Want to turn your Esquire into an undercover operation? You’ll need the Brad Paisley Signature Custom Shop “Secret Agent” Esquire Neck Pickup. Brad Paisley and Seymour Duncan are both big fans of the Fender Esquire—a single-pickup guitar that curiously still has a 3-way switch that selects tonal variations on the bridge pickup. Brad wanted to add some neck-pickup versatility while still maintaining the classic Esquire look.

Enter the Secret Agent, a neck single-coil that resides under the pickguard, stealthy, hidden from sight. (Get it?) Seymour went with a medium-output ceramic bar magnet to help the Secret Agent accomplish its mission. Because it’s further from the strings with less magnetic pull, this design provides a full, warm, almost jazzy neck-pickup tone, which perfectly complements the Esquire bridge model’s bark and snarl. It all adds up to what Brad calls “my favorite Tele neck pickup.”

• Passive, single-coil
• Resides out of sight under the pickguard
• Ceramic magnets for a high output and bright tone
• 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options
• Wax potted for squeal-free operation
• Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA