The very first solid-body electric guitar offered by Fender in 1950 was the Esquire. With an elegant single-cutaway silhouette, adjustable 3-saddle bridge and a lone, repurposed lap-steel pickup in the bridge position – the Esquire laid the groundwork for all solidbody electric guitars to follow and foreshadowed its more famous sibling, the Telecaster.Like the earliest Esquire models, the 70th Anniversary Esquire features a pine body – a lightweight wood known for punchy and complex tone – and upgrades it with our roasting treatment, greatly improving the resonance of the body. Other features include a lacquer finish, thick “U”-shaped neck, Tim Shaw-designed Esquire bridge pickup – inspired by an original ’50 Esquire from Songbirds Museum in Chattanooga, TN - special anniversary neck plate and tweed case.
Specifications:
- Construction: Solid Body, Bolt-On Neck
- Body Material: Roasted Pine
- Neck Material: Maple
- Fretboard: Maple 7.25" (184.1 mm) Radius
- Scale Length: 25.5'' (648 mm)
- Nut:1.650" (42 mm) Bone
- Frets: 21 Vintage Tall
- Binding: None
- Inlays: Black Dots
- Finish: All Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Pickups: Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-Way Switch (Position 1. Bridge (Tone control off), Position 2. Bridge (Tone control on), Position 3. Bridge (Tone control off, preset treble roll-off))
- Bridge: Fender 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage Style
- Hardware Color: Nickel / Chrome
- Case: Fender Deluxe Tweed Hardshell Case Included
