Talk:Fender Esquire

See Talk:Fender Telecaster. Andrewa 17:13, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Chronological issues in article please review
"The first prototype for the Esquire (and the later Telecaster) was completed by Leo Fender and George Fullerton in the fall of 1949. The prototype shared with these guitars the now-familiar square edged, dreadnought body shape with single cutaway to allow easier access to the upper frets. It likewise featured the distinctive combination bridge and pickup assembly, with their slanted Champion steel pickup with individual pole pieces for each string, and three bridge saddles which allowed adjustment of string length in pairs and individual string height. The neck, like the first Esquires manufactured in 1950, was made from a single piece of maple without a truss rod. "

Something got muddled in the edit. The subject of this passage is the 1949 prototype but it states that "the neck, like the first Esquires manufactured in 1950..."

Makes sense that Leo Fender was a time traveller, but I think the last quote is probably referring to a later production model. --APDEF (talk) 23:17, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

First mass produced solidbody?
if the tele is considered the first mass produced solidbody electric guitar, and this is a distinct model, shouldn't this hold the distinction? Joeyramoney 00:47, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Are you saying that the Esquire should hold the distinction of being the first mass produced solidbody electric guitar? My sources say that the pre-Broadcaster/Telecaster Esquires were not produced in significant numbers--perhaps about 50. They didn't really get into mass production until the introduction of the 2-pickup Broadcaster (with the truss rod).Rohirok 23:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * perhaps "mass produced" is not the right word. what i meant was that it was the first commercially available solidbody guitar, excepting a brief experiment done in bakelite in the 40's (that second little bugger down- ). however, i was wondering where that merle travis contraption fits in with all this (third or fourth heading down the page i believe).Joeyramoney 22:07, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * What's the argument against the Fender Esquire being the first industrially produced solidbody electric guitar, viz the grandfather of the modern electric guitar, again? Because personally, I can think of none. Maikel (talk) 18:58, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Rickenbacker Electro Spanish (made with bakelite) seen on their mid-1930s brochure may be one of candidates. --Clusternote (talk) 03:30, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

The picture at the top of the page is wrong
That isn't a esquire. Note that original esquires didn't have a pickup selector switch because they only had 1 pickup.

That picture has a single pickup setup, but with the standard contral panel.

Someone try to rectify this. Most guitarists know instantly that isn't a proper picture

63.136.112.108 (talk) 17:56, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, all but the prototype Esquires *did* have a selector switch. It was used to toggle between three different tone load controls, colouring the sound of the guitar. It even says that in the article.

Power Thirteen (talk) 23:27, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

In production
It's still in production, on Fender site it's on list of Telecaster guitars, it's called "Classic Series '50s Esquire®". http://intl.fender.com/en-PL/guitars/telecaster/classic-series-50s-esquire-maple-fingerboard-white-blonde/. 185.28.251.241 (talk) 19:02, 26 December 2015 (UTC)Will Prince PL

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