I wish Fender brought these back

[Stevepage]

They look gorgeous.



If they brought them back as an Espirit model and not a Robbern Ford model. I'm a big Ford fan but he's using Gibson and vintage Tele's now.

[dave_mc]

just mention it over at the gear page, i'm sure there'll be a petition up and running in no time... :lol:

EDIT: I'm never too fond of symmetrical cutaways... because I'm so used to the bass-side horn being bigger than the treble, my eyes start playing tricks on me and I start to think that the treble horn is bigger than the bass one... :lol: Other than that, it looks nice. :)

[d1dsj]

I like them, they remind me of my old Ibanez AR300 I had back in the day.

[Philly Q]

Elliot's got one, not the Robben Ford models but an Esprit of some kind.

[Fourth Feline]

I was never sure about the cosmetic appearance of the body horns, but the model of guitar itself always sounded great on 'Robben Ford and The Blue Line' tracks and guest appearances. I love the fretboard , headstock inlay and detail though !  :)

[viking]

They did sound incredible in the hands of R.Ford but also in some others ...I always wanted to try one but never found one...And they look good... 8)

[sgmypod]

wish they would bring back bluesbirds seen as they own Guild

[WezV]

there was a squier esprit for a while as well

[asianaxeman]

hmmm....a fender that wants to be a gibson custom.....just doesn't work

[Dmoney]

Those remind me of these. Although I'm sure there are older ones without EMG's.
I really like double cut les pauls. I used to the the more stumpy horned gibson DC classic pro with the trapezoid inlays and gold top. i WISH i still had that guitar.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/gibson%20usa/products/gotm/longhorndoublecutbv/

[Elliot]

Here's my Esprit - with Mules.

I had Feline set it up recently, add an Earvanna nut, 550k pots and paper in oil caps and its both a bute and a brute.  Unlike the Robben Ford's, the Esprits have a chambered alder body with the maple cap, so they have a slightly brighter jangle than a Les Paul - great for 60s blues rock.

[Telerocker]

The Esprits are sought after and well made. Why not doing something else than strats and tele's? The only drawback can be pickups. I understand they are quite dark. Well, there are BKP's to solve that issue.

[phlip]

Does anyone wish they would bring the Katana back? our ex singer has one (A Fender not the squire) and it plays like a dream but it's so flaming ugly...

[Ratrod]

I wishe they'd bring these back: the Fender Coronado.

Edit: pic didn't work.

[Philly Q]

I wishe they'd bring these back: the Fender Coronado.

And the Starcaster!  But I suspect being semis, they're too expensive to produce on a budget.  And they weren't successful first time around.

I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the Swinger/Musiclander, but I don't think there's much chance of seeing that reissued either!