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1959 Relic® Esquire®

Model : 1503200865

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At the Custom Shop, we often dream of instruments that we would want to own and play. The 1959 Esquire is one of those instruments. We’ve taken this piece of Fender history and added a few features to customize it into one of our favorite Esquires. The sunburst finish covers a hand-selected alder body, and the ’60s oval “C”-shaped neck has a dark rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5” radius and taller 6105 frets. Our own special “Eldred Esquire” wiring puts a lighter load across the entire output of the guitar than a typical Esquire and gives the instrument a half-cocked wah-wah tone in the first switch position. The wiring also includes a Greasebucket™ tone control that rolls off highs without reducing gain.

General

Series:	Time Machine
COLOR/MSRP/PART#:	Faded 3-Color Sunburst 1503200865

Body

Body Material:	Select Alder
Body Finish:	Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape:	Esquire®

Neck

Neck Material:	Maple
Neck Finish:	Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape:	Mid '60s Oval “C”
Scale Length:	25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material:	Dark Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius:	9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets:	21
Fret Size:	Jumbo
Nut Width:	1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays:	White Dot

Electronics

Bridge Pickup:	Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele® Single-Coil
Pickup Switching:	3-Position Blade: Position 1. Custom Voiced Capacitor to Sound Like a Half-Cocked Wah-Wah. Position 2. Volume and Tone Control. Position 3. Volume Only, No Tone Control
Pickup Configuration:	S
Controls:	Master Volume, Master Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Rolls off High Without Adding Bass)

Hardware

Hardware Finish:	Chrome
Bridge:	3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles
Pickguard:	3-Ply Parchment

Accessories

Included Accessories:	Case, Cable, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity

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