#Fender Esquire

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Syd Barrett w/ his Fender Esquire | 1965

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... sound of rebellion ...

Born on this day 99 years ago, the great blues and rock figure B.B. King, a guitar master with his own style. He gained the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy", which was later shortened to "Blues Boy" and finally to B.B. King. He was a major influence on Eric Clapton and Rolling Stone magazine placed him behind only Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. I was lucky enough to enjoy his fantastic guitar play on concerts.

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Joe Strummer and his 1st May Take A Holiday Fender Esquire

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Jeff Beck entertains a couple of Yarbirds fans when the band play the National Jazz And Blues Festival in Richmond, 1965.

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love

I'm a fan of the early days of rock 'n' roll, which this early eighties song really replicates. The song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” was written by Freddie Mercury in 1979 and appeared on their 1980 album The Game. According to Freddie, the song took him “five or ten minutes” to write, using a guitar. He explained “I was restricted, knowing only a few chords. I simply had to write within a small framework.” That accounts for the simplistic 1950s feel…along with Freddie’s respect for Elvis and the pre-Beatles British rock-star Cliff Richards.

On the single, Queen guitarist Brian May wanted to emulate Rick Nelson's and Presley's longtime guitarist James Burton, and at producer Reinhold Mack’s suggestion used a Fender Esquire rather than his regular Red Special for the recording session. It’s one of the few songs where Freddie played the guitar live, check out his Live Aid performance. As Freddie said at Live Aid. This song “is dedicated to beautiful people here tonight…that means all of you.”

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9 out of 10 dentists recommend ESQUIRE | Opening Suite

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Grab that stash with both hands

……. And make a dash

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@fender_guitars posted on their Instagram profile: “Choose your weapon🎸 54 Esquire, 59 Maple Neck Strat, 61 Strat, 64 Strat"

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1955 Fender Esquire

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David Gilmour and his 1955 Fender Esquire, 2015

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... sound of rebellion ....

" I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway. "

Remembering Roger Keith Barrett

18 years without the legendary original Pink Floyd singer and guitarist Syd Barrett. He sadly left us back in 2006 at the age of 60.

Shine on you crazy diamond ...

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Blackstrap Electrik Co - Green Despot

" No switch, circuit-mount volume so Zonk goes straight to in/out jacks. Like a Fender Esquire, this Zonk bypasses any extra stuff so you get direct injection. Hard biased for extreme performance: this one is ruder and crustier, with copious crackle and sputter in the decay. Thank the 381 for the over-the-top behavior. Tuned to work w/ mains power: no battery needed! Reclaimed military mini wedge. Cast aluminum. Indestructible. No stops inside. MKI-esque transistor compliment: 2G381(!), OC75, big G 2G374 for most extreme Zonk sounds. Rare chocolate '60s Vero; Piher volume trim and resistors; AB early resistors; correct RS and Mullard box caps; etc."

cred: instagram.com/blackstrap_electrik

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Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd with his Fender Esquire, 1965 🎧

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Syd Barrett’s “Mirror Disc” Telecaster guitar is the instrument with which he is most widely associated, even though it isn't actually a Telecaster at all; it is in fact a Fender Esquire '62. Barrett purchased the guitar in early 1965 and towards the end of 1966 customized it by sticking 15 polished metal discs on the front of the body, which reflected the blaze of Pink Floyd's early light-shows to great effect.

Syd Barrett used the guitar on all of his recorded work with Pink Floyd, but subsequently swapped it for a white 1964 Fender Telecaster. He later regretted doing this, stating that the Esquire had always been his favourite instrument. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the original is unknown and a reproduction had to be made for the Pink Floyd exhibition, Their Mortal Remains.

Syd Barrett performs with the Telecaster in Hampstead, June 1967 | Photo by Andrew Whittuck

credit | Glenn Povey