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.
Model Name: | Michael Stevens Founders Design Esquire®, 1-Piece Maple Neck, White Blonde |
Model Number: | 1587172801 |
Series: | Founders Design |
Color: | White Blonde |
Body Shape: | Esquire® |
Body Material: | 1-Piece Sassafrass |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material: | 5A Birdseye Maple |
Neck Shape: | 10/56 "V" |
Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" to 12" Compound Radius |
Number of Frets: | 21 |
Fret Size: | Jescar Medium Vintage (47095) |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.70" (43.2 mm) |
Neck Plate: | Founders Design Signature |
Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Maple |
Position Inlays: | Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm) |
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Michael Stevens-Designed Telecaster® |
Controls: | Master Volume, Master 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 |
Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage Strings Through Body with Wilkinson Compensated Saddles |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Gold |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Eggshell |
Control Knobs: | Knurled Dome Gold |
Switch Tips: | Black |
Strings: | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
Included Accessories: | Custom accessory kit; Founders Design Signature neck plate; Founders Design engraved bridge cover; G&G Founders Design Signature embroidered Red Poodle tweed thermometer case; signed Certificate of Authenticity. |
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