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Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire Maple Fingerboard 2 Color Sunburst MODEL F-0170532803

Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire Maple Fingerboard 2 Color Sunburst MODEL F-0170532803

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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.

Model Name
70th Anniversary Esquire®, Maple Fingerboard, 2-Color Sunburst
Model #
0170532803
Series
Limited Edition
Country Of Origin
US
Color
2-Color Sunburst
Body
Roasted Pine
Body Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape
Telecaster®
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
'50 Broadcaster® "U"
Scale Length
25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard
Maple
Fingerboard Radius
7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets
21
Frets Size
Vintage Tall
String Nut
Bone
Nut Width
1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays
Black Dot
Bridge Pickup
Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup
Controls
Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge (Tone control off), Position 2. Bridge (Tone control on), Position 3. Bridge (Tone control off, preset treble roll-off)
Pickup Configuration
S
Bridge
3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style
Pickguard
1-Ply Black Phenolic
Control Knobs
Knurled Dome
Strings
Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403