Springsteens Esquire

[badlands]

Btw

Allen that´s one sweet Tele you´ve got!!
Nevermind the naked lady.. i´ll trade for squier any day.
I can scratch it a little so it looks cool

[Bruce_99]

Originally Posted by Teledelphia

..However, he has been known to have used some Gretsches in the studio (check out the old 6122 inside the River album pictures) and he played a couple of Gretsch Falcons during the "Devils and Dust" solo tour along with a Chandler solidbody electric designed for playing slide). Ironically, Gretsch guitars have been manufactured and marketed by Fender since 2003 and Fender recently acquired Kaman, which distributes Takamine in the USA.

Here they are:

[DavidE]

Thanks for posting a picture of your '66 Alan...good to see it finally. It looks great, just get a 3-saddle bridge and hang onto it.

As for Bruce...well, I think WE probably care a lot more about how many guitars he plays and what type than he does. He was so closely associated with the one Esquire because it was probably the only one he had at first. No money equals no guitars. What money he did make in the early years had to be spread out amongst band wages, studio gear, etc. But having said that, it also wasn't the only guitar he played live.

During the 1977 tour (and Darkness) several other guitars surfaced in concert. There was at least one white-blonde Tele with it's original Kluson tuners, probably c. 1955-57, and not one,but two, different ash-bodied sunburst Teles. One of which I believe to have been an original finish and thus making it from 1957. Which makes sense since that's the year of the neck on The Esquire and I'm sure he'd have sought out other guitars with the same basic neck shape.

Also keep in mind that he plays a lot of stuff today in different tunings and with capos all over the neck to match his vocal range today. That requires having different guitars set up and ready to go. In the old days he only switched guitars when he broke a string...and not even always then.

cheers,
david

[titok16]

Originally Posted by badlands

I´m looking for some good closeups on Springsteens old Esquire.
Is it possible that it was refinished?
It looks more of just an amber tint lacquer than (butterscotch)blonde to me
Any ideas?

he's REALLY populpar here on da BIG islaNd....wierd thought he usually plays a Telecaster...http://youtube.com/watch?v=5PgMHOa_fPg

[Gareth John]

Those Gretsch pictures look almost the same! Wierd! that's a cool guitar Allen, I say leave it as it is, Looks cool with the rosewood board and the body looks great! Vintage partscasters rule.

[bobk]

all of his "new"guitar necks are reworked to match THE GUITAR so its a pretty smooth transition................my$.02 :>)

[bobk]

was basically a level/presence booster....................makes everything very bright and ROUND.........................................thin k Duane Eddy meets Pete townsend on STEROIDS..........lol i still have this system in one of my guitars and its a rather distictive sound........and i can tell you judging by MY ears,it APPEARS that the pickup/preamp combo thru a fender amp(for recording) is alive and well on the magic album.the note bloom/harmonics on the "long walk home" solo are right in the wheelhouse of this combo,and that edginess is particular.the early eighties/late seventies pickups were i believe Alnico 8 magnets.......again,My $.02.........

[Gareth John]

Great info there Bob K. In your opinion, what would be the closest way to obtain that preamp sounds without actually having that specific preamp? Is there anything more widely available that aproximates the sound such as a pedal or preamp? Thanks for the info once again.

[bobk]

its about theclean boost,the harmonics and the Highs....id say probably the bad bob boost EARLY in your signal change and probably some foolin with a bbe box

[badlands]

Cool about the preamp!!!

Thanks bobk

[Bruce_99]

Here the 12-string Tele again: (played by Stevie)

[Bruce_99]

Here are some more pics from the current tour:

[badlands]

Wow

Those old guys really jump around!

[Telecaster65]

Originally Posted by badlands

Wow

Those old guys really jump around!

yep. rock's still there.

[LONGHORN-LTHRS]

Hi - I am new to this site so I don't want to step on any toes...Not quite sure how all this works but a very cool site! I made a strap for DavidE to resemble his old Boss Style Strap. I think he really does know everything about that Esquire! Cheers! Duncan

[Bruce_99]

Originally Posted by LONGHORN-LTHRS

..I made a strap for DavidE to resemble his old Boss Style Strap. I think he really does know everything about that Esquire! Cheers! Duncan

Sounds kinda cool.!

Is this strap still in production? Can you post sum pics of it?

[Lost_N_Austin]

You may not have seen this and it may not be up for very long but there is a link
http://www.kgsr.com/MusicNews/Story.aspx?ID=89044

For Bruce Springsteen's first encore in Houston April 14, he invited Alejandro Escovedo to play his new single, "Always A Friend" with the E Street Band!



L_N_A

[badlands]

Originally Posted by Lost_N_Austin

You may not have seen this and it may not be up for very long but there is a link
http://www.kgsr.com/MusicNews/Story.aspx?ID=89044

For Bruce Springsteen's first encore in Houston April 14, he invited Alejandro Escovedo to play his new single, "Always A Friend" with the E Street Band!



L_N_A

Great!!!

[Bruce_99]

One of his spare Teles -

Darkness On The Edge Of Town -Tour 1978

[TheDoctor]

Great thread! Some really good information. I'm a big Springsteen fan and finally got the cash together to get my first Tele :-) Trying to decide between going the whole hog (for me) and getting a '52 reissue in the vintage wood, (which would be my preference) or contenting myself with a black standard at half the money, and modding it as I see fit. Looks like if I go the latter way, the first thing I'll be buying is Joe Barden pick-ups :-)

Anyway, loving all the info on here and DavidE - what an awesome replica!