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Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Heavy Relic ANBL #R137527
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Your instrument isn't just checked by our experienced technicians — it's perfectly set up for you. Whether it's string action, intonation or fine-tuning, we make sure your new instrument is ready to play right away. And if you have questions or need adjustments, we're here for you after the purchase to ensure everything is exactly how you want it.
Introducing: Your dream instrument from Fender
All the info to help you decide
In November 1950, a second pickup was added to the neck of the first Fender model, the Esquire. The new model was given the name Broadcaster and became the first Fender model to be produced in large numbers and achieve historical significance. However, the name Broadcaster was short-lived and had to be changed following a complaint from the Gretsch company, which was already using the name for various drum products at the time.
From about February to August 1951, Fender continued to use the name and logo stickers for the headstocks but cut off the Broadcaster name. These no-name guitars, which were nicknamed Nocaster, are very rare due to the short production run and are traded at astronomical prices among collectors today. The Fender Custom Shop has set itself the task of studying these high-quality vintage guitars and reproducing them down to the smallest detail. Here we have a very special Custom Shop Nocaster one-off for you:
The Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Heavy Relic ANBL is a classic T-style electric guitar with a two-piece ash body. Ash wood was already used in the original Telecaster guitars and provides the basis for the perfect vintage sound. The body wood was selected by hand to ensure a particularly light weight and thus improve playing comfort. The aged maple neck with maple fingerboard features a 1950 Blackguard Shape profile in the style of the 50s and a compound fretboard radius of 7,25" - 9,5", which offers the perfect compromise between vintage feel and modern comfort and makes it easier for the left hand to grip. The guitar is equipped with a classic S-S pickup combination of two Fender Custom Shop Handwound '50-'51 Blackguard pickups. Other features include Fender Vintage style machine heads, Dome Speed Knobs, a '50 Esquire® Bridge with Steel Barrel Saddles and a black 5-hole pickguard.
This model is finished in a classic Aged Nocaster Blonde. The thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish ensures that the wood can vibrate particularly well and that the lacquer finish ages more beautifully. The most extreme of Fender's Relic levels, Heavy Relic evokes the spirit of the most tried and worn Fender instruments in history. If you want a guitar that looks like it hasn't left your side since the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, this is the right finish for you.
The Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Heavy Relic ANBL comes with a certificate of authenticity in a luxurious original Fender Custom Shop Brown Tolex case with orange interior, allowing you to safely transport your new dream guitar and protect it from external influences.
- Strings: 6 string
- Country of origin: USA
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Factory Stringing: Fender Nickel Plated Steel
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body shape: T-Style
- Body Material: Ash 2-piece, Select
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Neck: 1-pc. Maple, Riftsawn
- Neck Profile: 1950 Blackguard Shape
- Neck finish: High Gloss Aged
- Fretboard: Maple
- Fretboard radius: 7,25" - 9,5" Compound
- Fretboard Inlays: Black Dots
- Nut width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut material: Bone
- Frets: 21
- Fret size: Medium Vintage 47095
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Pickup Configuration: S-S (2x Single Coil)
- Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Handwound '50-'51 Blackguard
- Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard
- Pickup Cover: Chrome/Black
- Pickup Selector Switch: 3-Way Bladeswitch
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 1x volume, 1x tone
- Hardware: Nickel / Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage Style Tuner
- Translation: 1:14
- Pickguard: Black 1-Ply
- Pot Caps: Dome Speed Knob Nickel
- Bridge / Tremolo: '50 Esquire® Bridge with Steel Barrel Saddles
- Color/ Finish: Aged Nocaster Blonde
- Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacqeur
- Aging: Heavy Relic
- Includes: Fender Deluxe Hardshell Case
About Fender
In order to make it possible for everyone to have a Fender instrument , they are offered in different price ranges. The subsidiary Squier sells inexpensive models manufactured in the Far East according to original dimensions and with the accumulated Fender know-how in the background. You can find an affordable, “real” Fender in the series made in Mexico . The classic original Fender instruments such as the American Pro series are made in the USA . For lovers of hand-built instruments and guitars with Vintage flair, there is the Fender custom shop , where you can also have a guitar built entirely according to your ideas.
Fender is not only known and appreciated for its instruments, but also for the various amplifier model such as the Deluxe reverb, the Princeton, the Champion, the Blues Junior or the Fender Rumble bass amplifier series. Fender now also sells a wide range of guitar accessories such as strings, picks, cable, straps, bags, tuners and care products as well as spare parts and pickups as well as accessories and merchandising. Of course, you can find all of this at the music store you trust – session in Frankfurt and Walldorf!
Custom Reserve - Only the finest from session!
At Custom Reserve by session you'll find handpicked Custom Shop instruments. Whether you're looking for guitars, basses or other masterpieces, with us you'll discover the best creations the market has to offer. Each instrument, like this gem from Fender, is personally inspected and selected by us to guarantee you an unparalleled playing experience.
What are you waiting for?
Remember, it's the only one.
Our Custom Shop instruments are not mass-produced, but true works of art crafted with meticulous handwork. They not only offer outstanding tone and exceptional playability, but are also visually unique collector's items that stand for individuality and exclusivity. This Fender Custom Shop 1950 Double Esquire Heavy Relic ANBL #R137527 is no exception.
With over 40 years of experience and one of the largest selections of Custom Shop instruments in Europe, you can trust that every single piece meets the highest quality standards. At Custom Reserve we place great value on offering you only the finest instruments – hand-selected and perfectly set up, exclusively for you.
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