying that a lot lately, with the recent Fender reissues. They look great, play great ...they even smell great! I will be doing my damnedest not to let this one go. Twang on. Great stuff, Fender!
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2022 Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster. Stock
Amp: Axe-FX III MKII running Cygnus X-2 FW 21.01 Various amp models as per the demonstration
Cables: Fender
Strings: Factory 10-46
Mic: DPA 4166-OC-F-F00-ME Headset Mic (www.dpamicroph...) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (en-us.sennheis...)
Camera: GoPro HERO10 Black and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX III MKII (guitar, mixing and bouncing).
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (www.presonus.com)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
All of my Fractal Audio Presets (free): axechange.frac...
Back in the 80's I had a 52 reissue and I liked it okay. This one seems similar but better. Teles are my favorite guitars. No matter what else I play, I always come back to my Tele. This one sounds gorgeous!
Absolutely what a Tele should sound like 👍
Just ordered a used 1951 American Vintage 2 Telecaster today, will have it in a few days. We must have similar tastes in guitar, because I think we both own the 70th Anniversary Esquire, which is also an awesome re-issue. I love the necks on those early Telecasters.
have had this guitar for a week this far, so purely outstanding that it's scary.
I keep reading that the neck radius will make it feel odd to this of us who have only ever played modern guitars. Any thoughts?
That is such an archetype tone, man, just beautiful. Where rock & roll truly began. I can't help but get an image of Luther Perkins (Johnny Cash) when I hear and see that guitar.
Halfway through this clip I suspected this one had little chance of escaping.. don’t blame ya one little bit.
Haha! You're right, of course. I've barely put it down in a week.
Leo got it right! Nice work Brett. Might think about replacing my made in Japan sort of version.
I'm not a big Tele fan but you were clearly having a great time with this one, and you made it sound really good. I could be persuaded to buy one of these, Telecaster fan or not.
I have upgraded my tele. I went to Sportsmart and got a baseball bat. Leo got it right the last time. Except for the pickups. l'm putting a Bumhucker in the neck and a Chevy gearbox in the bridge.
Can't beat that. I also got some dice stickers for the case. Can't wait to hear it. I need an amp.
So do you like this better than the 70th anniversary Broadcaster?
So Very Cool, Thankyou. I can only dream, But have an Artist Guitars TC59 to help me through, lol. So Awesome. Cheers
This sounds really great with your sound system and playing, I have Pine Squire somewhat like it, great sounding guitar.
I love my pine Classic Vibe Tele. Way too good for a guitar at that price. It’s insane.
Nice !! Love me some Tele tones. Leo got it right the first time.
Thank you Brett. What a guitar, bloody beautiful sound, and beautiful playing. Just ordered one from Mooloolaba Music yesterday. Thanks again mate.
I'd love to hear someone do a shootout between one of these and a China made Squier CV Butterscotch Tele. I'd also love to feel a 7 1/4 radius U neck. I have a 50 year old Kay "Les Paul" with a 7 1/4 radius soft V neck and it's the most comfortable neck I've ever played.
A fair challenge! I'll consult with the Fender Australia team and see if it can be done. Agreed on the comfort of 7.25" radius - I love them too.
@@BrettKingman Cool!
Your one of the very few Guitar players that when playing...does not pull a face like your chewing a wasp!
Haha! Yeah, I'm not a fan of the overly emotive face and moves. Makes me cringe a little.
What a gem. But today's comment is not about the guitar, but about you. You're a proper great bloody bloke mate and possibly one of the best players, if not on earth, certainly the best from my town. Thanks for always sharing with us bro
Thanks I believe I’m going to purchase one. 😁
Mine arrives on Monday - I'm ready
Sounds stunning
Great Demo Burgs! I am going to study your demos as lessons!!
OMG. You know I'm a self-taught hack, right? Lots of bad habits in my playing. But I'm flattered. Thanks!
Excellent review
Yeah, that'll do me
Great video mate. What reverb were you using on the intro part sounds lush..?
Thanks! That's a mixture of Sun Plate reverb and a little Plex Delay in parallel. I'll refine that preset and upload it later today, perhaps with a video demo, so you can try it yourself ... if you're an Axe-FX III owner. Cheers.
What a beauty. That's just what I want in a Tele.
Beautiful demo! Would you say these are on par with the American Original line? Cheers!
Yep, on par for sure. Real difference to me is the vintage fingerboard radius of 7.25" vs 9.5" on the Originals.
Hi Brett, man!
The funny thing is, I tried one a couple of months ago, and this is the only time I can compare myself to Keith Richards, as I felt it felt too new. Gorgeous to play, but found my hand sticking to the back of the neck as my hands warmed up. Nothing that a bit of 'self-relicing' wouldn't cure I guess! But, what a sound! Even my clubby fingers helped in making a glorious noise!
I heard if you take 8000 grit sandpaper to it for a minute it’ll be great with no visible wear
@@squirtcobain477 I must admit I thought that maybe a little wire wool over the back would probably help.
@@stevebees3992 yeah try to get something smooth to simulate wear
Here's a pro tip that will solve that problem: don't use steel wool; get a grey Scotch-Brite pad and use that to knock some of the gloss off the back of the neck. You can't go wrong this way since it is very gradual and impossible to take too much off without noticing.
Twang!!!
Cheers Burgs, have a great Chrissy fella.
Thank you. You too!
Would you say the vintage ii sounds that much better then the professional version?
I couldn't say because I haven't tried the Prof. version. The playing experience is likely to be slightly different, however: Different neck profiles, fret size, fingerboard radius... important things.
The differences are in modern playability features vs faithful replication of the 51.
I have the 51 tele I can't imagine a guitar being any easier to play .
@@BrettKingmanI’m torn between this and your review of the 70th broadcaster…(I’ve found one locally for nice deal.) Does one edge the other in your opinion?
I wouldn't know how to act having a true US strat or tele. Played a tele I don't remember the actual build name but was Fender US had a push pot in the volume that gave a boost. It was white and absolutely amazing played through a AC 30 for the first and only time. I was then sold on teles. Hahah.
...espetacular.....congrats
Wow. You straight rip on her. Sounds absolutely amazing!!!
Sounds very similar to the Broadcaster reissue you reviewed last year. I bought one of those partly based on you review. How would you say they compare?
Yes, they're not that far removed. The Broadcaster has a lighter shade of Blonde if I'm not mistaken and the 9.5" radius. I kept that one so will have to dig it and some others out for a shootout.
The broadcaster actually has a 7.25 radius as well. I was lucky enough to find a new one weighing under 7lbs just several months ago and absolutely love it. As far as sound is concerned it’s as classic as can be.
Nice! Love the grain on that body!
Yeah, I was pretty taken by that grain too. It's a two-piece body, but the seam is hard to find. Cheers, Brett!
What marshal speakers and amp are you using behind you in the video please
Brett after watching this video I really want one. Might have to check out the 51 at my local music shop soon.
Did you end up keeping it Burgs?
I’m glad they went with the modern switching/tone/volume control wiring instead of that wacky system the Tele was originally designed with. Just like the AVII ‘61 Strat has a modern 5-way switch. These are fantastic guitars now that Fender has ironed out the QC issues that apparently plagued the early runs.
What years were the early runs?
Super glue was 1942.
Awesome well done….. I’m gonna get me one soon…… billls suck though gas everything 😮
Biden's fault!
Use a Marshall
Is the neck sticky? 😢
Keep that thing. It's amazing.
😊 ok
Wonderful....aren't they !!
Nice
I can hear Sweet Home Alabama!! Sweet!!!!
That was a strat...Ed king
Hi there Brett
Nice guitar
Brett can l ask you something it's about a fender supersonic 22v The limited edition one there is a guy who is selling one and he says it used to belong to you just wondering if they are any good and your history with it
Thanks David ☺️
Hi David. If it's the same amp I used to own, it was sent over from the US via Pro Guitar Shop in Portland, who I used to work for. They wished me to use it for their pedal demo videos at the time. It is a Ltd Edition for sure and was a seriously great amp. I only sold it because I went to Fractal for my amp needs but I still miss it. Go for it.
@@BrettKingman
Hi Brett thank you for your reply
Isn't that funny I just got back from Portland the other day My niece and her boyfriend live their
You hear the guy said that he bought it off you is name is lgor
Yeah I thought that I would ask you because I'd like to buy something that's nice and hopefully hasn't been thrashed
lgor says it's been well looked after The velves were changed in 2019 looking at it in the photos it looks like it's new I think it boils down to the price
Just wondering can you plug a 2x12 extension cabinet into this supersonic 60 212
Thanks David ☺️
@@123elvislives I can’t remember the extension speaker situation, sorry. Also, I believe mine was the 22W version, not the 60W as you have suggested here. Good luck!
@@BrettKingman
Thanks Brett 😄
Keep up the good reviews remember watching you when you were doing the boss distortion DS 1 WAZA it got me looking at them I did get a WAZA it is the blues driver wow what a good pedal
Thanks David
This might be my next guitar. I was considering a custom shop Tele, but that kind of defeats the purpose of Leo's production-line guitar.
Love them, just wish it had the 9.5 radius.
It's a shame the AVII series guitars are so heavy. Fender seems to have abandoned making guitars at the $2K price point lighter. It's tragic because otherwise these models are great in every other way. (The average weight of a blackguard Telecaster in the 1950's, which is what this model is based on, was 7.3 lbs.).
Yeah, this one's 400gms heavier than the average you quote. Not too bad. There are stats on weight for that period? Where do we find those?
@@BrettKingman I got it from Nacho's blackguard book. He says he recorded weights from a representative sample of '50's era blackguard Telecasters and the average weight was 7.3lbs.
@@danielstoddart Cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll have to hunt for that one. Thanks, Daniel.
@@BrettKingman I'm told that the '51 AVII models all have one-piece bodies? Is that true, or is that just a myth?
This is based on the 1951. Not a sample of 50s models.