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Fender ESM-10E - $750 (Santa Ana)
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This was when Fender was planning on making higher quality acoustic guitars at their Ensenada Mexico facility.
The Ensenada plant is well known for their excellent electric guitars,
these acoustics are fine instruments, for whatever reason, they did not do a very good job of promoting them, and then soon went to overseas production, probably they weren't making the profit margin fender wanted.
It's a small Jumbo, 16" wide at the lower bout, 9.5" at the waist, and 11-3/8" at the upper shoulder, dreadnaught body depth
3-3/4" at the neck, and 4-3/4" at the bottom end, 1-3/4" wide nut, string spacing at the bridge is 2-1/8"
the back & sides are Palo Escrito, or sometimes referred to at Mexican Rosewood, the binding is rosewood,
top is Sitka Spruce, headstock overlay is Palo Escrito, the fingerboard is Ebony as is the bridge,
the rosette is abalone, as are the fingerboard markers,
the neck is straight and is fitted with an adjustable truss rod, gold grover open back tuners
the guitar is fitted with a Fishman Ellise VT pickup system,
the instrument is very balanced bass to treble, and has a clear projection.
There are a few chips in the finish, no cracks or any kind of structural issues
The case is a newer arched top hard shell case.
prefer local pickup, can be shipped, shipping cost will be added to price.
tags: Martin, Gibson, Guild, Larrivee, acoustic electric,