The Artisan Buckeye Burl Double Esquire is a hollow roasted pine body under a figured buckeye burl top, bound in brown shell with herringbone purfling and finished in Aged Natural NOS nitrocellulose lacquer, so the burl shows through.
The pickups are a Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster at the bridge and a Custom Shop Hand-Wound Open Loaded '51 Nocaster at the neck, on a three-way blade with master volume and tone. The bridge is a '58-'63 Tele unit with brass RSD saddles and a reverse-angle bridge pickup. The 3A roasted birdseye maple neck has a '60s Oval "C" carve and a round-laminated 3A Rosewood fingerboard on a 9.5" radius.
The Artisan Knotty Pine Tele Thinline is the other pine-bodied Artisan here, with a knotty pine top and f-hole. For a straight historical take on the Double Esquire, see the Vintage Custom 1950 Double Esquire.
The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Roasted Pine
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
Body Shape: Esquire
Pickguard: 1-Ply Tortoiseshell
Aging: NOS
NECK
Neck Material: 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot
Side Dots: Mother of Pearl, 3/32" (2.38 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Open Loaded '51 Nocaster
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles and Reverse Angle Pickup
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell