Fender '72 American Vintage II Telecaster Thinline Demo | First Look

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[@xdoctorblindx]

Finally, they are doing this guitar justice. It's the best guitar to come out in the 70s from any brand, and now we have a proper reissue. Thank you, Fender!

[@CenterThePendulum]

Only this time a better quality control on the three-bolt neck, fingers crossed!

[@DSilvergun]

Ordered - coming tomorrow.

[@NOLNV1]

That's that real wide ranger sound, I love it!

[@snodgraz]

Wide ranger pickups sound even better than wide range pickups omg!

[@Roberto-nm8sw]

Seth Lover always created some awesome pickups.

[@Roberto-nm8sw]

He was master of his craft. Guitar players owe him so much.

[@DSilvergun]

Been waiting a long time for Fender to come out with this with the proper pickups.

[@dshrute6622]

Thanks for the demo and review, John. I had no choice but to hunt one down after seeing your Rig Rundown with Tab Benoit. Even found myself a reissue in sunburst. Now just need to get thirty years of sweat on it! Thanks for the always-awesome videos.

[@peterpedersen1641]

Hi John, great review there dude... My buddy, "Cousin Vinny" from Brooklyn, has around 65 vintage guitars. I only have around 20 some... So, Vinny buys this 72 Vintage reissue like this. I didn't even get a chance to try it out and he sent it back for a different guitar for reasons unknown. I have two original 50's Tele's. One 56 and a 59. Love em both. Our buddy, JW fro TB and TWB wanted them years ago. Not for sale. Not even 5 figures... LOL... Anyway, back to this 72... After hearing this review, I may just grab one for fun!!! Why so expensive though? Keep up the great video work you do. One of the best for sure. Cheers!

[@ryangunwitch-black]

And lastly, while some people will say I'm crazy or full of it, the tube amp sounded better! And I thought the modeling amp really sounded pretty good. But there is information coming from those pick ups that just can't be reproduced by ones and zeros. There's information between the ones and zeros that gets lost and I can hear the difference plain as day. The tube amp just has something the solid state modeling amps will likely never be able to copy.

[@HowlinWilf-l3m]

I bought a '72 Thinline second-hand in 1982. I've owned many guitars since then, but NOTHING beats it. (I guess I should have saved my money and stuck with that one guitar only!) The pickups are incredible.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

DUDE. That pickin'there at the beginning? Fantastic.

[@peablasfemo]

I'm not a Tele guy, but this one... this one is so amazing, not only a true beauty, but it sounds so damn good even with a boosted drive. So f*ng awesome! 🎸♥

[@rnelliott56]

I was so impressed by the review I went to @chucklevin's music in Silver Spring MD and tried the first one they got in. I am now the proud owner of a '72 Thinline. Thanks John!

[@-Atmos1]

Telecaster Thinline sounds amazing .

[@robertrohrs9195]

I had a Thinline for about 40 years, I sold it. Worst thing I have ever done. I loved that guitar.

[@mariozamprogno1654]

I’ve been after this 72 reissue for ages and I’m going in tomorrow to my local Long and McQuade store and order one absolutely stunning little instrument

[@rylieriley]

I had to buy a high-end Fender Custom Shop Tele to get the proper CuNiFe Wide Range humbucker, so it's awesome that Fender is putting them in a much less expensive Tele now. Good job, Fender!

[@g.koch.]

You can purchase them seperately aswell

[@rylieriley]

@@g.koch. Indeed! It's a great time to be alive. 😄

[@BigIronTexas]

I haven't felt the new guitar urge like this in quite a while but that thinline has caused an acute GAS flair up.

[@analogalien]

Great job John. This is one of my favorite guitars and the one I use to demo our pedals when we go to NAMM and Sweetwater.

[@larrybegnaud7811]

Nice playing! And, very nice demo! Thank you 🌞

[@Gitfiddle]

One of the many reasons I love a Tele is no matter what pickups you throw in it still sounds like a Tele. Its just a magic formula Fender figured out.

[@KyleLaulo]

Liked for the playing on the intro......

[@grahamsmith2381]

Thanks John, very tasty licks on a beautiful instrument.

[@3riccarlson]

I have the 2012 model… what’s the difference with American vintage ii model?

[@stevep1941]

I bought one of those new around 1972/3, and it was a top guitar- the best Fender I ever had until my current Custom Shop Strat. I did sell it a couple of years later to buy a Gibson SG with P90s, but probably a bad move at the time 😞

[@terryeaster1]

First time I've heard you play, I freekin love you style

[@thecappy]

This is the one for me of the new AVII line.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

4:42 How would you describe or what is the term for that size case you have? In comparison to the big fender cases it's nice and small and compact. I've got one my dad's had since the '70s and I'd like to get another for my Tele but for the life of me I can't figure out how to search for it.

[@RobR455]

Nice playing as always!

[@ronnieo.6647]

John you are amazing.

[@gregoryguarneri8473]

I want to see one of these reviews that are negative.. or pros cons list. Every review details the equipment in a positive description but that’s just not the normal case. I do love John and PG.

[@dezionlion]

Cause fender finally started making them like the originals!

[@MichaelBovio]

John, because of the light body, does it neck dive?

[@Frank_KS-c9w]

I'm interested in these "new" pickups.. not sure about the thinline/Custom/Deluxe

[@neildavidvandenbergh5422]

Great tones and killer playing as always bro! 🙏😄🙌 Even the squier version of that one is fantastic. It actually became my main guitar! Be well, and thanks for the post!

[@kevinobrien9626]

I have the White Squier with block inlays. Boom.

[@joshdifilippo717]

I’m looking at picking one up I’m seeing a deal 700 looks super clean Mexican made reissue natural finish. Should I go for it?

[@emanuelbief7088]

Always want it

[@stevefearon9337]

Wonder if they will do a mahogany version. I think I would be interested£ in that .

[@slimsantilli4476]

Those new wide range sound good. The ones from the early 2000s were pretty lousy. Great playing

[@riff1964]

Are they genuine wide range pickups or just humbucker in a different case?

[@g.koch.]

@@riff1964 the real deal

[@wilhelm4089]

Damn he is good 👍🏿

[@gregdarling8163]

Do you think this guitar can give the right tone for playing chord melody style jazz standards on. Is the neck pickup too bright for getting the rich mellow sound for jazz playing?

[@bogarbill6331]

Great review man, i’m a fan!

[@telecasterman18]

Bro failed high school chem. Don’t think we didn’t all see that edit in there about the metallic make up of the pickup. Any guess what AlNiCo means? Lol. Sorry. I’m being overly sassy and just giving you a hard time. Great review and man do you make this guitar sound good. I sure do miss mine. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER traded it for the thing I did. 😭.

[@kaiserthegreat]

Why am I suddenly loving these 70s spec’d guitars more than the 50s and 60s? Argh.

[@bryancollins6796]

Cool, but I want the AMVii '75 Deluxe. More weight but flatter f-board and bigger frets.

[@pensatorseven1898]

Another Home run vid.

[@boddumblues]

I'm intrigued but i think the radius would drive me crazy.... 12" for me please!

[@davidmaho]

This is a great Tele but if you don't busting the bank the Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline 72 is a great choice also...

[@DMSProduktions]

TELELICIOUS!

[@rareform6747]

Tube amp came alive !

[@andsoistopped]

I have the Mexican. I love it.

[@darlenemcmillan5802]

Sweet axe. Congrats ❗👍👍👍

[@dat219]

I would have preferred you spent more time playing through a fender vintage tube amp then a modeling amp to hear the tones . Pushing the modeling amp ? I will add you JB are a tone monster Oh master.

[@nicokarsen6131]

I have a real one! Bought it at a pawn shop for $250 in 1982

[@geraldponce8336]

Lot better example than the one I played. Like my warmoth 72 thinline better.

[@digiwaves]

Like a fool I sold my real deal ‘72!

[@VjekoŠemiga]

What is the name of original song

[@oaeoeaoRust]

Bohlinger release an album of standards already!

[@jackhaugh]

Dude! I have a Fender Starcaster with these same pups that I bought because I wanted a guitar like the one you’re reviewing, but there were really none available at the time. It does all the same stuff this guitar does, but basically on steroids level. I actually paid more for that guitar than any of the other 32 guitars/basses/sitars/banjos that I own even though it was made in China. Check one out sometime. The offset waist is an incredible look as well.

[@g.koch.]

If the pickups where not upgraded it's a regular Alnico humbucker under the cover but not the CuNiFe version, but they still voiced them nice for the Modern Player series, aswell it's a shit ton of comfy guitar 😄

[@bearstokesful]

I have the Mexican made version of this, 2003 model. Its not terrible, but its not great... I do love the tone when it's dialed in though.

[@andsoistopped]

I have a 2018 Mexican. It’s fantastic.

[@Duncanlinc]

40 years ago? Buddy 72 was 50 years ago. 😭😭😭

[@johnbohlinger]

Me not good at math and talking

[@Duncanlinc]

@@johnbohlinger it's depressing because I still think the 80s was 20 years ago dude

[@johnbohlinger]

@@Duncanlinc I just stepped into the 90s

[@KevinEllisGuitars]

Cool!❤

[@BrianRowland_Google]

Bohlinger, love ya man ... but that hair gets wilder by the day ... soon, I won't be able to tell if it's you or DON KING! LoLoL

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Cool guitar all around, but that pickguard was always strange.

[@jeremystone2658]

Are you related to Billy Bob Thornton by any chance?

[@OneTanMan]

Why does every clean tone demonstration use fingerpicking? I want to hear it picked with a pick.

[@A_Noid]

Those 70s American Vintage are all around great (especially with the Cunefe pickups), but I don't like that they went poly. Yeah, it was done this way in the 70s, but that's not a plus!

[@g.koch.]

These are the reissues people cried for, the AO got from the same people a backlash that these 70's ones had nitro and a 9.5" 🤣

[@jasonrodrigues9376]

How much $$?

[@premierguitar]

$2,399

[@marybecker8127]

OUCH!🙄

[@LDN76]

Neckdive?

[@sirdarrel314]

i want

[@fantastiquecupidon1839]

Waiting for other colors...black..maybe?

[@thrumyeyesphoto]

That grain match is terrible! It's like they took 2 totally different ash pieces and just said 'close enough!'. Pretty disappointing for a guitar in that price point.

[@kwp1977]

Agreed. Impossible to unsee

[@SongMakerNYC]

[@cchavez248]

John, please stop saying authentic. It's giving me a creapy feeling 🥺

[@stillewillie4140]

No left handed version.

[@MONIR.AMARIR]

Ok

[@larryburwell8550]

To me as bad as the original

[@jeffmazzei8520]

Once again Fender is reaching back for ideas ! The 70s fenders were so bad !!! Neck pockets, pickups, fretwork ! Everything about 70s Fenders We’re horrible ! Hopefully these will be better ! Suhr and Anderson have truly Made great guitars ! Fender running out of ideas.

[@08Barclay]

Had a 71 Strat, that I heartily regret selling off back in the 90’s. It was complete with the ashtray and had been abused, but it had mojo that wouldn’t quit. I thought I needed a Strat deluxe plus……got one, didn’t bond with it. Foolish move!