New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop digs deep into the history of Fenders earliest solid-body guitar with the introduction of a fascinating new modelthe 1950 Double Esquire. Back then, the single-pickup Esquire debuted in April 1950 as Fenders 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 oppositea 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.

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