Detail 01
3-position Esquire switching
Position one bypasses the tone circuit; position two uses the master tone; position three applies a capacitor-based treble roll-off.

Independent shopping perspective
Candy Apple Red gives this Classic Vibe '60s Custom Esquire a clean custom-style presentation, with double body binding around its gloss-finished poplar body. The single Fender-designed alnico bridge pickup is paired with Esquire-specific three-way wiring: one setting bypasses the tone circuit, one uses the master tone control, and one applies a preset treble reduction. That makes the control layout deliberately simple while retaining three distinct pickup-circuit voices. A tinted maple neck, Indian laurel fingerboard and 21 narrow-tall frets complete the 25.5-inch-scale layout.


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Detail 01
Position one bypasses the tone circuit; position two uses the master tone; position three applies a capacitor-based treble roll-off.
Detail 02
The fret layout is specified for accurate intonation and articulate note definition.
Detail 03
Binding runs along both the top and back body edges.
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Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Each position changes the bridge pickup circuit: tone bypass, master-tone operation, or preset treble roll-off.
The Fender-designed alnico single-coil is in the bridge position.
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