Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire 2020 2-Color Sunburst

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.

Product Specs

Body - Roasted Pine
Body Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape - Telecaster®
Bridge - 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Solid Barrel Steel Saddles
Bridge Pickup - Tim Shaw Designed Esquire Bridge Pickup
Color - 2-Color Sunburst
Commodity Code - 9207901000
Configuration - S
Control Knobs - Knurled Dome
Controls - Master Volume, Master Tone
Country Of Origin - US
Dimensions - 6.40x17.40x43.80 IN
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Fingerboard - Maple
Fingerboard Radius - 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fret Size - Vintage Tall
Hardware Finish - Nickel/Chrome
Model # - 0170532803
Model Name - 70th Anniversary Esquire®, Maple Fingerboard, 2-Color Sunburst
Neck Construction - 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material - Maple
Neck Shape - '50 Broadcaster® "U"
Number of Frets - 21
Nut Material - Bone
Nut Width - 1.650" (42 mm)
Orientation - Right-Hand
Pickguard - 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Pickup Configuration - S
Pickup Switching - 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)
Position Inlays - Black Dot
Scale Length - 25.5" (648 mm)
Series - Limited Edition
Side Dots - Black
String Nut - Bone
Strings - Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Tuning MachinesVintage-Style