Fender Custom Shop ’50s Double Esquire, Heavy Relic Super Faded Aged Sea Foam Green
This Fender Custom Shop ’50s Double Esquire Heavy Relic nods to the past with vintage-inspired appointments from head to toe.Â
Before being dubbed the “Broadcaster” after its developments including the addition of a truss rod and consistently featuring two pickups, this early iteration of what would later become known as a Telecaster was made mostly with only one pickup, found in its bridge position. This Double Esquire features pickups in its bridge and neck, giving it a unique take on a beloved classic.
With a single cutaway and a body made of two pieces of solid ash leaving a seam on its treble side, the ’50s Double Esquire is robust and simple. Its neck, attached with a four-bolt plate, is carved from plain grain maple into a 1950 Blackguard shape. While in the 1950’s neck shapes were hand carved and varied greatly from guitar to guitar, this neck is thicker than average and fills the palm nicely. The neck is relic’d down to bare wood on the back, and is crowned with a gorgeous slab AAA rosewood fingerboard with 21 Medium Jumbo frets and Micarta White .250″ inlays.
In the pickup realm, this beauty features two ’50-’51 Blackguard single-coils, both hand wound by the Fender Custom Shop. These pickups replicate vintage Blackguard pickups eerily well, and are specifically wound for each position. Who better to design these pickups than the company that made the originals in the ’50s? The control scheme features a simple three-position blade switch, a Master Volume, and a Master Tone.Â
This guitar is finished with a thinner flash coat nitro lacquer over a Super Faded Aged Sea Foam Green, and boasts the FCS Heavy Relic treatment, meaning it emulates the finish of a guitar that’s been played heavily since it was born in the ’50s. This relic’ing extends to all components of the guitar, including its ashtray-style bridge, saddles, and vintage tuning machines.Â
This beautiful Double Esquire comes with a beautiful FCS tweed hardshell case to match.Â
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- 2-Piece Ash Body, Sorted for Weight
- Plain Grain Maple Neck
- Slab AAA Rosewood Fingerboard
- Handwired ’50-’51 Blackguard Pickups
- Flash Coat Nitro Lacquer, Heavy Relic Finish
- FCS Tweed Hard Case Included
