fender esquire

The Esquire from 1951 to present
By eri.rm

Following the renaming of the dual pickup Broadcaster, production and promotion of the single pickup Esquire was briefly discontinued. Although the Esquire had only a single pickup, it retained the three-way switch of the two-pickup guitars. The Fender Esquire is responsible for creating one of the most distinctive and recognized sounds in American music history, as in 1954 Luther Perkins

Luther Perkins

picked up a Honey Blonde Esquire and played it, recording the first Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

"I Walk the Line" is a song written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956.

", for which Luther played a new red Esquire. At Folsom Prison

At Folsom Prison is a live album by Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in May 1968. Fender Jaguar

The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar which was introduced in 1962.

guitars from Leo Fender

Leo Fender

Clarence Leonidas Fender , also known as Leo Fender, was a Greek-American inventor who founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now known as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, and later founded MusicMan and G&L Musical Products...

Like the two-pickup guitar, these Esquires had a routing cavity in the neck pickup position. Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Born to Run

Born to Run is the third album by the American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The esquires had Esquire pickguards to cover the neck pickup hole, but his has a neck pickup installed but not connected.

In 1966, Paul McCartney purchased a 1964 Fender Esquire model with a sunburst finish and rosewood

Rosewood

Revolver (album)

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Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist.

, the original leader of Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd's work is marked by philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art,...

, was another prominent Esquire player. David Gilmour

Run Like Hell

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Run Devil Run

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, guitarist Michael Monarch

Michael Monarch

Michael Monarch is an American guitarist.

played a single bridge pickup version of the Fender Esquire.

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Consequently, Fender discontinued the Esquire in 1969.

In 1986 Fender Japan

Fender Japan

Fender Japan is the Japanese division of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.-History:Fender Japan was officially created in March 1982 and consists of two Japanese Music companies that handle the ordering and distribution.

began producing the Esquire, based on the 1954 version. Fender currently offers several '50s Esquire reproductions in their online catalogue. The company considers the Esquire to be a member of the "family of Telecaster guitars." The Fender Custom Shop

Fender Custom Shop