Complément d'explication :
When first announced in June of 1950 as
Fender's first electric solidbody, the
Esquire was a available with either one or two pickups (actually the "single Esquire" with one pickup was available first), a black pine laminated body, a white pickguard, steel bridge saddles. Body shape was the standard "Telecaster" body shape, but only 1.5" thick (instead of the normal 1.75" thick). After the first few examples were made, the finish changed to butterscotch blond on a solid ash body, and later two pickups (known as the "Double Esquire"). Many 1950 Single Esquires had no truss rod (no contrasting strip down back of maple neck). Though there are at least two 1950 single pickup butterscotch Esquires with a truss rod.
et voila le fameux "prototype" (sans nom) de 1948 :
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