CBS TELECASTERS
Esquire Series CBS (1968-1969)
Colors:
STANDARD: Blonde
CUSTOM: 3-Tone Sunburst (No upcharge) Lake Placid Blue Metallic - Ocean Tuquoise Metallic - Blue Ice Metallic - Teal Green Metallic - Sonic Blue - Firemist Gol Metallic - Charcoal Frost Metallic - Seafoam Green - Firemist Silver - Candy Apple Red Metallic - Olympic White - Dakota Red - Black - Fiesta Red
BODY
Wood: Ash / Alder
Lacquer: Thick Polyester
Shape: Telecaster Standard
Pickguard: 8 Hole / 3-Ply White/Black/White Vinyl or ABS
Serial: Stamped On Neckplate / 6-digit
WOOD
Wood: Maple
Decal: Black Transition Logo (Since Mid-67) ""2,573,254 3,143,028" under "Esquire"
Fretboard Wood: Rosewood / Maple (Maple Cap)
Neck Finish: Polyester
Neck Profile: Medium "C"
Headstock: Standard Tele
Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm) +/-
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 7.25"
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets
Trussrod: ) Vintage adjust at Heel
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: Slotted Steel Saddles
Tuners: "F" Style Tuners
String Tree: Butterfly
Neckplate: Blank Plate
Knobs: Knurled Semi-Dome
ELECTRONICS
Switch: 3-Way CRL / Top Hat Switch-Tip
Wiring: Pos1: Volume w/ Tone Bypass / Pos2 Vol+Tone / Pos3: Wired Cap Treble Cut
Capacitor: 50V / .05uf Dime Capacitor
Pickup Config: S
Bridge Pickup: Vintage Single Coil Staggered.
INFO
In this period, Maple neck was offered commercially as a regular choice.
At the end of 1967 Fender discontinues use ofvKluson tuners . 1968 Guitars has "F" Tuners.
Ferrules on the backside is not flush anymore
Slotted Steel Saddles replaces Threaded Saddles early 1968
1968 sees the beginning of using Polyester finish.
Esquire was discontinued permanently in 1969
