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Here's Your Chance to Play a Fender Legend!

The FENDER^® '50s Esquire solidbody electric guitar takes you back to the dawn of the Fender legend! This classic guitar represents the early 1950s introduction to what would become the Telecaster^® line. The '50s Esquire features a distinctive single-pickup design, with a vintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body bridge. Despite its one-pickup configuration, this Esquire gives you 3-way switching — you can bypass the tone controls, use them, or cut them again and engage a "dark" tone circuit for mellow tones. This guitar's comfortable C-shaped maple neck also makes the Fender '50s Esquire a joy to play.

Fender '50s Esquire Solidbody Electric Guitar at a Glance:

• The looks and sound of a legendary early Fender
  
• You don't just play it — you play through it
  
• Three-way switching from a single pickup

The looks and sound of a legendary early Fender
A true Fender classic returns! Introduced in 1950, the Esquire's unique circuitry and biting bridge pickup created a tonal sensation. It later became the weapon of choice for greats, including Jeff Beck and Bruce Springsteen, and has re-emerged time and time again in the hands of many other great players. The forerunner of the stunningly successful Telecaster^®, the '50s Esquire packs a ton of tone into its austere setup.

You don't just play it — you play through it
This '50s Esquire is all business in both looks and playability; plug it in and you're instantly in direct touch with your tone. The '50s Esquire features an ash body, a C-shaped maple neck, a vintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body Telecaster bridge, and a vintage-style single-coil Telecaster pickup with custom-wired three-way switching.

Three-way switching from a single pickup
So, how do you get 3-way switching from a single-pickup guitar? Fender built three preset tones into the '50s Esquire's circuitry. In the bridge position, the pickup is connected only to the volume control (the tone control is disconnected); this minimal circuitry produces more top-end sparkle than is possible with a Telecaster^®. In the middle position, the standard tone control circuit is activated. In the neck position, the tone control is again disengaged, but a tone-shaping capacitor rolls off much of the top end and some bottom, producing a darker tone and slight volume loss.

Fender '50s Esquire Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

• Color: White blonde
  
• Body: Ash
  
• Neck: One-piece maple, C shape (gloss urethane finish)
  
• Fingerboard: Maple, 7.25" radius
  
• No. of frets: 21 vintage style
  
• Pickups: One vintage-style single-coil Tele^® with alnico magnets (bridge)
  
• Controls: Master volume, master tone
  
• Pickup switching: custom-wired 3-position blade
  
• Bridge: Vintage-style 3-saddle strings-through-body Tele bridge
  
• Tuning machines: Fender/Ping vintage-style tuning machines
  
• Hardware: Chrome
  
• Pickguard: 1-ply white
  
• Scale length: 25.5"
  
• Width at Nut: 1.625"
  
• Unique Features
  
• "C" Shape Maple Neck,
  
• Knurled Chrome Knobs,
  
• Synthetic Bone Nut
  
• Strings: Fender Super 250R, nickel plated steel, gauges .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
  
• Deluxe gig bag included

The Fender '50s Esquire still rocks more than half a century after its introduction!

Specification Detail Body Material Ash Body Finish Polyester Color White Blonde Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on Neck Shape "C" shape Scale Length 25.5" Fingerboard Material Maple, 7.25" Radius Fingerboard Inlay Black dots Number of Frets 21 Nut Width 1.625" Bridge/Tailpiece 3-saddle strings-through hardtail Tuners Fender/Ping vintage style tuning machines Number of Pickups 1 Neck Pickup No neck pickup Middle Pickup No middle pickup Bridge Pickup Vintage style Alnico magnet Tele single-coil Controls Volume, tone, 3-way circuit selector Case Included Gig Bag Manufacturer Part Number 013-1502-301

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