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.
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Model Name
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70th Anniversary Esquire®, Maple Fingerboard, 2-Color Sunburst
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Model #
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0170532803
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Series
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Limited Edition
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Country Of Origin
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US
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Colour
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2-Color Sunburst
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Body
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Roasted Pine
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Body Finish
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Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Body Shape
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Telecaster®
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Neck Material
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Maple
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Neck Finish
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Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Neck Shape
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'50 Broadcaster® "U"
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Scale Length
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25.5" (648 mm)
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Fingerboard
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Maple
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Fingerboard Radius
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7.25" (184.1 mm)
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Number of Frets
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21
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Frets Size
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Vintage Tall
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String Nut
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Bone
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Nut Width
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1.650" (42 mm)
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Position Inlays
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Black Dot
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Bridge Pickup
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Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup
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Controls
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Master Volume, Master Tone
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Pickup Switching
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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)
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Pickup Configuration
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S
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Bridge
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3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
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Hardware Finish
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Nickel/Chrome
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Tuning Machines
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Vintage-Style
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Pickguard
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1-Ply Black Phenolic
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Control Knobs
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Knurled Dome
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Strings
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Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
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Dimensions
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16.26x44.20x111.25 CM
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Weight
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9.81 KG
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