The shop I purchased this guitar from does write-ups better than most including me. So I'll use their words to describe the guitar. I will add that this guitar looks great, plays great and sounds great! (one small ding in the bass cutaway, see pics).

Finished in "Autumn Burst", this is a one-owner guitar since new and offered in lovely condition.  The Esprit/Flame was the predecessor to the Robben Ford Signature Model, which was basically the same guitar in a custom shop version.  Fender had been trying to steal a portion of Gibson's market for many years, namely a guitar with dual humbuckers on a double-cutaway body, and among Fender’s attempts were guitars like the Coronado, Wildwood, and Starcaster.  In the mid-80's Fender's effort was the "Master Series", which included the semi-solidbody Flame and Esprit , and the D'Aquisto hollowbodies, all having with 3 models in each line (Standard, Elite, & Ultra), differing by hardware and cosmetic appointments.  The Flame, was basically identical to the Esprit but in a smaller (13" vs. 14") symmetrical body, plus the Flame is slightly asymmetrical.

The Standard was the base model with single ply body binding, neck and headstock binding, simple Les Paul style controls (dual hums, dual Vol-tone, 3-way), dot inlays, rosewood fretboard, metal tuner buttons, and Schaller bridge and stopbar tailpiece.  Other features of the Flame Standard include tone-chambered Alder body with carved maple top and set-neck, 3-pc maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 24 3/4" scale (same as Gibson), flat 12" radius, 3/side Fender/Schaller tuners, Schaller strap pins, and special Schaller humbuckers.  The tone chambered body was credited with the Flame’s traditional archtop top, with none of the feedback problems of F-hole type guitars, but the same resonance and sustain--and fuller, rounder tone. 

The Schaller humbuckers are very highly regarded and are found only on this series.  They're splitable, should you ever wish to add a switch or push-pull pot, and feature different spacing for neck and bridge, plus a extra windings on the bridge pickup for a "hotter, mellower sound", while the neck pickup was designed with a higher resonant frequency for clear, lush, rhythm sounds.The Master Series had a brief run, with the Flame officially produced from ca. '84 to '86 but actual production run was less than 2 years.  Total production for all models of the Master Series was under 4,000 units, which leads me to believe that the run of Flame Standards was considerably less than 1000. 

As you can see in the pics this guitar is stunning condition, with only a few clear coat impressions on back and very moderate fret wear. No Fender has ever set up as well as these Master series and if you like low action - this is your guitar.  With the strings slotted low at the nut, the action starts out low at the 1st fret and stays low all the way up the neck.  It is, simply put, a phenomenal playing guitar.  Master Series have become highly prized guitars, due to their rarity and the fact that they're great guitars

Comes with After Market Hard Shell Case.

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