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I had a chance to play a MIM Esquire and I was amazed at how versatile that single pickup was. I was also surprised to hear how very different telecasters and esquires sounded. You would think that an esquire would sound just like a tele (when using only the bridge pickup), but the esquire just has a different growl to it. I read an interview later on where Brad Paisley says the growl comes from the lack of magnetic pull from the neck pickup. He might be on to something there. While there was only one esquire to try, there were more than enough teles on hand to compare, and none matched the growl coming from that single pickup.
I fell in love with that guitar and I returned nearly a dozen times to play it after work for about a month. Sadly, it sold before I had a chance to get enough money to grab it (it was a used model in amazing condition and had a reduced price). For those that haven't had a chance, if you can, try the esquire through a Mesa Lonestar Special in 5 watt mode with the volume up enough to start some trouble...friggin' amazing!!
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