Amazingly lightweight and resonant Esquire guitar., Basically a VERY good Telecaster with one 'do-it-all' pickup in the bridge. An ode to perhaps the rarest Fender guitar of all - as well as the very first one. This is the Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire, built just like the original single-pickup solidbody guitar down to its slightly thinner 1.5" pine body, single-piece rift sawn maple neck without any truss rod, and a 7.25-9.5" fretboard radius. The finish is a super thin 'Aged Black' finish with a Flash Coat nitro lacquer and Closet Classic finished hardware. It looks like a well cared-for original with only slight aging, and we love how if you look close enough, the black sinks into the grain of the pine ever so slightly. A hand-wound ‘50-‘51 Blackguard pickup is outfitted with full-throttle Esquire wiring (Position 1: Volume and Tone, Position 2: Volume, Position 3: Pickup Straight to Output) with a three-way switch. Other features include a single-ply eggshell pickguard, 1950 Esquire bridge with original style steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, and disk string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap, 1950 Esquire control assembly, and certificate of authenticity.

Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire, Aged Black, Features:

• Manufacturer: Fender
• Series: Custom Shop
• Design: Esquire
• Body: Pine
• Neck: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Construction: Bolt-on
• Neck Profile: 1950 Esquire 'U'
• Fretboard: Rift Sawn Maple
• Scale in mm: 648
• Fretboard Radius in Inches: 7.25
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Format: Medium Vintage
• Fretboard Inlays: Dot
• Nut type: Bone
• Nut width in mm: 41.9
• Pickup: S
• Manufacturer pickups: Fender
• Bridge Pickup: '50 - '51 Blackguard SC
• Piezo Pickup: No
• Active pickups: No
• Coil-splitting: No
• Electronic: Full-Throttle Esquire
• Switch: 3-Way
• Control: Vol, Tone
• Bridge: 3-Saddle '50 Esquire
• Tuners: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
• Strap Button: Standard
• Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
• String Gauge: .010 - .046
• Factory Tuning: Standard E
• Country of Origin: USA
• Finish: Nitrocellulose
• Colour: Aged Black
• Number of Strings: 6
• Case included: Yes
• Gigbag included: No
• Certificate: Yes