Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire Electric Guitar - Surf Green

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.

• Body Material:Roasted Pine
• Body Finish:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color:Surf Green
• Neck Material:Maple
• Neck Shape:Thick U
• Radius:7.25"
• Fingerboard Material:Maple
• Fingerboard Inlay:Black Dots
• Number of Frets:21, Narrow Tall
• Scale Length:25.5"
• Nut Width:1.650"
• Nut Material:Bone
• Bridge/Tailpiece:3-Saddle Vintage String-through body with Steel Saddles
• Tuners:Vintage Style
• Bridge Pickup:Tim Shaw Designed Esqure Single-coil
• Controls:1 x master volume, 1 x master tone, 3-way blade pickup switch
• Strings:Fender, .009-.042
• Case Included:Hardshell Case