Brad Paisley loves Esquires and so will you after you get your hands on the Fender Brad Paisley Road Worn Esquire — it was built by an Esquire-lover for Esquire-lovers. This vintage-styled solidbody electric guitar combines a spruce and Paulownia body with a custom-wound set of single-coil pickups — one stealthily hidden to preserve the classic Esquire look — to produce the to-die-for tones that have made Paisley a guitar legend. You also get a custom Enhanced V-shaped neck with an easy-playing 9.5-radius maple fingerboard. To top it off, the Road Worn Paisley Esquire boasts one of the most stage-ready, relic'd nitrocellulose finishes you're going to find. Simply put, Fender Esquire fans need to buy this guitar. It’s that good.

Fender Brad Paisley Esquire at a Glance:

• Paulownia core with spruce top and back; Road Worn Black Sparkle lacquer finish
• Two single-coil pickups; custom-wound '64 Tele® bridge pickup and Seymour Duncan Brad Paisley Signature Secret Agent neck pickup
• Custom Enhanced “V"-shaped neck; 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard
• Custom black and silver paisley pickguard
• Road Worn vintage-style hardware, including 3-saddle string-through Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles

An original take on a legendary guitar

The Brad Paisley Road Worn Esquire is as unique as its namesake. You'll immediately notice its loud and clear acoustic voice emanating from the body's spruce/Paulownia/spruce tonewood sandwich. You'll also find that this pairing helps keep the guitar lightweight and resonant. The guitar's maple custom Enhanced V-shaped neck boasts a modern 9.5-inch fingerboard radius to balance comfortable playing with being easy to bend on. And the guitar's triple-brass-saddle bridge further enhances this Esquire's country-style personality.

When a one-pickup guitar isn’t a one-pickup guitar…

Historically, the Fender Esquire is a one-pickup guitar, and the Brad Paisley Road Worn Esquire certainly looks the part. In the bridge, you’ll find a custom-wound Brad Paisley Spec Vintage-style Tele single-coil, which dishes out the vintage-tinged twang and snarl that are Brad’s trademark. So far, this seems pretty standard for an Esquire. But that’s when things get interesting. Stealthily lurking under this solidbody electric guitar’s pickguard is a Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Brad Paisley Secret Agent neck single-coil pickup. The Secret Agent boasts a medium-output ceramic bar magnet, yielding a full, warm-sounding tone that’s almost jazz-like. At Music Experience, we were shocked at how amazing this pickup sounds. Brad clearly agrees. In fact, the referred to the Secret Agent as his “favorite Tele neck pickup.” Plus, you get the bonus of retaining the Esquire’s classic one-pickup look!

The Relic treatment delivers real-deal experience

Fender's Relic treatment creates instruments that look and feel like well-broken-in guitars. Without knowing better, you'd be hard-pressed to notice that this guitar comes right off the line like this. The Brad Paisley Road Worn Esquire wears an aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today's polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to “breathe.” With nitro's ability to enhance the instrument's tonal qualities, the Brad Paisley Road Worn Esquire has the look, sound, and feel of an aged classic.

What Fender Says...

Award-winning country music superstar Brad Paisley joined forces with Fender to put a twist on a legendary guitar. The Brad Paisley Road Worn® Esquire® is bold, resonant and adds something extra to the traditional single-pickup workhorse from the early-1950s. The Brad Paisley Esquire features a paulownia and spruce body finished in a stunning black sparkle Road Worn lacquer, a custom Enhanced “V”-shaped maple neck with a 9.5” radius fingerboard and custom pickups—including a Brad Paisley signature Seymour Duncan Secret Agent neck pickup hidden under the black and silver paisley pickguard.

Lightweight, Resonant Body

The custom paulownia body sports a spruce top and back, creating a lightweight instrument with acoustic-like resonance.

Paisley-Approved Electronics

Brad’s signature Secret Agent neck pickup from Seymour Duncan is paired with a custom-wound '64 Tele single-coil bridge pickup to offer versatile tonal options beyond a traditional Esquire.

Enhanced "V” Neck Profile

Crafted to Paisley's personal specifications, the Enhanced “V"-shaped neck rounds out higher up the neck, making it great for chording or soloing.

Road Worn Finish and Hardware

The Road Worn Black Sparkle lacquer finish and aged hardware give this Tele a classic "broken-in" look and feel.

Custom Paisley Pickguard

A classy black and silver paisley pickguard complements the Road Worn Black Sparkle finish.

Vintage Style Bridge with Compensated Saddles

Vintage-style 3-saddle brass Tele bridge offers classic Tele tone and feel, while the compensated saddles deliver accurate intonation.