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.

Specifications:

• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: Roasted Pine
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: '50 Broadcaster® "U"
• Fretboard Material: Maple
• Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• No. of Frets: 21
• Fretboard Inlays: Black Dot
• Pickup(s): Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup
• Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Pickguard: 1-Ply White
• Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Case: Deluxe Hardshell