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Fender Custom Shop 1956 Esquire Relic with Closet Classic Hardware Super Aged Charcoal Frost Metallic
Includes Hard Case
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£4,499.00
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Manufacturer's ID: 9235700212
The Fender Custom Shop 1956 Esquire® Relic® embodies the raw, pioneering spirit of Fender's first solid-body electric guitar. Finished in Nitrocellulose Lacquer, this masterfully crafted instrument features a lightweight, resonant two-piece select ash body paired with a one-piece quartersawn maple neck and fingerboard.
The Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55-'56 single-coil Tele® bridge pickup, delivers the iconic cutting twang and muscular punch that made the Esquire® legendary. The traditional 3-position switching system offers three distinct voices: straight-to-output jack for maximum bite, pickup with volume control for versatility, and pickup with both volume and tone controls for fuller, rounder tones.
Other premium features include a 11/56 Off Center “V” Back Shape, 7.25”-9.25” Vintage Compound Radius, 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® Bridge with Brass Saddles, 1-Ply Parchment Pickguard, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender® Logo, American Vintage 56-58 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
Specification
| Body | 2-Piece Select Ash |
| Neck | 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Shape | 11/56 Off Center "V" |
| Fingerboard | 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Fingerboard Radius | 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius |
| Frets | 21 |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1.650" |
| Pickups | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55-'56 Single-Coil Tele® |
| Controls | Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-Position Blade |
| Bridge | 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Saddles |
| Tuners | Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo |
