Fender Custom Shop 59 Custom Esquire® Relic®

Colour
2 Tone Sunburst
Neck
Rosewood

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Fender Custom Shop 59 Custom Esquire® Relic®

The Esquire is among the most sought-after instruments in our entire family of Telecaster guitars. Introduced in 1950, its unique circuitry and biting bridge pickup created a tonal sensation. It later became the weapon of choice for greats including Jeff Beck and Bruce Springsteen, and has re-emerged time and again in the hands of many other great players.

After painstaking research, the Fender Custom Shop offers the ’59 Esquire Relic guitar, an exact duplicate of the original, including its rare top-load bridge. Other features include an ash body, a C-shaped late-’50s maple neck and a vintage-style single-coil Telecaster pickup. The guitar has been given our “Relic” treatment—built to show years of natural wear and tear; with nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.

Spec

Model Name ‘59 Esquire® Relic®

Series Time Machine™ Series

Colour 2 Tone Sunburst (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)

Body Premium Ash

Neck 1-Piece Maple Neck, Late ‘50s “C” Shape,

(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)

Fingerboard Maple, 7.25” Radius (184mm)

No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets

Pickups 1 Vintage Tele Bridge Pickup

Controls Volume, Tone

Pickup Switching Custom-Wired 3-position Blade:

Position 1. Volume Control with Cap. Only, No Tone Control

Position 2. Volume Control with Cap. and Tone Control with Cap.

Position 3. Volume Control Only No Cap. , No Tone Control

Bridge Vintage Style Top-load Tele Bridge with Three 3 Threaded Steel Saddles

Machine Heads Fender/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines

Hardware Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard 1-Ply Parchment

Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)

Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)

Unique Features Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches,
worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.

Accessories Vintage Tweed Case (Gold Interior), Strap, Cable, “Ash Tray” Bridge
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