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chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3983
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Anyone on here play one? I'm thinking of shifting my LP for one for 3 reasons so far.

1. I keep going for my Mexican tele over my LP. Just seem to prefer the feel and sound these days.
2. When I do play my LP I try to make it sound like my Tele.
3. I never use neck pickups.

I think that all points to an esquire!
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72483
    Just convert your Tele - all you need is a new pickguard and to rewire the switch. Esquires have the neck pickup rout anyway.

    You should notice an interesting difference in tone on the bridge pickup without the neck one there.

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  • jd0272jd0272 Frets: 3867
    Yip. And a Jnr. Simpler the better. I get confused easily y'see.
    "You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."
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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 10558
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    Loads of my customers have built/converted Teles to Esquire Spec. I love em ... especially with the wiring done so as you have a 'blower' position. Heaven for tone is an alnico 2 equipped Esquire ... bugger all string pull and sustain for days :)
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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3983
    ICBM said:
    Just convert your Tele - all you need is a new pickguard and to rewire the switch. Esquires have the neck pickup rout anyway.

    You should notice an interesting difference in tone on the bridge pickup without the neck one there.
    I have thought about this but its a '72 Custom Reissue.
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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3983
    TheGuitarWeasel said:
    Loads of my customers have built/converted Teles to Esquire Spec. I love em ... especially with the wiring done so as you have a 'blower' position. Heaven for tone is an alnico 2 equipped Esquire ... bugger all string pull and sustain for days :)
    That sounds like what i'm after.  Going trying one out later hopefully.
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  • monoaminemonoamine Frets: 506
    what do you mean by "blower" wiring?
    ie bypassing the vol/tone pots and cap, and straight to the output?
    1979 Tokai TE-85
    1980 Tokai LS-80
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  • SkippedSkipped Frets: 2371
    Would be nice to see a few more Esquires in the Fender line up.
    CV Esquire (Squire Esquire)
    Classic Player 60s Esquire

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  • JDEJDE Frets: 1092
    Ideally, I'd like an Esquire, a single pickup Cabronita and a single P90'd Tele, all with Esquire wiring. My wife would absolutely kill me, though.
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  • jd0272jd0272 Frets: 3867
    Only if you tell her...... ;)
    "You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."
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  • JDEJDE Frets: 1092
    Haha, she thinks a red Strat and a red Les Paul are "the same." No flies on my lady.
    I have to tell her, we haven't got a big enough house to hide stuff. Unfortunately.
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  • jd0272jd0272 Frets: 3867
    Ditto!
    "You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4152

    My tele was converted quite a while ago, and I love it.

    Position one is directly out bypassing vol and tone,

    two is standard bridge with Vol and tone, and 3 is sort of the Eldred mod, works brilliantly.

     

    Best thing I have ever done !

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  • JDEJDE Frets: 1092
    koneguitarist said:

    My tele was converted quite a while ago, and I love it.


    I've been thinking about this since I posted earlier - sorry to derail the thread, but i'm going to Esquire my Tele now. Did you do the mods yourself Kone? Difficult? I am fairly spam-fisted with a soldering iron, but could have a bash if it's not too dificult.
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4152
    edited January 2014
    JDE said:
    koneguitarist said:

    My tele was converted quite a while ago, and I love it.


    I've been thinking about this since I posted earlier - sorry to derail the thread, but i'm going to Esquire my Tele now. Did you do the mods yourself Kone? Difficult? I am fairly spam-fisted with a soldering iron, but could have a bash if it's not too dificult.

    http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7440801/Guitar%20Wiring/Esquire3-Way3.jpg

    this is the easiest set up. just follow diagram.

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  • JDEJDE Frets: 1092
    Byoot, thanks!
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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 10558
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    monoamine said:
    what do you mean by "blower" wiring?
    ie bypassing the vol/tone pots and cap, and straight to the output?
    Yup ... exactly that
    my last Esquire type had switching for full power and tap (6.5k and 9.5k) on the pickup plus complete bypass.
    Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
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  • monoaminemonoamine Frets: 506
    sorry to derail, buti have a tele that i am currently in the process of "esquiring" but it has to be a humbucker at the bridge (really bad route job, don't ask). thoughts on a hot PAF with coil tap and 'blower' option on 2x push-pull pots?
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    1980 Tokai LS-80
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4152

    http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7440801/Guitar%20Wiring/EsquireH3-Way2.jpg

    don't need push pull pots with tele switch.

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  • TheDarkLordTheDarkLord Frets: 34
    Careful.  Them there Esquires have big fat necks.
    Money, guitars, cars, football, beer and women - roughly in that order.  Also, black things are good.  All hail the Lords Black, Burnel, Cornwell and Greenfield - and Squire Warne.  Currently levelling buildings with a Precision bass for the unrivalled www.daphnedontfloat.com
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12668
    Some do... but not all. A 60s Esquire has the skinny 60s profile.
    Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever.

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