Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Blonde, Journeyman Relic

This 21 fret Flash Coat Journeyman Relic Lacquer 7lbs 1oz custom shop guitar has 1-Piece Rift Sawn 1950 Blackguard profile Maple neck and it boast a popular 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius fingerboard. This Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Blonde also has '51-'54 Tele Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles, 1-Ply Black Phenolic, Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard, and it comes with deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

This 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.

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.

Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Journeyman Relic, 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck, Nocaster Blonde (9236081202)
SN: R136489
Weight: 7lbs 1oz
NECK MATERIAL 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH Flash Coat 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, 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)
BODY 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
BODY FINISH Flash Coat Lacquer
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
BRIDGE PICKUP Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard
NECK PICKUP Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard
CONTROLS Master Volume, Blend
SWITCHING 3-Position Blade
INCLUDES Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.