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 |