Fender Custom Shop Journeyman Relic 1959 Custom Esquire – Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst

Serial Number: CZ538490

Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz

Simplify—amplify. Nothing rings truer to Leo Fender’s philosophy than the iconic single-pickup 1959 Esquire®. This Tele® precursor commands attention with its hand-wound ’58 Tele® bridge pickup and full-throttle wiring—capturing player feel and articulation, while screaming with legendary Esquire® tone and style. Wearing a carefully aged Journeyman Relic® lacquer finish, the Time Machine Esquire® Custom has the looks and playing feel of a true vintage example.

An unapologetic re-imagination of a true Fender® original, this guitar boasts vintage features like a two-piece select ash body and tinted quartersawn AA flame maple neck with a large “C”-shaped neck profile and a slab rosewood fingerboard, while delivering modern playability in a 9.5″-radius fingerboard with 21 6105 frets.

Additional appointments include a handy Tele® conversion kit for players who wish to use a second pickup, 3-way switch, single-ply parchment pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Other specifications include:

Model Name: 1959 Esquire® Custom Journeyman Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
Model Number: 9235000529
Series: Time Machine
Color: Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: Large “C”
Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Headstock: Telecaster®
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood
Position Inlays: Clay Dot
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’58 Single-Coil Tele®
Controls: Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Full Volume, Straight To Output Jack, Position 2. Pickup To Volume Pot, Position 3. Pickup To Volume and Tone Pots.
Pickup Configuration: S
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Threaded Steel Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Orientation: Right-Hand
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tips: Top Hat Style
Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
7 lbs 3 oz
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