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Fender Custom Shop 1953 Esquire Ultimate Relic Masterbuilt Dale Wilson Smoked Butterscotch Blonde

Fender Custom Shop · #R140524
BrandFender Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.R140524
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.9213000628
Archive ID57516
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The Story

1953 Esquire Ultimate Relic Masterbuilt Dale Wilson Smoked Butterscotch Blonde

It's always a treat to open up the case of a newly arrived Dale Wilson Ultimate Relic and see just what he's created! This is a Dale WIlson '53 Esquire in Smoked Butterscotch Blonde over an ash body with a 'U' shaped neck carved from AAA-grade flame maple. The pickup is a Josefina Campos-handwound Broadcaster single-coil wired to the awesome Eldred 'Cocked Wah' control plate, which gives you a very fun midrange bump in the third position much like keeping your wah pedal stationary - it's great for leads. Don't sleep on this Dale Wilson Esquire - you know they move fast!

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Case Candy and Paperwork

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • Solidbody Electric Guitar
  • Smoked Butterscotch Blonde Finish
  • Ash Body 
  • AAA-Grade Flame Maple Neck with '52 Style "U” Profile

     

  • 25.5" Scale Length
  • 9.5” Fretboard Radius, 1.650” Width Bone Nut
  • 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
  • Josefina Handwound Broadcaster Pickup
  • Eldred Esquire ‘Cocked Wah’ Wiring
  • Master Volume and Tone Controls
  • Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • Nickel Hardware
  • 6 lbs, 13 oz.
  • .850" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
  • .930" Neck Profile at 12th Fret

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