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mistermullens · March 5th, 2008, 09:49 PM

Man, Esquires look sooooo cool! Wish I could have one. I use my neck pup way too much. I've had two, and while they looked and sounded good, I just missed my neck pup too much. Here's one of them.

voided3 · March 5th, 2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Man, Esquires look sooooo cool! Wish I could have one. I use my neck pup way too much.

Stealth it!

gtrman911 · March 6th, 2008, 12:14 AM

my burton esq....

rileymaher · March 6th, 2008, 01:27 AM

My 50's Classic with 59' Bassman

everyone else my age wonders why i have the ultimate "old man" setup, i love it, and i'm 17.

aman · March 6th, 2008, 03:01 AM

Here's mine. Excuse the fake sticker binding :P

ESQUIREoholic · March 6th, 2008, 03:19 AM

aman, rileymaher, gtrman911,
Great pics.

Esquire through a Bassman...Cool

Arlo · March 6th, 2008, 08:54 AM

56 that is Pine indeed.

Paint by Ron Kirn

Here is another one of my Pine Esquires. This one is a monster tone machine and is apple green with a hint of re ranch Fender neck amber on the edges.

My "Green Lantern"

I also built a new one a week ago that is simple unfinished pine. Rosewood neck is very bright sounding though. I may need to tame it down with different pickup??

hugo · March 6th, 2008, 10:29 AM

Arlo, you build those??? Holy sh@t! I love the green apple one. Sweet! Those are beautiful guitars man. I guess I'm still too chicken sh@t to convert one of mine over. I want a rosewood fretboard with a matte white body or a matte black one with a rosewood fretboard. Not sure if the rosewood would look good with matte black or not. I don't want any binding though. Not a big fan of binding, even though I have an American Del. Tele aged cherryburst.

jwells393 · March 6th, 2008, 10:42 AM

Here's my homebrew pine Esquire.

......

Gr8tfulEd · March 6th, 2008, 11:06 AM

Seymour Duncan Signature Esquire, modeled after his personal '54 Esquire, and signed by Mr. Duncan hisself. Twang!

Taipan · March 6th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Anybody know how the Seymour Duncan Signature Esquire is wired or have schematic for it?

Arlo · March 6th, 2008, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

Here's my homebrew pine Esquire.

......

Jack that is really cool! I have put some thought into making a replica of the first one too.

I have a question for you?

I am putting a SD Lil 59 hum bucker into an Esquire. I want to wire it so that it is essentially typical Esquire wiring but with full dual coil in all positions.

What I want is position 1 tone, middle or 2 no tone and the cocked wah in the third position. I have the caps and resistors but I seem to be creating an out of phase problem using the standard E diagram.

I twisted the red/white and the black/green together and simply put them where you would normally wire in a single coils. I don't want to split the coils on any position.

Have you had any experience trying to wire a hum bucker into an Esquire?

jwells393 · March 6th, 2008, 11:55 AM

Arlo ............. I'd like to help you but I think you're talking above my pay grade. I think this may be a question for Terry Downs.

Johnnytone · March 6th, 2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arlo

Jack that is really cool! I have put some thought into making a replica of the first one too.

I have a question for you?

I am putting a SD Lil 59 hum bucker into an Esquire. I want to wire it so that it is essentially typical Esquire wiring but with full dual coil in all positions.

What I want is position 1 tone, middle or 2 no tone and the cocked wah in the third position. I have the caps and resistors but I seem to be creating an out of phase problem using the standard E diagram.

I twisted the red/white and the black/green together and simply put them where you would normally wire in a single coils. I don't want to split the coils on any position.

Have you had any experience trying to wire a hum bucker into an Esquire?

I have a nearly identical setup in one of my Es. SD Little 59, 500k pots. I used the simple wiring diagram on this page and used the .0047 cap for the third position (and a .05 for the other cap). I have had no out-of-phase problems.

If it would help you, I can check the wiring tonight.

Update:
Red and white wires get soldered together and taped off
Green and bare go to ground.
Black goes to switch

TheDev01dOne · March 6th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arlo

Jack that is really cool! I have put some thought into making a replica of the first one too.

I have a question for you?

I am putting a SD Lil 59 hum bucker into an Esquire. I want to wire it so that it is essentially typical Esquire wiring but with full dual coil in all positions.

What I want is position 1 tone, middle or 2 no tone and the cocked wah in the third position. I have the caps and resistors but I seem to be creating an out of phase problem using the standard E diagram.

I twisted the red/white and the black/green together and simply put them where you would normally wire in a single coils. I don't want to split the coils on any position.

Have you had any experience trying to wire a hum bucker into an Esquire?

I'm not 100% sure if this is right but I'm pretty sure you're trying run the humbucker's seperate coils in parallel instead of wiring it in series like it should be, maybe that's creating the phase problems?

I'm not sure of which exact colours but you should have it so that 2 of the wires are twisted/soldered together and not connected to anything else, then the 2 leftover wires you connect the same as the diagram for the single coil with one as hot and the other to ground?

Arlo · March 6th, 2008, 12:44 PM

I figured it out. I was wiring the red/white onto the 3way switch. That is a no no and they need to only be joined together. Ran the black to the switch and the green to the ground. Works great.

I think the SD 59 tamed down the brightness I had with this rosewood neck perfectly. Thanks for the help guys

Johnny I have the same thing as you except I used a .010 cap and 3.3k resistor in the bassy or third position.

This pickup has some overdrive I can see why Billy Gibbons likes it.

I gotta try some of Bill Lawrence's Tele humbuckers in an Esquire with his Q filter. I bet that wired with a push pull would give you some serious tone choices.

Hugo: I didn't see your post till just now. Yep I done builded me them thar three Esquire's.

ESQUIREoholic · March 6th, 2008, 06:00 PM

Nice 56' Esquire on the front of VG Mag:

Made me smile

Gr8tfulEd · March 6th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taipan

Anybody know how the Seymour Duncan Signature Esquire is wired or have schematic for it?

Yep:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...d_sign_esquire

ESQUIREoholic · March 7th, 2008, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gr8tfulEd

Yep:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...d_sign_esquire

Thanks for the wiring link for the SD Esquire.
I have to look into what the switch positions are...

ESQUIREoholic · March 7th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Here's the pickup:

1 Tapped Custom Seymour Duncan® Bridge Single-Coil Pickup

Here's the switching:

Custom-Wired 3-position Blade:
Position 1. Full Output, Around 7.6K -- Punchy, Gutsy, Tele Lead Tone.
Position 2. Tapped Output, Around 6.0K -- Brighter with Less Output.
Position 3. Tapped Output with .022 Cap to Filter Out High-end -- Great for Rhythm.

I think we discussed the fact that the neck pocket is 1/8 inch deeper than typical Fenders.

Pretty cool - I'd like to check one out sometime.

TheDev01dOne · March 7th, 2008, 08:46 PM

I have a coil tapped pickup in my reverse headstock Esquire, adds another whole variety of usable tones. On full output it is a pretty hot, vintage spec pickup, so it's crunchy and really rich in harmonics, has loads of sustain.

When it's tapped it's less output and just a more refined cleaner tone, great for slide or Robert Cray-esque crispy blues lead tones.

I have mine wired with a push/pull pot. for the coil tap and then regular Esquire switching with paper and oil caps and carbon comp. resistor for vintage vibe.

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 09:01 PM

So, what do I do if I don't want any controls at all? I love the simple look for a simple boy. I'd just cover the hole up with a pickguard like similar to the ones for the tele's with the f-hole. But what do I do again regarding the wiring? Arlo....is anybody out there...

voided3 · March 7th, 2008, 09:07 PM

Quote:

So, what do I do if I don't want any controls at all? I love the simple look for a simple boy. I'd just cover the hole up with a pickguard like similar to the ones for the tele's with the f-hole. But what do I do again regarding the wiring? Arlo....is anybody out there...

If you mean that you just want the pickup and no volume, tone, or switching on the guitar, then simply wire the pickup's leads to the output jack. Make sure you have some kind of ground wire coming from the bridge as well, whether it be through the pickup's metal plate or from a dedicated wire straight to the negative lug of the jack.

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 09:11 PM

Voided3, thanks so much. I can't wait to modify one of my geetars. There's one slight problem though...what are you saying. Does anyone have a drawing as this will be my first time opening up the guts of a geetar. So, think of me as your 2 year old. LOL

voided3 · March 7th, 2008, 09:41 PM

Take the black (-) pickup wire and the wire that's soldered to the bridge (if there is one) and solder them to the negative lug on the jack, the one attached to the "sleeve" of the jack. Then take the positive (+) wire (usually red, yellow, or white) and solder it to the positive lug on the jack, the one that is attached to the "tip" connector (the part that is sticking out the farthest on the jack). If your pickup has a metal baseplate, then you probably don't need a separate ground wire since the screws take care of that; the negative wire from the pickup is probably soldered to this plate. Good luck!

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 09:54 PM

Dude, thanks. I'm going to go ahead and try it on a Squire Stand. Series Tele. It's a beautiful 2 tone sunburst. Very well finished and a truly beautiful paint job on it. If it was only a Fender, I'd be truly happy. I am a fender snob.

ESQUIREoholic · March 7th, 2008, 10:04 PM

Hugo,
You can buy prewired assemblies if you want to explorer the original Esquire wiring tones. But certainly wired direct will give you something hot as voided3 has draw.

Plus there are so many different ideas with respect to Esquire switch and knob functions.

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 10:14 PM

Esquirehoholic dude, what are you trying to do to me?????? You are the one who has gotten me all juiced up about Esquires. Thanks alot. I do have a Squire esquire, if that's possible? LOL. I have the Deryk Whibley sig. tele.
But what I want is to have one the way I want it to look.
Is there any kind of a book on Esquires at all that would show me all the possiblities? That would be way cool. Any suggestions??? If not, I'll do what voided3 has shown me. My hat is off to him and I appreciate all the help.
Direct me bro, and an Esquire will grow!!

ESQUIREoholic · March 8th, 2008, 12:08 AM

Here's a fun one with no Bassy filtered position that was posted a while ago.
This one you get straight through, just volume for preset level, or tone with volume.
Pretty easy too:

aman · March 8th, 2008, 03:50 AM

I find that exchanging the entire resistor and cap with a single 0.005 cap to the ground yields exciting tones for a single sized humbucker with coil tap :) well, exciting to me at least.

shades · March 8th, 2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESQUIREoholic

Here's a fun one with no Bassy filtered position that was posted a while ago.
This one you get straight through, just volume for preset level, or tone with volume.
Pretty easy too:

Used this schematic along with a Duncan BG1400 p'up in my Esquire build and am very pleased with the tone and versatility.

Arlo · March 8th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Voided3

One of my all time favorite geetars was wired with volume only and one pup in bridge position. It was a screamer and it was nice to have a volume so I didn't have to unplug the guitar when I set it down.

Not exactly what you are doing but the same principal and works.

hugo · March 8th, 2008, 12:40 PM

Arlo, excuse my ignorance but was that wired as the above wiring diagram? If not can you post a drawing of how you did that? I think Avril Lavine's Squire tele is done that way, isn't it? I'm getting very excited about this modding stuff. Very excited.

James Knox · March 8th, 2008, 12:56 PM

I am building an Esquire and was thinking of having only a Vol and Tone knob (no switch). Anybody know where I can source a control plate with no holes or slot?

Peace,
James

jwsamuel · March 8th, 2008, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluzbraker

I am building an Esquire and was thinking of having only a Vol and Tone knob (no switch). Anybody know where I can source a control plate with no holes or slot?

Right here:

Blank Tele Control Plate

Jim

Arlo · March 9th, 2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugo

Arlo, excuse my ignorance but was that wired as the above wiring diagram? If not can you post a drawing of how you did that? I think Avril Lavine's Squire tele is done that way, isn't it? I'm getting very excited about this modding stuff. Very excited.

hugo, this one is equipped with an EMG system. All I did was set the tone knob and place it in the cavity. Very simple set up.

EMG comes with a prewired volume and tone knob with a jack attached and battery connector.

TheDev01dOne · March 9th, 2008, 02:43 PM

I have a very similar guitar Arlo, my first ever modding project..

Not very Tele/Esquire but it is actually quite a decent sound, I've considered building a Tele in the same way with just the single EMG humbucker, I have far too may project ideas are nowhere near enough money!

Ed P · March 9th, 2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arlo

Not exactly what you are doing but the same principal and works.

Arlo, that is stunning - do you have a photo of the entire guitar?

Big Steve · March 9th, 2008, 03:00 PM

I don't quite fit in on the looks department, but trust me it is all Esquire. My tatooed pine body Esquire. I call her Ms. Frenchy.

Big Steve · March 9th, 2008, 03:04 PM

Here is a Billy Gibbons making an Esquire sound pretty sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzlKlyICaAs

March 5th, 2008, 09:49 PM	#81 (permalink)
mistermullens Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 32 Posts: 3,600 36 Photos	Man, Esquires look sooooo cool! Wish I could have one. I use my neck pup way too much. I've had two, and while they looked and sounded good, I just missed my neck pup too much. Here's one of them. __________________ Jonathan ReverbNation Twitter Teles & Esquires

March 6th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#83 (permalink)
gtrman911 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Camelot Posts: 1,312 7 Photos	my burton esq.... __________________ My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

March 6th, 2008, 03:19 AM	#86 (permalink)
ESQUIREoholic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 1,049	aman, rileymaher, gtrman911, Great pics. Esquire through a Bassman...Cool __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

March 6th, 2008, 08:54 AM	#87 (permalink)
Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Traded the van for 3000 sqft of Prime! Age: 51 Posts: 2,599	56 that is Pine indeed. Paint by Ron Kirn Here is another one of my Pine Esquires. This one is a monster tone machine and is apple green with a hint of re ranch Fender neck amber on the edges. My "Green Lantern" I also built a new one a week ago that is simple unfinished pine. Rosewood neck is very bright sounding though. I may need to tame it down with different pickup?? __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

March 6th, 2008, 10:42 AM	#89 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,282 101 Photos	Here's my homebrew pine Esquire. ...... __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

March 6th, 2008, 01:27 AM	#84 (permalink)
rileymaher TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Age: 19 Posts: 51	My 50's Classic with 59' Bassman everyone else my age wonders why i have the ultimate "old man" setup, i love it, and i'm 17.

March 6th, 2008, 03:01 AM	#85 (permalink)
aman Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KL, Malaysia Age: 27 Posts: 291	Here's mine. Excuse the fake sticker binding :P

March 6th, 2008, 10:29 AM	#88 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,297	Arlo, you build those??? Holy sh@t! I love the green apple one. Sweet! Those are beautiful guitars man. I guess I'm still too chicken sh@t to convert one of mine over. I want a rosewood fretboard with a matte white body or a matte black one with a rosewood fretboard. Not sure if the rosewood would look good with matte black or not. I don't want any binding though. Not a big fan of binding, even though I have an American Del. Tele aged cherryburst.

March 6th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#91 (permalink)
Taipan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western NY State Age: 51 Posts: 496	Anybody know how the Seymour Duncan Signature Esquire is wired or have schematic for it?

March 6th, 2008, 11:55 AM	#93 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,282 101 Photos	Arlo ............. I'd like to help you but I think you're talking above my pay grade. I think this may be a question for Terry Downs. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

March 6th, 2008, 12:44 PM	#96 (permalink)
Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Traded the van for 3000 sqft of Prime! Age: 51 Posts: 2,599	I figured it out. I was wiring the red/white onto the 3way switch. That is a no no and they need to only be joined together. Ran the black to the switch and the green to the ground. Works great. I think the SD 59 tamed down the brightness I had with this rosewood neck perfectly. Thanks for the help guys Johnny I have the same thing as you except I used a .010 cap and 3.3k resistor in the bassy or third position. This pickup has some overdrive I can see why Billy Gibbons likes it. I gotta try some of Bill Lawrence's Tele humbuckers in an Esquire with his Q filter. I bet that wired with a push pull would give you some serious tone choices. Hugo: I didn't see your post till just now. Yep I done builded me them thar three Esquire's. __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

March 6th, 2008, 06:00 PM	#97 (permalink)
ESQUIREoholic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 1,049	May 2008 VG Mag Nice 56' Esquire on the front of VG Mag: Made me smile __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

March 7th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#100 (permalink)
ESQUIREoholic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 1,049	From back in Sept - jwells393 posted this: Here's the pickup: 1 Tapped Custom Seymour Duncan® Bridge Single-Coil Pickup Here's the switching: Custom-Wired 3-position Blade: Position 1. Full Output, Around 7.6K -- Punchy, Gutsy, Tele Lead Tone. Position 2. Tapped Output, Around 6.0K -- Brighter with Less Output. Position 3. Tapped Output with .022 Cap to Filter Out High-end -- Great for Rhythm. I think we discussed the fact that the neck pocket is 1/8 inch deeper than typical Fenders. Pretty cool - I'd like to check one out sometime. __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

March 7th, 2008, 08:46 PM	#101 (permalink)
TheDev01dOne Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Age: 21 Posts: 784	I have a coil tapped pickup in my reverse headstock Esquire, adds another whole variety of usable tones. On full output it is a pretty hot, vintage spec pickup, so it's crunchy and really rich in harmonics, has loads of sustain. When it's tapped it's less output and just a more refined cleaner tone, great for slide or Robert Cray-esque crispy blues lead tones. I have mine wired with a push/pull pot. for the coil tap and then regular Esquire switching with paper and oil caps and carbon comp. resistor for vintage vibe. __________________ Esquires straight through a Pro Junior! www.myspace.com/skipcoble

March 7th, 2008, 09:01 PM	#102 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,297	So, what do I do if I don't want any controls at all? I love the simple look for a simple boy. I'd just cover the hole up with a pickguard like similar to the ones for the tele's with the f-hole. But what do I do again regarding the wiring? Arlo....is anybody out there...

March 7th, 2008, 09:11 PM	#104 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,297	Voided3, thanks so much. I can't wait to modify one of my geetars. There's one slight problem though...what are you saying. Does anyone have a drawing as this will be my first time opening up the guts of a geetar. So, think of me as your 2 year old. LOL

March 7th, 2008, 09:41 PM	#105 (permalink)
voided3 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,110	Take the black (-) pickup wire and the wire that's soldered to the bridge (if there is one) and solder them to the negative lug on the jack, the one attached to the "sleeve" of the jack. Then take the positive (+) wire (usually red, yellow, or white) and solder it to the positive lug on the jack, the one that is attached to the "tip" connector (the part that is sticking out the farthest on the jack). If your pickup has a metal baseplate, then you probably don't need a separate ground wire since the screws take care of that; the negative wire from the pickup is probably soldered to this plate. Good luck!

March 7th, 2008, 09:54 PM	#106 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,297	Dude, thanks. I'm going to go ahead and try it on a Squire Stand. Series Tele. It's a beautiful 2 tone sunburst. Very well finished and a truly beautiful paint job on it. If it was only a Fender, I'd be truly happy. I am a fender snob.

March 7th, 2008, 10:04 PM	#107 (permalink)
ESQUIREoholic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 1,049	Nicely done voided3 Hugo, You can buy prewired assemblies if you want to explorer the original Esquire wiring tones. But certainly wired direct will give you something hot as voided3 has draw. Plus there are so many different ideas with respect to Esquire switch and knob functions. __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

March 7th, 2008, 10:14 PM	#108 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,297	Esquirehoholic dude, what are you trying to do to me?????? You are the one who has gotten me all juiced up about Esquires. Thanks alot. I do have a Squire esquire, if that's possible? LOL. I have the Deryk Whibley sig. tele. But what I want is to have one the way I want it to look. Is there any kind of a book on Esquires at all that would show me all the possiblities? That would be way cool. Any suggestions??? If not, I'll do what voided3 has shown me. My hat is off to him and I appreciate all the help. Direct me bro, and an Esquire will grow!!

March 8th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#109 (permalink)
ESQUIREoholic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silver Spring, Md. Posts: 1,049	Here's a fun one with no Bassy filtered position that was posted a while ago. This one you get straight through, just volume for preset level, or tone with volume. Pretty easy too: __________________ Alright, hand over the Tele...and no one gets hurt!

March 8th, 2008, 03:50 AM	#110 (permalink)
aman Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KL, Malaysia Age: 27 Posts: 291	I find that exchanging the entire resistor and cap with a single 0.005 cap to the ground yields exciting tones for a single sized humbucker with coil tap :) well, exciting to me at least.

March 8th, 2008, 11:53 AM	#112 (permalink)
Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Traded the van for 3000 sqft of Prime! Age: 51 Posts: 2,599	Voided3 One of my all time favorite geetars was wired with volume only and one pup in bridge position. It was a screamer and it was nice to have a volume so I didn't have to unplug the guitar when I set it down. Not exactly what you are doing but the same principal and works. __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

March 8th, 2008, 12:40 PM	#113 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,297	Arlo, excuse my ignorance but was that wired as the above wiring diagram? If not can you post a drawing of how you did that? I think Avril Lavine's Squire tele is done that way, isn't it? I'm getting very excited about this modding stuff. Very excited.

March 8th, 2008, 12:56 PM	#114 (permalink)
James Knox TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 62	I am building an Esquire and was thinking of having only a Vol and Tone knob (no switch). Anybody know where I can source a control plate with no holes or slot? Peace, James

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March 9th, 2008, 02:43 PM	#117 (permalink)
TheDev01dOne Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Age: 21 Posts: 784	I have a very similar guitar Arlo, my first ever modding project.. Not very Tele/Esquire but it is actually quite a decent sound, I've considered building a Tele in the same way with just the single EMG humbucker, I have far too may project ideas are nowhere near enough money! __________________ Esquires straight through a Pro Junior! www.myspace.com/skipcoble

March 9th, 2008, 03:00 PM	#119 (permalink)
Big Steve Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 473	I don't quite fit in on the looks department, but trust me it is all Esquire. My tatooed pine body Esquire. I call her Ms. Frenchy.

March 9th, 2008, 03:04 PM	#120 (permalink)
Big Steve Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 473	Here is a Billy Gibbons making an Esquire sound pretty sweet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzlKlyICaAs