Comments on: Fender Esprit http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/ The web's best Guitarblog, witty, opinionated and informative Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: fender esprit http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/comment-page-1/#comment-783 fender esprit Sun, 04 May 2008 01:58:18 +0000 http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/#comment-783 [...] Builders of Ibanez guitars&160&amp only made for around a year in 1983-4. It&8217s on offer for ...http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/trackback/1975 f600 ford.z1width: 100pxheight: 100pxposition: absolutetop: -1200pxleft: -1200px1975 f250 ford [...] [...] Builders of Ibanez guitars&160&amp only made for around a year in 1983-4. It&8217s on offer for …http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/trackback/1975 f600 ford.z1width: 100pxheight: 100pxposition: absolutetop: -1200pxleft: -1200px1975 f250 ford [...]

]]> By: Jez http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Jez Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:57:59 +0000 http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/#comment-32 Thanks Gary. on the one I had it was hard too see the construction. My brother has just bought a cherry sunburst flame and you can see the construction clearly. Maple necks/ Alder bodies??? no wonder they never sounded that gibsonish;) Excellent site by the way Thanks Gary.
on the one I had it was hard too see the construction. My brother has just bought a cherry sunburst flame and you can see the construction clearly. Maple necks/ Alder bodies??? no wonder they never sounded that gibsonish;)

Excellent site by the way

]]> By: Gary Koehler http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Gary Koehler Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:03:56 +0000 http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/#comment-31 One correction; The necks are not mahogany, they are 3-piece set maple necks. Here are 2 sites with additional info; www.masterseriesguitars.com www.vintageguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=18 One correction;
The necks are not mahogany, they are 3-piece set maple necks.
Here are 2 sites with additional info;
http://www.masterseriesguitars.com
http://www.vintageguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=18

]]> By: Tom Watson http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Tom Watson Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:32:22 +0000 http://www.jeztone.com/2006/11/10/fender-esprit/#comment-30 I also saw this example of the Esprit while it was on offer, but the price was too much for me. If you can find a good one that is properly set up, I believe they are much better than many (or most) Gibsons that I have tried. An unsung classic, and it baffles me that the later Robben Ford variant has not given these guitars a higher profile. The pickups are very powerful by the way, but clean up very nicely as you back off the volume control. what is not clear from your picture is that the bridge (with roller saddles) and tailpiece are a work of art, and must have been relatively expensive to manufacture. I also saw this example of the Esprit while it was on offer, but the price was too much for me. If you can find a good one that is properly set up, I believe they are much better than many (or most) Gibsons that I have tried. An unsung classic, and it baffles me that the later Robben Ford variant has not given these guitars a higher profile. The pickups are very powerful by the way, but clean up very nicely as you back off the volume control. what is not clear from your picture is that the bridge (with roller saddles) and tailpiece are a work of art, and must have been relatively expensive to manufacture.

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