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Fender Custom Shop Founders Series Esquire Design By Michael Stevens White Blond
Estimated price for orientation: 5 500 $
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Description Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Fender MPN: 1587172801 UPC: Does Not Apply ISBN: Does Not Apply EAN: Does Not Apply
YOU HAVE OPTIONS- WE OFFER LAYAWAYS over 60 days or more for ANY CUSTOMER!... 20% or less down right away! 40% in 30 Days & 40% in 60 Days! Item ships once paid in full. NEW PROMOTION FINANCING GONE MAD! 12 Months equal payment financing! Contact us to find out more Canada Customers - 36 MONTHS EQUAL FINANCING WITH NO INTEREST OR FEES! TAKE THE PRICE DIVIDE IT BY 36, THAT IS ALL YOU PAY A MONTH! OFFER VALID ONLY FOR CANADIANS ON CERTAIN ITEMS - CALL NOW ONLY 30 PIECES MADE WORLDWIDE - IN STOCK SHIPS RIGHT AWAY - PHOTOS OF ACTUAL GUITAR. THE BUILDER:
MICHAEL STEVENS Founding Master Builder
(1986-1990)In December 1986, Michael was hired to become the Founder and Senior Design Engineer of the Fender Custom Shop along with design engineer, John Page. In the early months, the team worked out of Michael’s garage in Corona before there was a Custom Shop. He spent late nights “trying to salvage history”, finding, stacking and filing steel templates and blueprints. During his time with Fender, Michael and his team built guitars for music’s biggest stars, including the Eric Clapton model Stratocaster, Danny Gatton Telecaster, Robert Cray Stratocaster and the Waylon Jennings Telecaster. He also became the first person in the history of Fender to have his name on the front of the peghead on an instrument of his creation.Not only has Stevens continued to design instruments for players around the world, he participates in cowboy gatherings, playing rhythm guitar and singing. THE GUITAR Michael Stevens Founders Design Esquire®The inspiration for Michael Stevens’ Founders Design Esquire stems from his vintage roots at Guitar Resurrection, where he and Larry Jameson loved blonde ash Stratocasters with gold hardware; they called these instruments Mary Kayes. "Some sassafras slipped into the run of ‘54 Strats, early ‘54s, that many people, for years, have been trying to figure out what it was,” he said. It is Michael’s belief that it was quartersawn, one-piece sassafras. So, instead of ash, the Founders Design Esquire is one-piece sassafras. A first glance, the front is classic Fender, with the control cavity switched backward. However, Michael insists that players will discover other custom features once they pick up the guitar and take a closer look. Under the bridge cover is a pickup in a left-handed bridge–reversing the traditional Telecaster orientation–and when the guitar is turned over, there’s a cutaway for the player’s wrist and thigh, adding comfort in the sitting position. "A lot of it is ergonomic," he said. "My thing, my style, pretty much is form follows function. Bauhaus. I love those guys." MORE ABOUT MICHAEL STEVENS FOUNDERS DESIGN ESQUIRE® The inspiration for Michael Stevens’ Founders Design Esquire stems from his vintage roots at Guitar Resurrection, where he and Larry Jameson loved blonde ash Stratocasters with gold hardware; they called these instruments Mary Kayes. "Some sassafras slipped into the run of '54 Strats, early '54s, that many people, for years, have been trying to figure out what it was,” he said. It is Michael’s belief that it was quartersawn, one-piece sassafras. So, instead of ash, the Founders Design Esquire is one-piece sassafras. At first glance, the front is classic Fender, with the control cavity switched backward. However, Michael insists that players will discover other custom features once they pick up the guitar and take a closer look. Under the bridge cover is a pickup in a left-handed bridge – reversing the traditional Telecaster orientation – and when the guitar is turned over, there’s a cutaway for the player’s wrist and thigh, adding comfort in the sitting position. “A lot of it is ergonomic,” he said. “My thing, my style, pretty much is form follows function. Bauhaus. I love those guys.” SPECS General Model Name: Michael Stevens Founders Design Esquire®, 1-Piece Maple Neck, White Blonde Model Number: 1587172801 Series: Founders Design Color: White Blonde
Body Body Shape: Esquire® Body Material: 1-Piece Lightweight Sassafrass Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Neck Material: 5A Birdseye Maple Neck Shape: 10/56 "V" Back-Shape Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm) Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" to 12" Compound Radius (241mm-305mm) Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Jescar 47095 String Nut: Bone Nut Width: 1.70" (43.2 mm) Neck Plate: Founders Design Signature neck plate Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard: Maple Position Inlays: Micarta Black
Electronics Bridge Pickup: Custom Michael Stevens-designed Telecaster Controls: Volume, Tone Pickup Switching: 3 Position Blade: Position 1. Volume Control, Position 2. Volume and Tone Controls, Position 3. Volume Control and Fixed Treble Roll-Off Capacitor. Pickup Configuration: S
Hardware Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage Strings Through Body with Wilkinson Compensated Saddles Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo Orientation: Right-Hand Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell Control Knobs: Gold Vintage-Style
Miscellaneous Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges) Included Accessories: Custom Accessory Kit; Engraved Bridge Cover; G&G Founders Design Signature Embroidered Thermometer Case; Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Description
Condition: | New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Fender |
MPN: | 1587172801 | UPC: | Does Not Apply |
ISBN: | Does Not Apply | EAN: | Does Not Apply |
YOU HAVE OPTIONS- WE OFFER LAYAWAYS over 60 days or more for ANY CUSTOMER!... 20% or less down right away! 40% in 30 Days & 40% in 60 Days! Item ships once paid in full. NEW PROMOTION FINANCING GONE MAD! 12 Months equal payment financing! Contact us to find out more Canada Customers - 36 MONTHS EQUAL FINANCING WITH NO INTEREST OR FEES! TAKE THE PRICE DIVIDE IT BY 36, THAT IS ALL YOU PAY A MONTH! OFFER VALID ONLY FOR CANADIANS ON CERTAIN ITEMS - CALL NOW ONLY 30 PIECES MADE WORLDWIDE - IN STOCK SHIPS RIGHT AWAY - PHOTOS OF ACTUAL GUITAR. THE BUILDER:
MICHAEL STEVENS Founding Master Builder
(1986-1990)In December 1986, Michael was hired to become the Founder and Senior Design Engineer of the Fender Custom Shop along with design engineer, John Page. In the early months, the team worked out of Michael’s garage in Corona before there was a Custom Shop. He spent late nights “trying to salvage history”, finding, stacking and filing steel templates and blueprints. During his time with Fender, Michael and his team built guitars for music’s biggest stars, including the Eric Clapton model Stratocaster, Danny Gatton Telecaster, Robert Cray Stratocaster and the Waylon Jennings Telecaster. He also became the first person in the history of Fender to have his name on the front of the peghead on an instrument of his creation.Not only has Stevens continued to design instruments for players around the world, he participates in cowboy gatherings, playing rhythm guitar and singing. THE GUITAR Michael Stevens Founders Design Esquire®The inspiration for Michael Stevens’ Founders Design Esquire stems from his vintage roots at Guitar Resurrection, where he and Larry Jameson loved blonde ash Stratocasters with gold hardware; they called these instruments Mary Kayes. "Some sassafras slipped into the run of ‘54 Strats, early ‘54s, that many people, for years, have been trying to figure out what it was,” he said. It is Michael’s belief that it was quartersawn, one-piece sassafras. So, instead of ash, the Founders Design Esquire is one-piece sassafras. A first glance, the front is classic Fender, with the control cavity switched backward. However, Michael insists that players will discover other custom features once they pick up the guitar and take a closer look. Under the bridge cover is a pickup in a left-handed bridge–reversing the traditional Telecaster orientation–and when the guitar is turned over, there’s a cutaway for the player’s wrist and thigh, adding comfort in the sitting position. "A lot of it is ergonomic," he said. "My thing, my style, pretty much is form follows function. Bauhaus. I love those guys." MORE ABOUT MICHAEL STEVENS FOUNDERS DESIGN ESQUIRE® The inspiration for Michael Stevens’ Founders Design Esquire stems from his vintage roots at Guitar Resurrection, where he and Larry Jameson loved blonde ash Stratocasters with gold hardware; they called these instruments Mary Kayes. "Some sassafras slipped into the run of '54 Strats, early '54s, that many people, for years, have been trying to figure out what it was,” he said. It is Michael’s belief that it was quartersawn, one-piece sassafras. So, instead of ash, the Founders Design Esquire is one-piece sassafras. At first glance, the front is classic Fender, with the control cavity switched backward. However, Michael insists that players will discover other custom features once they pick up the guitar and take a closer look. Under the bridge cover is a pickup in a left-handed bridge – reversing the traditional Telecaster orientation – and when the guitar is turned over, there’s a cutaway for the player’s wrist and thigh, adding comfort in the sitting position. “A lot of it is ergonomic,” he said. “My thing, my style, pretty much is form follows function. Bauhaus. I love those guys.” SPECS
MICHAEL STEVENS Founding Master Builder
(1986-1990)In December 1986, Michael was hired to become the Founder and Senior Design Engineer of the Fender Custom Shop along with design engineer, John Page. In the early months, the team worked out of Michael’s garage in Corona before there was a Custom Shop. He spent late nights “trying to salvage history”, finding, stacking and filing steel templates and blueprints. During his time with Fender, Michael and his team built guitars for music’s biggest stars, including the Eric Clapton model Stratocaster, Danny Gatton Telecaster, Robert Cray Stratocaster and the Waylon Jennings Telecaster. He also became the first person in the history of Fender to have his name on the front of the peghead on an instrument of his creation.Not only has Stevens continued to design instruments for players around the world, he participates in cowboy gatherings, playing rhythm guitar and singing. THE GUITAR Michael Stevens Founders Design Esquire®The inspiration for Michael Stevens’ Founders Design Esquire stems from his vintage roots at Guitar Resurrection, where he and Larry Jameson loved blonde ash Stratocasters with gold hardware; they called these instruments Mary Kayes. "Some sassafras slipped into the run of ‘54 Strats, early ‘54s, that many people, for years, have been trying to figure out what it was,” he said. It is Michael’s belief that it was quartersawn, one-piece sassafras. So, instead of ash, the Founders Design Esquire is one-piece sassafras. A first glance, the front is classic Fender, with the control cavity switched backward. However, Michael insists that players will discover other custom features once they pick up the guitar and take a closer look. Under the bridge cover is a pickup in a left-handed bridge–reversing the traditional Telecaster orientation–and when the guitar is turned over, there’s a cutaway for the player’s wrist and thigh, adding comfort in the sitting position. "A lot of it is ergonomic," he said. "My thing, my style, pretty much is form follows function. Bauhaus. I love those guys." MORE ABOUT MICHAEL STEVENS FOUNDERS DESIGN ESQUIRE® The inspiration for Michael Stevens’ Founders Design Esquire stems from his vintage roots at Guitar Resurrection, where he and Larry Jameson loved blonde ash Stratocasters with gold hardware; they called these instruments Mary Kayes. "Some sassafras slipped into the run of '54 Strats, early '54s, that many people, for years, have been trying to figure out what it was,” he said. It is Michael’s belief that it was quartersawn, one-piece sassafras. So, instead of ash, the Founders Design Esquire is one-piece sassafras. At first glance, the front is classic Fender, with the control cavity switched backward. However, Michael insists that players will discover other custom features once they pick up the guitar and take a closer look. Under the bridge cover is a pickup in a left-handed bridge – reversing the traditional Telecaster orientation – and when the guitar is turned over, there’s a cutaway for the player’s wrist and thigh, adding comfort in the sitting position. “A lot of it is ergonomic,” he said. “My thing, my style, pretty much is form follows function. Bauhaus. I love those guys.” SPECS
General
Model Name: | Michael Stevens Founders Design Esquire®, 1-Piece Maple Neck, White Blonde |
Model Number: | 1587172801 |
Series: | Founders Design |
Color: | White Blonde |
Body
Body Shape: | Esquire® |
Body Material: | 1-Piece Lightweight Sassafrass |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
Neck Material: | 5A Birdseye Maple |
Neck Shape: | 10/56 "V" Back-Shape |
Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" to 12" Compound Radius (241mm-305mm) |
Number of Frets: | 21 |
Fret Size: | Jescar 47095 |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.70" (43.2 mm) |
Neck Plate: | Founders Design Signature neck plate |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Maple |
Position Inlays: | Micarta Black |
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Michael Stevens-designed Telecaster |
Controls: | Volume, Tone |
Pickup Switching: | 3 Position Blade: Position 1. Volume Control, Position 2. Volume and Tone Controls, Position 3. Volume Control and Fixed Treble Roll-Off Capacitor. |
Pickup Configuration: | S |
Hardware
Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage Strings Through Body with Wilkinson Compensated Saddles |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style with Fender Logo |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Eggshell |
Control Knobs: | Gold Vintage-Style |
Miscellaneous
Strings: | Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Included Accessories: | Custom Accessory Kit; Engraved Bridge Cover; G&G Founders Design Signature Embroidered Thermometer Case; Signed Certificate of Authenticity |