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.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...

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25 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 87

@musicmann1967 Год назад

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!

@twlowe19 3 месяца назад

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

@wesmclaughlin9369 Год назад

Absolutely what a Tele should sound like 👍

@ingve77 Год назад

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.

@davidleinweber Год назад

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.

@ewetoo Год назад

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

@Frocalacazola Год назад

Sounds stunning

@petermoore6251 Год назад

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

@tomblack1583 Месяц назад

Excellent review

@richfiryn Год назад

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

@dbsound882 5 месяцев назад

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

@ryangunwitch-black 5 месяцев назад

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

@gingebrien2408 Год назад

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

@chestablasta 11 месяцев назад

Mine arrives on Monday - I'm ready

@bassedtaz Год назад

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

@TheMDGMobile Год назад

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

@BrettKingman Год назад

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

@mtbsperry 4 месяца назад

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

@56davidwright Год назад

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.

@tonywilson5295 Год назад

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

@simonpark843 Год назад

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.

@heavybrett-al4082 Год назад

Nice! Love the grain on that body!

@BrettKingman Год назад

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

@baabaabaa2293 Год назад

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

@BrettKingman Год назад

Thank you. You too!

@jmo1366 Год назад

Keep that thing. It's amazing.

@danielcheesegtr Год назад

...espetacular.....congrats

@stevebees3992 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@stevebees3992 Год назад

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

@squirtcobain477 Год назад

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

@danielstoddart Год назад

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.

@brianamato1078 Год назад

Wonderful....aren't they !!

@GRBAquatics Год назад

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

@markreid657 Год назад

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

@BrettKingman Год назад

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

@ryanday633 Год назад

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

@ryangunwitch-black 5 месяцев назад

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 2 месяца назад

What years were the early runs?

@robertclarkguitar Год назад

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.

@rullya11 Год назад

Hi Brett, man!

@GATTechnologies2 Год назад

Yeah, that'll do me

@erndog64 Год назад

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

@stevenmurphy9225 2 месяца назад

That was a strat...Ed king

@darwinsaye Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@BrettKingman Cool!

@Vern859 Год назад

Nice

@MRROBBIEWATTS 2 месяца назад

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

@BrettKingman 2 месяца назад

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

@johndoyle5983 2 месяца назад

Did you end up keeping it Burgs?

@CraigFlowersMusic 4 месяца назад

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

@deltafit Год назад

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

@BrettKingman Год назад

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.

@jameseades1 5 месяцев назад

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?

@casadealabanzafortworth Год назад

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

@BrettKingman Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@JonHuntley 2 месяца назад

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

@j_music_8779 Год назад

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

@BrettKingman Год назад

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

@daviddiazsantander7498 8 месяцев назад

😊 ok

@tommc49 Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

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.

@CBGypsy03 Год назад

Love them, just wish it had the 9.5 radius.

@angelgrant1609 Год назад

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

@lagoonrd4173 Год назад

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

@joeneibacher6767 11 месяцев назад

Biden's fault!

@waynem4791 Год назад

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.

@georgegreen8836 Год назад

Is the neck sticky? 😢

@123elvislives Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@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

@thomasjamesguitar 10 месяцев назад

Super glue was 1942.

@elucidativo7 4 месяца назад

Use a Marshall

@danielstoddart Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

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

@danielstoddart Год назад

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

@silvermediastudio Год назад

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