'Pick of the Day' - 1957 Fender Esquire and 1954 Tweed Deluxe

What a fabulous set we have today, a '57 white guard Esquire and '54 tweed Deluxe! This guitar has some honest play wear, but is in great condition overall with a nice semi-chunky profile neck with a comfortable soft-V, typical of the era. It plays excellently, with the whole guitar vibrating with the notes played, and of course has that powerful twang one would be looking for in a guitar like this!

The amp is in great 100% original condition and has been untouched, still intact with the original filter caps, tubes and two prong power chord. Sounds great and has a saturated, compressed overdrive with a nice feel and sag.

A no-frills guitar paired with a equally simple amp for a raw, pure 50’s Fender tone!

For more information about the guitar and amp, please check out:

Music: Timothy Robert Graham "Where Are You" (Instrumental)

[enkiea]

Something about the way an Esquire pick guard looks without that neck pickup. Dope.

[giulioluzzardi]

Any-one that got to get that Guitar and amp for Christmas must be a very lucky lucky person. Should see what I got, not complaining but
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[grummanf-tomcat]

FINALLY! Someone who gets it! The Fender Bridge covers may have been uncomfortable for some players, but they still had a PURPOSE. They enhanced the magnetic field in a subtle way, tweaking the tone. They also provided a bit of shielding for the pickup, reducing the mound of hum and interference. Too many players just throw the cover off like it's meaningless and play without giving it a second thought.

[BruceBurger]

yep, that guitar is perfection. no wonder the original owner never sold it in his lifetime! I bet he was like "bury this guitar with me!" and the family was like "but dad...it's just a plank of wood."

[markhorton]

Very sweet combo! I wish I could afford it.

[alexandreanonimous]

Awsome sound the 1953 fender deluxe and the 1957 telecaster

[gobigrey]

Lovely! Wish we could have heard more. Do another video! Lol. I can't afford that so I build my own and it sings!

[magicdaveable]

Cool guitar. I am not much for vintage Fenders but it is cool. I did have an old Silvertone tube amp that had that "sound" but eventually I got a blackface Vibrolux. I always wanted the really fat twin sound but they were just too loud. I had a 100 watt Plush Bass amp that had a 2 - 15 cab. It was huge but really had excellent fat tone for lead guitar. I wound up cutting the cab in half. 1 - 15 moved enough air for the clubs I played. I changed the speaker to a full range JBL . Now I use Roland Blues Cubes. I have a couple of them. I also use Music Man Silhouette hard tail guitars. I have a 98 Ash body and a 02 Alder body. Both have maple fingerboards. My opinion is that they are the very best solid body guitars on the market. Unmatched tone and incredible versatility.

[stkbkr]

Would you please stop holding the guitars upside down, it's un-American.

[jon.wilson]

Sounds great, demo was a little short though

[guitarzilla]

What I noticed about that pairing of guitar and amp is a lack of top end brightness. Not sure why but teles are very bright guitars and the tweed should pronounce that as well.

[DistortedNocaster]

Nice video! Could foi tell me the width of the nut and string spacing, please? Is it a V neck?

[TheClemcaster]

I always found the pick-up switch a little puzzling on the Esquire. Why not leave it out...one less thing in the way. Hell of a guitar though.

[geetarbube]

If it's $1395 like yesterday, I'll take it