Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition

Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition

 

Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition

"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.".

This famous quote from the leading English art critic and thinker of the Victorian era, John Ruskin states what Chris Craft, builder of premium yachts and boats stand for;  the quote is written on their website.

Chris Craft and also Fender, especially the Fender Custom Shop, are  USA icons. John Ruskin's quote might as well be on the Fender website. Both company's have a long history, and they stand for craftsmanship and dedication. In the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition, Fender and Chris Craft blend together in a remarkable Telecaster.

Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition

Like the Fender Birdflower, The Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition was presented on the NAMM 2011 Show. These Fender Custom Shop guitars are one of a kind, demonstrating the skills of the Master Builders of the Fender Custom Shop. The Fender Birdflower comes from the hands of Yuriy Shishkov and the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition is one of John Cruz's masterpieces. 

Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition

Not only the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition Telecaster was crafted by John Cruz, he also made two sublime extra's, a model Chris Craft boat, and a matching Morris & Holmberg guitar case. The neck plate of the guitar is engraved with the signature of John Cruz.

Both the Fender Birdflower and the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition are at this time still for sale at the German Musicstore; the Birdflower for a stunning 45.000 Euro, and the Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition for 8.569 Euro.

Update: According to the Music Store website, the Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition they had in stock, is sold.

More information about the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition ?

The Fender Chris Craft is a "Limited Edition", so there should be a certain number of guitars produced, or they have been produced for a certain period. I found different webshops who have the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition on sale, but I can't find how many were in the run. Another question is who initiated the original design, John Cruz, or was the Chris Craft company involved? If you have more information (maybe you are one of the lucky owners) about the Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition, please leave a comment!

Fender Chris Craft Esquire Boat Art Limited Edition

Features FENDER Chris Craft Esquire

• Master built by John Cruz 
• 12/4 "quartersawn" Mahogany body 
• Urethane finish 
• 4/4 Mahogany neck 
• ´59 Esquire "C" Shape, 9.5" Radius 
• Nitro finish 
• White Binding 
• 6100 Dunlop Jumbo frets 
• Neck plate engraved "John Cruz Signature" 
• Nautical Symbol Inlays 
• Custom Shop Logo in 12th fret 
• Vintage 63 Tele Bridge 
• Vintage Kluson Mechanics 
• Morris & Holmberg guitar case