But what are the differences between these three iconic models? It was owned by a Fender amplifier builder called Sam Hutton, who used it to test amps, and it was mostly made from lap steel parts – including a lap steel pickup in the neck position.Įventually Fender developed a metal-covered neck pickup, and it has remained a fixture in Broadcasters, Nocasters and Telecasters ever since.
One prototype (serial number 0009) reveals that Fender was considering a dual-pickup design perhaps as early as 1949. Pancake pine bodies were another early Esquire feature, but all Broadcasters had ash bodies. Leo soon conceded and reinforcement was added accordingly. The very earliest Esquire necks had no truss rods, but musicians returning to California from the Deep South via Canada complained that their Esquire necks were susceptible to temperature fluctuations. That distinction goes to the Esquire, so the Broadcaster was actually Fender’s first commercially available dual-pickup electric guitar – although a few Esquires did leave the factory with two pickups. It’s a common misconception that the Broadcaster was Fender’s first electric guitar.
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