Fender Classic '50s Esquire Review

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Overall Rating 4.59

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Features 4.26

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Quality 2.28

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Reliability / Value 4.67

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Fender Classic '50s Esquire Specs

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  • Body Shape: Tele®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Ash  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Finish: Urethane  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6252" (1-5/8")  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Fender  
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  • Bridge: Tele bridge  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Vintage  
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  • Number of Pickups: 1  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Bridge Pickup: Vintage Style Single-Coil Tele® Bridge Pickup Pickup Switching: Custom-Wired 3-Position Blade. Position 1. Volume Control & No Tone Control w/ Capacitor Activated for Darker Tone, Position 2. Normal Volume/Tone Control, Position 3. Volume Control Only

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Fender just can't get tired of making great guitars! Classic '50s Esquire is another fabulous instrument that deserves and gets the highest grades! There's little to be wished for, if anything, with this great sounding instrument. A job well done by Fender!

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Fender's Classic '50s Esquire an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Classic '50s Esquire's features!

Classic '50s Esquire is a guitar that will cause envy with your friends-guitarists. The finish is beautiful; it tells the story of how much time and care Fender took to create such a great instrument. Action is great right out of the box, but it's easy to set it up to fit your playing style and needs. Hardware is no exception, and is carefully chosen to make Classic '50s Esquire a fine instrument that it is.

Classic '50s Esquire is reliable and durable guitar that goes shoulder to shoulder with top built guitars. It will perform well in any imaginable situation, and will stand the test of time, if you take the usual care of your instrument. It is no secret that Fender makes good, quality instruments, and that is surely the case with Classic '50s Esquire guitar.