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.
Product Name: 1950 Double Esquire DLX Closet Classic, 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck – Faded Nocaster Blonde
Model #: 9236081201
General
SERIES: Time Machine™
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Faded Nocaster® Blonde
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
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 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
POSITION INLAYS: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25″ (6.35 mm)
SIDE DOTS: Black Micarta, 3/32″ (2.38 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
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
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
STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
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
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 6.40×17.30×43.70 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 23.40 LB
HEADSTOCK THICKNESS: 0.575″
FRET SIZE: Medium Vintage
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 43.70 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.40 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.30 IN
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
