CBS TELECASTERS
Esquire Series CBS (1965 - 1967)
Colors:
STANDARD: Blonde
CUSTOM: Sunburst (No upcharge) Lake Placid Blue Metallic - Ocean Tuquoise Metallic - Blue Ice Metallic - Teal Green Metallic - Sonic Blue - Firemist Gold Metallic - Charcoal Frost Metallic - Seafoam Green - Firemist Silver - Candy Apple Red Metallic - Olympic White - Dakota Red - Black - Fiesta Red
BODY
Body Wood: Ash / Alder
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose
Shape: Telecaster Standard
Pickguard: 8 Hole / 3-Ply White/Black/White Vinyl or ABS
Serial: Stamped on Neckplate / 6-digits
NECK
Neck Wood: Maple
Decal: Spaghetti Silver w/Black Trim + Pat.Numbers
Fretboard Material: Rosewood /Maple (On Request)
Fretboard Inlay: White Pearloid / Black On Maple
Neck Lacquer: Nitrocellulose
Neck Profile: Medium "C"
Headstock: Standard Tele
Nut Width: 1,633" 41,5mm +/-
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 7.25"
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets
Trussrod: Vintage Heel-Adjust
Bolt-On Type: 4-Bolt
HARDWARE
Bridge Type: 3-Saddle Vintage String-trough Bridge / Ashtray Cover
Bridge Marking: "FENDER Pat.No DES.164227 / 2.573.254"
Saddle: Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Tuners: Kluson Vintage tuners
String Tree: Butterfly
Neckplate: 4-Bolt / "F" Logo
Knobs: Knurled Flat Top
ELECTRONICS
Switch: 3-Way CRL / Top Hat Switch-Tip
Wiring: Pos1: Volume w/ Tone Bypass / Pos2 Vol+Tone / Pos3: Wired Cap Treble Cut
Capacitors: Dime Disc Capacitors
Pickup Config: S
Bridge Pickup: Vintage Single Coil Staggered with String-Wrap
INFO
Maple neck was only available trough order. During this period (1965 to Mid-1967) Maple Neck Esquires are quite hard to find.
