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Gorgeous guitars and also been looking for one to turn up for a while.
The neck was slim from what I remember but also consider the 7.5 radius and vintage frets don’t make them the easiest guitars to play.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
I bought it (about 3 years ago) used with modern wiring in place not dark circuit.
Total steal by today's prices ... it seems to have done better than any shares!
we don't see many of these over here certainly in that scheme because the MIJs and CIJs were what Fender was focusing on for non US market. I asked Fender Customer Relations what the run was in this color and they said "about 800" were made in Surf Green which seemed a lot more than I thought. People have hung on to them I suppose.
My mid 80s MIJ plays better than the AVRI but it's been played a lot and is really worn in. Not nitro of course - indestructible poly - and the pickups and electronics all swapped out.
I've seen relic CS customs in shops and played a couple in a PMS store in the last couple of years. Definitely a notch up from AVRI they have different specs of course with bigger frets and flatter radius.
But the Surf Green AVRI I honestly bought because I wanted one for the whole thing and the looks played a big part in that - never really wanted a sunburst one.
https://reverb.com/uk/p/fender-american-vintage-62-telecaster-custom