{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-1956-esquire-relic-with-closet-classic-hardware","title":"Fender Custom Shop 1956 Esquire Relic with Closet Classic Hardware","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Esquire is the one-pickup Telecaster, and this 1956 version keeps it that simple: a 2-piece select ash body, a 1-piece quartersawn maple neck, and a single Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55-'56 Single-Coil Tele in the bridge. The body wears a Relic finish while the hardware gets the lighter Closet Classic treatment, so the metal parts look less worn than the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three-way switch is the Esquire's party trick. Position 1 sends the pickup straight to the jack with no volume or tone in the circuit, position 2 adds the volume control, and position 3 brings in the tone control as well. The neck is an 11\/56 Off Center \"V\", and the 7.25\" to 9.5\" compound radius feels round near the nut and flattens out higher up for bends. Brass saddles sit on a strings-through-body bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor two pickups on the same early recipe, look at the 1954 Telecaster or the 1955 Telecaster Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware. The Vintage Custom '59 Esquire is the same idea a few years on, with no aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree finishes: Super Faded Burgundy Mist Metallic, Super Aged Charcoal Frost Metallic and Aged '55 Desert Tan, all with a maple neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBODY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry of Origin: USA\u003cbr\u003eBody Material: 2-Piece Select Ash\u003cbr\u003eBody Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eBody Shape: Telecaster\u003cbr\u003ePickguard: 1-Ply Parchment or 1-Ply Parchment Vinyl (by finish)\u003cbr\u003eAging: Relic with Closet Classic Hardware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNECK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple\u003cbr\u003eNeck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eNeck Shape: 11\/56 Off Center \"V\"\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Radius: 7.25\" to 9.5\" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck\u003cbr\u003ePosition Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25\"\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Frets: 21\u003cbr\u003eFret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)\u003cbr\u003eTruss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust\u003cbr\u003eNut Material: Bone\u003cbr\u003eNut Width: 1.650\" (42 mm)\u003cbr\u003eScale Length: 25.5\" (648 mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELECTRONICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55-'56 Single-Coil Tele\u003cbr\u003ePickup Configuration: Single Coil\u003cbr\u003eControls: Master Volume, Master Tone\u003cbr\u003eSwitching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Pickup Straight to Output Jack, Position 2. Pickup with Volume Control, Position 3. Pickup with Volume and Tone Control\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARDWARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Saddles\u003cbr\u003eHardware Finish: Nickel\/Chrome\u003cbr\u003eTuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo\u003cbr\u003eControl Knobs: Knurled Chrome\u003cbr\u003eStrings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase: Deluxe Hardshell\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Fender Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Super Faded Burgundy Mist Metallic","offer_id":47766464069716,"sku":"9235700213","price":6225.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Super Aged Charcoal Frost Metallic","offer_id":47766464102484,"sku":"9235700212","price":6225.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Aged '55 Desert Tan","offer_id":47766464135252,"sku":"9235700211","price":6225.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/1220\/7188\/files\/CZ584387-9235700213_fcs_ins_frt_1_rr_sq.jpg?v=1791261416","url":"https:\/\/lauzonmusic.com\/products\/fender-custom-shop-1956-esquire-relic-with-closet-classic-hardware","provider":"Lauzon Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}