{"id":48087,"date":"2025-05-22T12:59:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=48087"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:10:50","slug":"fender-esquire-1959-blonde","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/product\/fender-esquire-1959-blonde\/","title":{"rendered":"Fender Esquire 1959 Blonde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fender Esquire, introduced in 1950, was Leo Fender\u2019s first solid-body electric guitar design and the direct predecessor to the iconic Telecaster. Unlike the Telecaster, which features two pickups, the Esquire has only a single bridge pickup, but shares the same body shape, scale length, and fundamental construction.<\/p>\n<p>By 1951, the Esquire was briefly discontinued before being reintroduced alongside the newly named Telecaster, serving as a more affordable alternative. Despite its simplicity, the Esquire remained a favorite among players for its direct, raw tonal character and unique wiring scheme.<\/p>\n<p>This 1959 Fender Esquire, finished in its original blonde nitrocellulose lacquer, is a particularly fine example of the model from Fender\u2019s golden era. The guitar weighs in at a very lightweight 3100g, making it exceptionally resonant and lively.<\/p>\n<p>The pickup is the original and measures 7.15k. Pots are dated 1959. Wiring and pickup selector are original. Knobs are the rounded top course knurl type. These change to a finer knurl flat top type around \u201956\/\u201957, but we believe these to be original to the guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The pickguard is not the original. The guitar has previously been \u201cTelecastered\u201d and therefore has added screw holes in the body for mounting a neck pickup.<\/p>\n<p>The guitar has been refretted some time ago with medium jumbo frets which are still in good shape. Includes original brown tolex Fender case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Body: Single-cutaway ash body with a blonde nitrocellulose finish<\/li>\n<li>Neck: One-piece maple with a soft V profile<\/li>\n<li>Scale Length: 25.5 inches (648mm)<\/li>\n<li>Nut Width: 1.65 inches (42mm)<\/li>\n<li>Frets: 21 (originally small vintage, refretted with medium jumbo)<\/li>\n<li>Pickup: Single original Fender bridge pickup (7.15k ohms)<\/li>\n<li>Electronics: Original pots, wiring and three-way switch<\/li>\n<li>Controls: Volume, tone, and three-way selector switch with unique Esquire wiring scheme:<br \/>\nForward position: Bass-heavy preset tone circuit<br \/>\nMiddle position: Standard tone control operation<br \/>\nRear position: Direct output bypassing the tone control<\/li>\n<li>Bridge: Original Fender bridge with three brass saddles<\/li>\n<li>Knobs: Rounded top coarse knurl type<\/li>\n<li>Pickguard: Non-original replacement<\/li>\n<li>Tuners: Original single-line Kluson Deluxe<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 3100g (6.83 lbs)<\/li>\n<li>Case: Original brown tolex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fender Esquire, introduced in 1950, was Leo Fender\u2019s first solid-body electric guitar design and the direct predecessor to the iconic Telecaster. Unlike the Telecaster, which features two pickups, the Esquire has only a single bridge pickup, but shares the same body shape, scale length, and fundamental construction. By 1951, the Esquire was briefly discontinued [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48088,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[206,217],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-48087","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vintage","7":"product_cat-elektrisk","8":"brand-fender","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/48087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=48087"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=48087"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=48087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}