Fender: American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster®

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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.dpamicrophones.com) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (en-us.sennheiser.com/ew-d)
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.fractalaudio.com/se...

Пікірлер: 88

@twlowe19 2 ай бұрын

have had this guitar for a week this far, so purely outstanding that it's scary.

@musicmann1967 Жыл бұрын

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!

@petermoore6251 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Brett. What a guitar, bloody beautiful sound, and beautiful playing. Just ordered one from Mooloolaba Music yesterday. Thanks again mate.

@ingve77 Жыл бұрын

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.

@tomblack1583 5 күн бұрын

Excellent review

@davidleinweber Жыл бұрын

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.

@Frocalacazola Жыл бұрын

Sounds stunning

@bassedtaz Жыл бұрын

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

@wesmclaughlin9369 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely what a Tele should sound like 👍

@mtbsperry 3 ай бұрын

Wow. You straight rip on her. Sounds absolutely amazing!!!

@richfiryn Жыл бұрын

Nice !! Love me some Tele tones. Leo got it right the first time.

@ewetoo Жыл бұрын

What a beauty. That's just what I want in a Tele.

@simonpark843 Жыл бұрын

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.

@tonywilson5295 Жыл бұрын

Leo got it right! Nice work Brett. Might think about replacing my made in Japan sort of version.

@jmo1366 Жыл бұрын

Keep that thing. It's amazing.

@TheMDGMobile Жыл бұрын

Great Demo Burgs! I am going to study your demos as lessons!!

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

OMG. You know I'm a self-taught hack, right? Lots of bad habits in my playing. But I'm flattered. Thanks!

@MRROBBIEWATTS Ай бұрын

Your one of the very few Guitar players that when playing...does not pull a face like your chewing a wasp!

@BrettKingman 28 күн бұрын

Haha! Yeah, I'm not a fan of the overly emotive face and moves. Makes me cringe a little.

@ryanday633 Жыл бұрын

Brett after watching this video I really want one. Might have to check out the 51 at my local music shop soon.

@gingebrien2408 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I believe I’m going to purchase one. 😁

@chestablasta 9 ай бұрын

Mine arrives on Monday - I'm ready

@baabaabaa2293 Жыл бұрын

Twang!!! Cheers Burgs, have a great Chrissy fella.

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You too!

@heavybrett-al4082 Жыл бұрын

Nice! Love the grain on that body!

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was pretty taken by that grain too. It's a two-piece body, but the seam is hard to find. Cheers, Brett!

@brianamato1078 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful....aren't they !!

@56davidwright Жыл бұрын

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.

@robertclarkguitar Жыл бұрын

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.

@danielcheesegtr Жыл бұрын

...espetacular.....congrats

@GRBAquatics Жыл бұрын

So Very Cool, Thankyou. I can only dream, But have an Artist Guitars TC59 to help me through, lol. So Awesome. Cheers

@dbsound882 4 ай бұрын

This sounds really great with your sound system and playing, I have Pine Squire somewhat like it, great sounding guitar.

@ryangunwitch-black 4 ай бұрын

I love my pine Classic Vibe Tele. Way too good for a guitar at that price. It’s insane.

@godzoo18 Ай бұрын

@@ryangunwitch-black I also have the Classic Vibe Tele but stuck an American Classic pickup in the neck slot and it sounds like melted butter! For such a cheap guitar it's made soo so well. One of the best guitars I have ever owned.

@rullya11 Жыл бұрын

Hi Brett, man!

@stevebees3992 Жыл бұрын

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!

@squirtcobain477 Жыл бұрын

I heard if you take 8000 grit sandpaper to it for a minute it’ll be great with no visible wear

@stevebees3992 Жыл бұрын

@@squirtcobain477 I must admit I thought that maybe a little wire wool over the back would probably help.

@squirtcobain477 Жыл бұрын

@@stevebees3992 yeah try to get something smooth to simulate wear

@danielstoddart 11 ай бұрын

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.

@angelgrant1609 Жыл бұрын

What marshal speakers and amp are you using behind you in the video please

@ryangunwitch-black 4 ай бұрын

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.

@stevec9889 Ай бұрын

What years were the early runs?

@Vern859 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@erndog64 Жыл бұрын

I can hear Sweet Home Alabama!! Sweet!!!!

@stevenmurphy9225 Ай бұрын

That was a strat...Ed king

@markreid657 Жыл бұрын

Halfway through this clip I suspected this one had little chance of escaping.. don’t blame ya one little bit.

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

Haha! You're right, of course. I've barely put it down in a week.

@jameseades1 4 ай бұрын

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?

@georgegreen8836 Жыл бұрын

Is the neck sticky? 😢

@CraigFlowersMusic 3 ай бұрын

So do you like this better than the 70th anniversary Broadcaster?

@GATTechnologies2 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that'll do me

@darwinsaye Жыл бұрын

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.

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

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.

@darwinsaye Жыл бұрын

@@BrettKingman Cool!

@deltafit Жыл бұрын

Great video mate. What reverb were you using on the intro part sounds lush..?

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

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.

@j_music_8779 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful demo! Would you say these are on par with the American Original line? Cheers!

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

Yep, on par for sure. Real difference to me is the vintage fingerboard radius of 7.25" vs 9.5" on the Originals.

@lagoonrd4173 Жыл бұрын

Awesome well done….. I’m gonna get me one soon…… billls suck though gas everything 😮

@joeneibacher6767 10 ай бұрын

Biden's fault!

@johndoyle5983 Ай бұрын

Did you end up keeping it Burgs?

@tommc49 Жыл бұрын

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?

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

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.

@pedromaldonado4803 Жыл бұрын

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.

@123elvislives Жыл бұрын

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 ☺️

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

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.

@123elvislives Жыл бұрын

@@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 ☺️

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@123elvislives Жыл бұрын

@@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

@CBGypsy03 Жыл бұрын

Love them, just wish it had the 9.5 radius.

@daviddiazsantander7498 7 ай бұрын

😊 ok

@casadealabanzafortworth Жыл бұрын

Would you say the vintage ii sounds that much better then the professional version?

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

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.

@silvermediastudio Жыл бұрын

The differences are in modern playability features vs faithful replication of the 51.

@JonHuntley 26 күн бұрын

I have the 51 tele I can't imagine a guitar being any easier to play .

@waynem4791 Жыл бұрын

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.

@thomasjamesguitar 9 ай бұрын

Super glue was 1942.

@danielstoddart Жыл бұрын

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.).

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

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?

@danielstoddart Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@BrettKingman Жыл бұрын

@@danielstoddart Cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll have to hunt for that one. Thanks, Daniel.

@danielstoddart Жыл бұрын

@@BrettKingman I'm told that the '51 AVII models all have one-piece bodies? Is that true, or is that just a myth?

@silvermediastudio Жыл бұрын

This is based on the 1951. Not a sample of 50s models.