A guitar classic that proves less is more.

The Fender '50s Esquire Electric Guitar is the electric guitar that started it all. Originally released in 1950, it was Leo Fender's first marketed design. The single-pickup precursor to the Telecaster, the Esquire features an ash body, maple neck, vintage-style bridge with steel saddles, volume, tone, and a 3-way quick tone-change switch.

3-way switching

The 3-way toggle switch gives you 3 preset tones. In the bridge position the pickup is only connected to the volume control (the tone control is disconnected). This minimal circuitry provides more top-end sparkle than a Telecaster. In the middle position the standard tone control circuit is activated and it functions just like any other tone control. In the neck position the tone control is disengaged, but a tone-shaping capacitor is added that rolls off a lot of the top end and some of the bottom. This setting produces darker tone along with slightly less volume.

Fender '50s Esquire Electric Guitar Features:

• Classic Series '50s Esquire
• Ash body
• Maple neck
• 7-1/4" radius
• Vintage-style frets
• Vintage-style tuning machines
• White single-ply pickguard
• Volume and tone control
• 3-way quick tone-change switch
• Vintage-style bridge with steel saddles

Fender '50s Esquire Electric Guitar Includes:

• deluxe gig bag

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Fender '50s Esquire Electric Guitar

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After Twenty-Seven years, I found my dream Fender.

Posted by Telecaster.Picker 124 from Northern California on Sep 20, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: every style

Just getting around to posting a review...I bought this guitar back in 'o6...blond...the best Tele/Esquire I have ever played...no joke...I swapped the pickup for a Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue, a Glendale bridge with comp saddles and thats it!....perfect neck,tuners are smooth and the best part is it comes in at just over 5 lbs.Please give the Mex Esquire a chance...I have owned too many Tele's over the years....Now it's this one only...Simply put, I got the sweetest guitar I have ever owned!

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Tweak it a bit

Posted by Knuckle Sandwich from Pittsburgh on Jun 11, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Recording

Reviewer's Play Style: Pop Rock

I customized mine a bit with a custom made 3-ply black pickguard, one of those ghetto tele humbucker Dimarzio pickups, and Fender brass saddels... After all that money and hassle, this turned out awesome. I'm an idiot for selling it!

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Bought the Esquire and tweaked it

Posted by J. Green from Caribou, ME on Dec 20, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Weekend Warrior

Reviewer's Play Style: Classic Rock

I purchased the MIM Esquire and stripped it down. Added graphite nut and string tree, sperzel tuners, new cts pots ( push/pull tone ) for coil tapping the duncan hb, added new wilkinson bridge and she's a BURNER!!!!!

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Almost like playing a real original

Posted by Forrest Lee Jr from Nashville on Aug 17, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Pro Guitarist

Reviewer's Play Style: Country, Rock, Blues, Instrumental

I had an Esquire, which was relic'd by Jimmy Mayo, a black one... and it was the best sounding and playing Tele style I had besides my old paisley. I put a B bender in it myself, and Jimmy did the Relic so real, you wouldn't know it was a new one! I also had a blonde from a few years ago, and I needed money at the time and sold it... I'll never sell another one. I love the tone... after I dropped a Seymour Duncan alnico 2 in it... It's a great guitar, totally gig worthy and reliable. get some staggered bridge barrels and it's good to go... intonated and ready to spank! I'm going to get the Burst next week as soon as I'm off the road for a few days... and That will be my main axe.

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White Blonde Esquire

Posted by JM20 from Kansas City, MO on Jun 3, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Country, Bluegrass

I purchased a White Blonde Esquire last September. The guitar sets up really nice and sounds great. The lack of a neck pick up limits you on what you can play, but for fast country licks it's a beauty.

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