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.
Specs
| Type | Solid Body |
| Colour | 2-Color Sunburst |
| Orientation | Right Handed |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Body Shape |
Telecaster® |
| Body Material | Roasted Pine |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Shape |
’50 Broadcaster® “U” |
| Neck Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fretboard Material | Maple |
| Number of Frets | 21 |
| Fretboard Inlays | Black Dot |
| Fret Size | Vintage Tall |
| Fretboard Radius | 7.25″ (184.1 mm) |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
| Bridge Pickups | Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup |
| Controls |
Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Bridge | 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles |
| Tuners | Vintage-Style |
| Strings | Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403 |
| Case/ Bag | Deluxe Hardshell |

























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