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Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire, Aged Black

Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire

Pre-orderFender Custom Shop part 9235001175

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$6,425 CAD

Finish: Aged Black

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Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

The pine-body Esquire of 1950 was the first solid-body electric of the line that became the Telecaster, built for less than a year before the body changed to ash. This recreation keeps the details: a two-piece sandwich style pine body about 1.5" thick, slightly thinner than later guitars, and a one-piece rift sawn maple neck with no truss rod, as on the originals.

A single Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Single-Coil Tele pickup sits in the bridge, on full Esquire wiring: position 1 sends the pickup straight to the output jack, position 2 adds the volume control, and position 3 adds volume and tone. The neck has a 1950 Esquire "U" carve and a 7.25" to 9.5" compound radius. With no truss rod, the neck relief can't be adjusted the usual way, so the guitar is happiest in a stable climate.

The finish is NOS flash coat lacquer with only slight aging to the metal parts. The Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire Time Capsule Package is the same guitar in Aged White Blonde or Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst.

It comes in Aged Black with a maple fingerboard.

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: 2-Piece Sandwich Style Pine
Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Esquire
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
Aging: NOS

NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1950 Esquire "U"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Vintage
Truss Rod: None
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Single-Coil Tele
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Pickup Straight to Output Jack, Position 2. Pickup with Volume Control, Position 3. Pickup with Volume and Tone Control

HARDWARE
Bridge: 3-Saddle '50 Esquire with Original Style Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell

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 our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

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

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

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.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.