Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Relic - Aged Nocaster Blonde, 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck

Here's what Fender Custom Shop say about the 1950 Double Esquire Relic:

Fender Custom Shop digs deep into the history of Fender's earliest solid-body guitar with the introduction of a fascinating new model - the 1950 Double Esquire. Back then, the single-pickup Esquire debuted in April 1950 as Fender's very first solid body electric Spanish guitar, joined a few months later in October 1950 by a two-pickup model. The new Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire honors the models of that formative year and then some, with a distinctive combination of finely crafted features that make it very much its own machine.

Producing balanced highs and sweet midrange with lively resonance, the two-piece select ash body has an off-center seam and wears Relic Aged Nocaster Blonde. Each finish treatment conveys the look, feel and vibe of a guitar that has either seen decades of relatively light use and great care or quite the opposite - a hard-fought lifetime of near-constant use, abuse and heavy wear.

The one-piece rift sawn maple neck is sculpted with a 1950-style "Blackguard" profile for comfortable and period-correct full-hand feel, topped by a vintage compound-radius (7.5"-9.5") maple fingerboard with 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a bone nut. Dual Custom Shop hand-wound '50-'51 Blackguard pickups with modded '51 Nocaster wiring deliver clear, crisp highs with well-balanced midrange and low end, with the extra versatility of blend control for both pickups.

Other premium features include a single-ply black phenolic pickguard, three-way pickup switch, '51-'54 Telecaster® bridge with brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Full spec sheet available on request. Please call for more info on 01926 808982

Weight: 7.5lbs
Serial Number: R137448
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Please note: You may notice some reflections on the guitar. This is just the wall of our photobooth and not marks on the instrument.

SPECIFICATION:

General:

SERIES:,Time Machine™

ORIENTATION:,Right-Hand

COLOR:,Aged Nocaster® Blonde

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:,US

Neck:

HEADSTOCK:,Telecaster®

NECK MATERIAL:,1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple

NECK FINISH:,Flash Coat Lacquer

NECK SHAPE:,1950 Blackguard

NECK THICKNESS:,.925"

NECK BUTT WIDTH:,2.200"

NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET:,1.00"

FINGERBOARD RADIUS:,7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:,1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck

POSITION INLAYS:,Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)

SIDE DOTS:,Black Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)

NUMBER OF FRETS:,21

TRUSS ROD:,Vintage-Style

STRING NUT:,Bone

NUT WIDTH:,1.625" (41.3 mm)

NUT MATERIAL:,Bone

Body:

BODY:,2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

BODY FINISH:,Flash Coat Lacquer

BODY SHAPE:,Esquire®

BODY MATERIAL:,2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

Hardware:

BRIDGE:,'51-'54 Tele® Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles

PICKGUARD:,1-Ply Black Phenolic

CONTROL KNOBS:,Knurled Chrome

SWITCH TIP:,Barrel Style, Black

HARDWARE FINISH:,Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES:,Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo

STRING TREES:,Vintage-Style Disc

STRINGS:,Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

NECK PLATE:,4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo

Electronics:

BRIDGE PICKUP:,Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard

NECK PICKUP:,Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard

PICKUP CONFIGURATION:,SS

CONTROLS:,Master Volume, Blend

SWITCHING:,3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup (Neck Pickup with Blend control), Position 2. Neck Pickup with No Tone control, Position 3. Neck Pickup with Preset Deep Rhythm Tone

Accessories:

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES:,Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.