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
CBS TELECASTERS
Fender Standard Died Cast Tuners 09908020100
Fender ClassicGear Vintage Tuners 0990802100
Fender ClassicGear Vintage Staggered 0990802105
Fender Locking Tuners 3 Long / 3 Short post 0990818000
Fender Locking Tuners All Short Posts 0990818105
Fender Locking Tuners 3-3 Round Buttons 0990818500
Kaish 6-In Line Locking Tuners (Economy)
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
Fender Original tuners can be found cheaper elsewhere. Google the SKU numbers.
Fender 70’s CBS F-Style Tuners 0990822100
Schaller 70’s CBS F-Style Tuners 1058 N, CHR, GLD, BLK
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
Good Quality ▼
Fender PING Vintage Tuners 0047912049
Fender PING Road Worn Vintage 0997201000
Premium Quality ▼
Fender Pure Vintage Gotoh SD91 0992074000
Fender Gotoh SD91 American Vintage 0992040000
Fender Gotoh SD91 American Vintage Staggered 0992074105
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
These are not all in existence. Go to my page about these to get more selections.
USA Strats are equipped with Gotoh SD91, Mexico Strats are equipped with PING Vintage tuners.
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
