| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
I've just seen and played around with an odd Fender in my local guitar
shop. It's an 'Esprit', with double cutaway and two humbuckers. It's
also made from one piece of solid wood, rather than having the
traditional Fender bolt-on neck.
I guess maybe Fender were trying to get into a bit of the Gibson
market, maybe? It certainly feels more like a Gibson than a Fender,
with very good sustain and a flattish, quite wide neck.
Has anyone else played one of these, or know any more about them?
Nice guitar, and one I've never seen before.
Bob
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| 2148.1 | Mid-80s | IXION::ROST | Boozoo Chavis lookalike | Wed Mar 20 1991 10:41 | 7 |
The Esprit goes back a few years, I believe they were made just prior
to CBS selling the company (85?), and were discontinued then. They
also made a nice arch-top designed for them by Jimmy D'Aquisto around
the same time. The idea was to sell to jazz players. Robben Ford
endorsed the Esprit.
Brian
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| 2148.2 | WELCLU::GREENB | Send cash! �800 needed for old 335! | Wed Mar 20 1991 10:58 | 4 | |
Thanks, Brian. Like I say, I've never seen one before, so I guess not
too many were made. It was a snip at a mere �250, too.
Bob
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| 2148.3 | FREEBE::REAUME | appetite for ANACONDA | Wed Mar 20 1991 13:30 | 8 | |
FWIW - In the newest Fender catalog I have, there is a Robben Ford
model. It looks fairly similar to the Esprit model from years ago.
If I bring in the catalog, I'll post some info.
BTW - Robben Ford smokes! If you've never seen him play live,
check it out!
-B()()M-
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