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Zillinois · October 29th, 2009, 01:33 AM

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I just got a new MIM Esquire, and while I dig the default pickup configuration, I'd love to hear about any mods that can be done with that single pickup, switch & knobs.

One idea I'm toying with is having each switch position to be a different volume level (I mainly play rock), but still have the tone knob fully functional.

cc9cii · October 29th, 2009, 03:54 AM

Plenty of options, for sure. A bit of search will yield various options to add/remove tone pot, caps, cocked-wah, etc.

If you want to change the max volume for each of the 3 positions, that should be straight forward, too.

aiglos · October 29th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Here are some:

http://www.donmarepickups.com/wiringschematics.html

mellecaster · October 29th, 2009, 11:33 PM

One of my favorite "Real World" Set-ups for an Esquire involves a GFS Blank Plate...and a simple On/off Toggle...it gives you Pickup w/ Tone bypass (Vol. only)...and 1 flick of the toggle up, gives you a preset Tone (where ever you have the Tone knob set)....Simple...effective...and lets you concentrate on Playing the Guitar.

teletude · October 30th, 2009, 04:14 AM

this is a cool option for esquires

the 3way switch on a tele is discreet meaning each of the 3 positions don't touch the others like a 5 way...it is a true 2 pole 3 throw switch...

so if you use a joe barden style PU with 4 conductor wires like the guitarfetish lilpuncher $30 and sounds amazing or the new neovin...the bridge PU can be wired single coil pos.1 / parallel pos. 2 / series pos. 3 ...how is that for variety?

I noticed the blade style PUs had no difference in tone single coil vs. parallel..
except parallel in no hum....so the coolest wire up is parallel pos.1/ series pos.2/ series with the tone hardwired to pos.3

now you have #1 twang no hum / #2 rock and blues / #3 fat jazz humbucker tone

October 29th, 2009, 01:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zillinois Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 107 18 Photos	Esquire mods I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I just got a new MIM Esquire, and while I dig the default pickup configuration, I'd love to hear about any mods that can be done with that single pickup, switch & knobs. One idea I'm toying with is having each switch position to be a different volume level (I mainly play rock), but still have the tone knob fully functional.

October 29th, 2009, 11:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
aiglos TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: tennessee Posts: 12	Esquire wiring schematics Here are some: http://www.donmarepickups.com/wiringschematics.html

October 29th, 2009, 11:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,655 17 Photos	One of my favorite "Real World" Set-ups for an Esquire involves a GFS Blank Plate...and a simple On/off Toggle...it gives you Pickup w/ Tone bypass (Vol. only)...and 1 flick of the toggle up, gives you a preset Tone (where ever you have the Tone knob set)....Simple...effective...and lets you concentrate on Playing the Guitar. __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

October 30th, 2009, 04:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
teletude TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: denton, tx Age: 40 Posts: 11	this is a cool option for esquires the 3way switch on a tele is discreet meaning each of the 3 positions don't touch the others like a 5 way...it is a true 2 pole 3 throw switch... so if you use a joe barden style PU with 4 conductor wires like the guitarfetish lilpuncher $30 and sounds amazing or the new neovin...the bridge PU can be wired single coil pos.1 / parallel pos. 2 / series pos. 3 ...how is that for variety? I noticed the blade style PUs had no difference in tone single coil vs. parallel.. except parallel in no hum....so the coolest wire up is parallel pos.1/ series pos.2/ series with the tone hardwired to pos.3 now you have #1 twang no hum / #2 rock and blues / #3 fat jazz humbucker tone __________________ It's hard convincing some people there guitar is not supposed to play like crap!

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October 29th, 2009, 03:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
cc9cii Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 769	Plenty of options, for sure. A bit of search will yield various options to add/remove tone pot, caps, cocked-wah, etc. If you want to change the max volume for each of the 3 positions, that should be straight forward, too.

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