Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Closet Classic – Faded Nocaster Blonde

Exquisite Craftsmanship Meets Timeless Tone – The Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Closet Classic – Faded Nocaster Blonde

New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop digs deep into the history of Fender’s earliest solid-body guitar with the introduction of a fascinating new model—the 1950 Double Esquire. Back then, the single-pickup Esquire debuted in April 1950 as Fender’s very first solid body electric Spanish guitar, joined a few months later in October 1950 by a two-pickup model. The new Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire honors the models of that formative year and then some, with a distinctive combination of finely crafted features that make it very much its own machine.

Producing balanced highs and sweet midrange with lively resonance, the two-piece select ash body has an off-center seam and wears one of four aged Blonde lacquer finish treatments: Deluxe Closet Classic Faded Nocaster® Blonde, Journeyman Relic® Nocaster Blonde, Relic Aged Nocaster Blonde or Heavy Relic Aged Nocaster Blonde. Each finish treatment conveys the look, feel and vibe of a guitar that has either seen decades of relatively light use and great care or quite the opposite—a hard-fought lifetime of near-constant use, abuse and heavy wear.

The one-piece rift sawn maple neck is sculpted with a 1950-style “Blackguard” profile for comfortable and period-correct full-hand feel, topped by a vintage compound-radius (7.5”-9.5”) maple fingerboard with 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a bone nut. Dual Custom Shop hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickups with modded ’51 Nocaster wiring deliver clear, crisp highs with well-balanced midrange and low end, with the extra versatility of blend control for both pickups.

Other premium features include a single-ply black phenolic pickguard, three-way pickup switch, ’51-’54 Telecaster® bridge with brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Esquire®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

Neck

• Headstock: Telecaster®
• Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: 1950 Blackguard
• Neck Thickness: .925″
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200″
• Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 1.00″
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck
• Headstock Thickness: 0.575″
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25″ (6.35 mm)
• Side Dots: Black Micarta, 3/32″ (2.38 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
• Fret Size: Medium Vintage
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Hardware

• Bridge: ’51-’54 Tele® Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
• Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
• Switch Tip: Barrel Style, Black
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
• String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50/’51 Blackguard
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Controls: Master Volume, Blend
• Switching: 3-Position Blade
• Position 1. Bridge Pickup (Neck Pickup with Blend control)
• Position 2. Neck Pickup with No Tone control
• Position 3. Neck Pickup with Preset Deep Rhythm Tone

Miscellaneous

• Case Type: Hardshell Case
• Included Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity

Manufacturer: Fender
Model: 923-6081-201
SKU: I733104-N-1-WHXX
UPC: 717669915612

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