Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire Aged Black

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.

Includes: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, 1950 Esquire Control Assembly and Certificate of Authenticity.

• Solidbody Guitar
• 2-Piece Sandwich Style Pine Body
• 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck and Maple Fretboard
• 7.25″ to 9.5″ Radius
• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 1.650″ Nut Width
• 21 Medium Vintage Frets
• Black Dot Inlays
• Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50-’51 Blackguard Pickup
• 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Pickup Straight to Output Jack, Position 2. Pickup with Volume Control, Position 3. Pickup with Volume and Tone Control Pickup Switching
• Master Volume, Master Tone Controls
• 3-Saddle ’50 Esquire with Original Style Steel Saddles Bridge
• Vintage-Style Tuners
• Chrome Hardware
• Aged Black Finish
• 6 lbs, 13 oz.
• .960 Neck Thickness at 1st Fret
• .990 Neck Thickness at 12th Fret