Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire Limited Edition 2-Color Sunburst w/Hardshell Case

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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.

Production of the 70th Anniversary Esquire will be limited to 2020 only.

FEATURES

• Roasted Pine body
• One-piece maple neck with 7.25” radius fingerboard and 21 vintage-tall frets
• Tim Shaw Designed Esquire bridge pickup
• Esquire Tone Circuit
• Custom neckplate

BODY

• Body Material Roasted Pine
• Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape Telecaster®

NECK

• Neck Material Maple
• Neck Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape '50 Broadcaster® "U"
• Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Material Maple
• Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets 21
• Fret Size Vintage Tall
• Nut Material Bone
• Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm)
• Position Inlays Black Dot

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup
• Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge (Tone control off), Position 2. Bridge (Tone control on), Position 3. Bridge (Tone control off, preset treble roll-off)
• Configuration S

HARDWARE

• Bridge 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
• Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines Vintage-Style
• Pickguard 1-Ply Black Phenolic
• Control Knobs Knurled Dome

MISCELLANEOUS

• Strings Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)

ACCESSORIES

• Case/Gig Bag Deluxe Hardshell