Take a journey back to 1950 with the Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire® Time Capsule from the Fender Custom Shop. This premium electric guitar authentically recreates the original single-pickup Esquire model that started it all.
The 2-piece sandwich style pine body and 1-piece rift sawn maple neck are finished in a Time Capsule Flash Coat Lacquer for a vintage look straight from the ’50s. The neck has a fat 1950 Esquire® “U” Back-Shape and 21 Jescar Medium Vintage frets for smooth playability.
It features a single Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickup routed through a 3-position blade switch for versatile tonal options. Master volume and tone controls allow you to dial in everything from sparkling cleans to growling overdrive.
Other premium features include a 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, 7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius, Full Throttle Esquire® Wiring, 3-Way Switch, 1-Ply Eggshell Pickguard, 3-Saddle ’50s Esquire® Bridge, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender® Logo, Bone Nut, Vintage-Style Disc String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
Condition: Closet Classic; Body: Pine; Neck: Rift sawn maple, 50 Esquire U (.950-1.00), 7-25-9.5 compound radius; Nut: 1.650; Color: Aged white blonde; Pickup: handwound 50-51 Blackguard; Scale: 25.5; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course)
