El Cabron Custom Esquire White with Black Pickguard

Name: El Cabron Custom Esquire White with Black Pickguard
Brand: El Cabron
SKU: 210000021620
Price: 9199.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Solid BodySKU 210000021620

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$9,199 CAD

In stock
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Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

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Provenance

Why this one made the wall

A proper Esquire: one pickup, one volume, one tone, and nowhere to hide. The pickup is a custom hand-wound 20k unit, which is a substantially hotter winding than a vintage-spec bridge pickup and is what gives an Esquire enough weight to carry a whole song on its own.

What makes this one worth a second look is the Eldred Esquire capacitor on a push-push volume pot. Push it and a capacitor comes into circuit; leave it and you have the straight pickup. That is a second voice out of a one-pickup guitar without adding a switch to the control plate or a second pickup to the body.

The art on the lower bout is for Eli's Mile High Club, the Oakland bar that opened in 1974 and became known as the West Coast home of the blues. Mike Eldred has led his own blues trio alongside the building, so it is a room with a reason to be on one of his guitars.

Alder body in white with a black pickguard. Maple neck in the "Dull V" at .950" first fret and .980" at the twelfth, 25.5" scale, 6105 fretwire, brass side dots, Bi-Flex butt-adjust truss rod. Volume and a greasebucket tone control.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Weight: 7 lb 9 oz
Model: Custom Esquire
Body: Alder
Finish: White
Pickguard: Black

NECK
Neck: Maple, "Dull V" profile
Neck Profile: .950" at the 1st fret, .980" at the 12th
Scale Length: 25.5"
Frets: 6105 fretwire
Side Dots: Brass
Truss Rod: Bi-Flex, butt adjust

ELECTRONICS
Pickup: Custom hand-wound 20k Esquire
Controls: Volume, Greasebucket tone
Switching: Eldred Esquire capacitor on a push-push volume pot

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Whatever came with it comes with it: the case where there is one, certificates, case candy, paperwork. All of it checked against the serial before it ships.

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Ships insured

Ships worldwide from Ottawa, insured for its full value. Free shipping in Canada and the US on orders over $200, some exclusions apply. US orders arrive with no duty, tax or brokerage owed at the door.

You have 48 hours from arrival to decide. Exchange it and the restocking fee is waived. On a straight refund it is 10% plus the actual shipping both ways. Email us first either way, nothing comes back unauthorized.

Financing

Shop Pay Installments in Canada and the US, and PayPlan by RBC for Canadian buyers, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Frequently asked

Questions we get

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

What does the free setup cover?

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free.

What it covers depends on what the guitar needs. Frets, fretboard, hardware, fresh strings, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup height and electronics are all part of it, and none of it is an upcharge. The menu above shows the choices you get to make.

Our tech's work is described on Repairs and tuning.

What if it is not right when it arrives?

You have 48 hours from the moment it arrives to decide. Email shop@lauzonmusic.com inside that window and we will authorize the return. Nothing comes back unauthorized.

Exchange it for something else and there is no restocking fee, though you cover the shipping on the instrument going back. On a straight refund it is 10% plus the actual shipping both ways.

The full terms are on Shipping and returns.

Can I pay for it over time?

Yes, in Canada and the US. Buyers in both countries can choose Shop Pay Installments as the payment method at checkout, and Canadian buyers can also choose PayPlan by RBC. The exact terms come from the provider and are shown to you before you agree to anything.

Financing never changes the price of the guitar. More on Financing.