This Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Apprentice George Ruiz “Streetwoods Revival” Esquire is available only at Diplomate Music for Canada.
With a reputation for creating the world’s finest and most-innovative custom guitars for artists, players and collectors, FMIC’s esteemed Custom Shops demonstrate the utmost quality and craftsmanship through their roster of gifted master builders. This series includes many exciting models including Fender Custom Shop’s highlight anticipated California Streetwoods Collection, which was made from trees that were safely removed from urban forestry throughout the state of California, its annual Prestige Collection, and one-of-a-kind models built by the industry’s most talented craftsmen.
For 2023, the Fender Custom Shop worked together with Street Tree Revival, an urban wood recycling program who makes every effort to ensure trees don’t end up in landfills. Together they created the CalifoArnia Streetwood Collection.
Each masterbuilder hand-selected their lumber with insight from Street Tree Revival’s John Mahoney, who oversees the recycling program. As with all wood supplied by Street Tree Revival, these trees were safely removed from urban forestry throughout the state of California, salvaging trees lost during storms, disease or natural deterioration. Urban wood, salvaged from the streets, results in beautiful and inspiring ranges of one-of-a-kind guitars and basses, carefully crafted to highlight the distinctive qualities of these incredible woods.
Specifications:
General
Model Name: Master Built Apprentice Streetwoods Revival Esquire NOS, Natural
Model Number: 9236081017
Series: Masterbuilt Apprentice George Ruiz
Color: Natural
Body
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: Elm
Body Finish: Hand Rubbed Oil
Neck
Neck Material: Elm
Neck Shape: 52 Soft “V”
Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Vintage/47095
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65″
Headstock: Telecaster®
Neck Finish: Hand Rubbed Oil Finish with Midas Tint
Fingerboard: None (1-Piece Elm Neck)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound OBG NOS Bridge
Neck Pickup: None
Controls: Full Throttle Esquire
Pickup Switching: Blade
Hardware
Bridge: Tele 51-54
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish: Gold
Pickguard: 55/57 Esquire
Control Knobs: 52 Tele Knurled Gold
Switch Tips: Vintage Tele
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, and Certificate of Authenticity.
