Masterbuilt '54 Blackguard Esquire

Builder Select Series (2019)

Colors:

Smoked Butterscotch Blonde

Model# 921-6008-285 (Relic)


BODY

Wood: Premium Ash

Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Shape: Standard Esquire Rout

Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic/ 5-hole

Serial: R+6 digits (Neckplate)


NECK

Wood: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple

Skunk Stripe: Walnut

Decal: Silver Spaghetti w/ Black Trim + "Esquire"

Fretboard: Maple

Lacquer: Gloss Nitrocellulose Relic / Worn Back

Profile: Nocaster Thick "U" (,960" - .990")

Inlays: Black Dot

Headstock: Standard Telecaster / Walnut Plug

Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

Nut Material: Bone

Scale: 25.5"

Radius: 7.25" - 9.5" Compound

#Frets: 21

Fretwire: 6105 Narrow Tall

Trussrod: Heel Adjust

MicroTilt: No

Contoured Heel: No


GOLD HARDWARE

Bridge Type: 3-Saddle Vintage String-Thru

Bridge Marking: FENDER Pat.Pend

Saddles: Brass Barrel Saddles

Tuners: Gotoh SD91 Vintage Klusons

String Tree: 50s Round Button

Knobs: Knurled Dome

Neckplate: 4-BoltBlank Serialized Pate


ELECTRONICS

Switch: 3-Way CRL /Top-Hat Switch Tip

Wiring: Full Throttle Esquire Wiring

  • Pos 1. Pickup Bypass All Straight to Output Jack
  • Pos 2. Pickup with Volume Control
  • Pos 3. Pickup with Volume and Tone Control

Pots: Master Volume / Master Tone

Pickup Config: S

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound "BC" Bridge Pickup


Masterbuilder: Dennis Galuzka

Case:CS Deluxe Black Tolex Case w/ Red Interior

Case Candy: Two-Pickup ’55 Whiteguard conversion kit (single-coil neck pickup), white pickguard and modern Tele wiring

Factory Strings: D'Addario® EXL110 Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

PRICE: $7000-8000

#Built: Unknown

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