My Esquire Whiteguard partcaster

Hi everybody sorry for my english:oops:!, for my 1st day and my 1st post I decided to share with you my project ! :smile:

This is my second partcaster.

My first partcaster is a Telecaster custom 1960 sunburst from MJT, but I sold it, shame on me :cry:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/755/sa5026770c24eb4d36neo.jpg

But now I wanted this:

An Esquire Whiteguard ! with very light relic job

For this project I have only 625$ for my budget and of course choosed the best parts for this guitar.

I have already received the majority of the parts:

For the neck I choosed a maple neck, 21 frets, C profil, truss rod on heel and for the tuning Kluson vintage deluxe locking:

I remove the precedent decal and I stick this:

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5966/1337367954sa503153.jpg

Guess, From who come from this decal signature ? ;-)

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/196/1337367998sa503167.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4043/1337361028sa503142.jpg

For the pickup I choosed Illusion handmade pickup 1951 repro Esquire with standard bridge and round saddles:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2041/sam0369w.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5556/sam0416s.jpg

For the electronic: I used rob distefano diagram.

2 CTS vintage pot
1 switch CRL 3 positions
.050 cap ceramic
.022 cap PIO

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1007/sam0444yt.jpg

I do a relic job on screw:

Before:
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2581/54022603.jpg
After:
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/9606/1337680892sa503232.jpg

And yeah, I received my allpart white parchement pickguard 5 holes 1 ply with a neck plate + strap pin

That's it for the moment, I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to the forum. Looks like a nice project.

Like the project, hate the decal.

Cool project. Love the Decal, and the fact that you signed the head stock on the back.

Cheers!
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Cool project. Love the Decal, and the fact that you signed the head stock on the back.

No Mark Knopfler decal :razz:

I finished the assembly:
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8198/sa503291.jpg
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/795/sam0505w.jpg
Without flash:
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7010/sam0502b.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3590/sa503302.jpg
What do you think ?

Nice ax!

puuuurty

Nice, how did you do the paint job and slight relicing?

Nice guitar, it's funny I have a Telecaster with an Esquire neck, welcome aboard.

Great job!

I like the light relic, always enjoyed things like that. Could you go into a little detail on how you did it please?

Nice build! Congrats on a job well done. And welcome.

Loverly that one.

Nice, how did you do the paint job and slight relicing?

Hello the body and paint/relicing job come from madisonsmusicstore

Thank you everybody, this week end I can plug it in the Vox AC30.