| 20 April |
Classic ’50s Esquire |
The Esquire is among the most sought-after instruments of the entire family of Telecaster guitars.Its unique circuitry and biting bridge pickup created a tonal sensation.
’50s Esquire features an ash body, a C-shaped maple neck, a vintage-style three-saddle string-through-body Telecaster bridge, and a vintage-style single-coil Telecaster pickup with custom-wired three-way switching.
Basically, three-way switching on a single-pickup guitar gives you three preset tones.The tone control is again disengaged, but a tone-shaping capacitor rolls off much of the top end and some bottom, producing a darker tone and slight volume loss.