Gentlemen, I present my new Esquire

Curly · November 14th, 2009, 01:19 PM

Gentlemen, I present my new Esquire
This was put together by Fred @ The Repair Zone in San Diego. I did the wiring, and finished the neck with Tru Oil. It's basically a 50s style Esquire with a few twists -- a tapped pickup, compensated saddles, and a top-adjust neck for easy setup.

for those interested in specs, they are:

Lightweight ash body from USACG, Mary Kaye Blue nitro finish by The Guitar Mill.
Lightly figured, two piece "Fatback" maple neck from USACG/ 9.5" Radius/ 6150 frets, Tru Oil finish.
Duncan tapped tele pickup from MJ in the Custom Shop
Weight is 7.24 lbs.

Textele · November 14th, 2009, 01:28 PM

Have mercy! Georgeous. It is screaming "play me"!

Groovey Records · November 14th, 2009, 01:31 PM

Very nice Guitar

Did you use one of Don Mare's pups?

We do have a few ladies here, and a couple of women too ;)

edgemarc · November 14th, 2009, 01:36 PM

I love that neck it looks like marble! Where is "The Repair Zone" of SD at?

starjag · November 14th, 2009, 01:41 PM

Niiiiceeee!!!!

StraightNeck · November 14th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Beautiful!

Curly · November 14th, 2009, 02:10 PM

thanks for the nice comments!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groovey Records

Did you use one of Don Mare's pups?

Groovey,
it's a Seymour Duncan tapped tele from their Custom Shop. Killer Alnico 2 pickup that's fairly compressed when cranked... NOT a twanger. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by edgemarc

Where is "The Repair Zone" of SD at?

Fred's up in Kearney Mesa ... highly recommended, very fair, and a genuinely nice human being.

Repair Zone

buddywayne · November 14th, 2009, 02:27 PM

Beautiful guitar. Love that color.

Ron Garson · November 14th, 2009, 02:32 PM

That looks killer!

jkingma · November 14th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Lovely.

olaftheholy · November 14th, 2009, 03:41 PM

That is just a stunning colour! Awesome!

You need a (edgemarc) Rutters al/br/br notch intonated barrelset for that monster! looks even better imho

Martinussen · November 14th, 2009, 03:45 PM

Very, very nice.

funff · November 14th, 2009, 03:46 PM

Really nice, congrats on acheiving a unique looking guitar! Sound good?

sonserve · November 14th, 2009, 03:54 PM

SEXY!

IPLAYLOUD · November 14th, 2009, 03:54 PM

Welcome to the World of the Esquire!!
You have one because you "get it".
Prepare to:
Become a better player.
Work hard with tremendous satisfaction.
Answer a million questions about the Guitar.
Learn to hear "Nice Tele!!" without rolling your eyes..
Have people say "Fender never made a ONE PICKUP Tele. C'mon!".
See other players stand in awe as you pull amazing sounds from it.
Look COOL as all HELL.

Note: Esquires require cool shirts. (Good idea for a thread)

numeric · November 14th, 2009, 04:03 PM

That Mary Kaye blue is just beautiful, and the grain underneath ain't to shabby either.

smsuryan · November 14th, 2009, 04:25 PM

Stunning! im still looking at the figuring on that neck!

SatelliteOrders · November 14th, 2009, 04:28 PM

Don Mare pups? Where's the second pup on that one?

Which, by the way, is a stunning beast. Congrats.

shades · November 14th, 2009, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IPLAYLOUD

Welcome to the World of the Esquire!!
You have one because you "get it".
Prepare to:
Become a better player.
Work hard with tremendous satisfaction.
Answer a million questions about the Guitar.
Learn to hear "Nice Tele!!" without rolling your eyes..
Have people say "Fender never made a ONE PICKUP Tele. C'mon!".
See other players stand in awe as you pull amazing sounds from it.
Look COOL as all HELL.

Note: Esquires require cool shirts. (Good idea for a thread)

Yah, what he said! Very nice axe you have there. Congrats.

68 Shovelhead · November 14th, 2009, 05:53 PM

Very nice, I like the color choice too, very different. I like the traditional with a little extra spice approach. That Tru-Oil really makes that grain pop, bet it feels even better. Nice job

Zillinois · November 14th, 2009, 06:40 PM

That is hot!

RobBnTX · November 14th, 2009, 07:50 PM

That is one sick looking puppy! Instead of putting her out of her misery, I will gladly take her off your hands. Just PM me.

Seriously, that is way beyond description!

Congrats on a very fine job,
Robert

DMRoller · November 14th, 2009, 08:09 PM

That is NICE!!

RodeoTex · November 14th, 2009, 08:14 PM

Nice guitar, but what is that finish?

boris bubbanov · November 14th, 2009, 09:53 PM

Looks fantastic.

Never heard of Mary Kay Blue, but I sure love it!

Congrats!

I mean I let out an involuntary "Oh!" when I saw that, and trust me, that seldom ever happens. She's a knockout.

mellecaster · November 14th, 2009, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Looks fantastic.

Never heard of Mary Kay Blue, but I sure love it!

Congrats!

I mean I let out an involuntary "Oh!" when I saw that, and trust me, that seldom ever happens. She's a knockout.

+1 to all of the above !

bignote · November 15th, 2009, 12:13 AM

Awesome!!!!

TeleHonk · November 15th, 2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Textele

Have mercy! Georgeous. It is screaming "play me"!

I am surely screaming "please, let me play it"! Neighbours won't get it.

No words before such a view — no words but "esquire". Maybe one day...

Congratulations.

guitarmike216 · November 15th, 2009, 09:19 AM

My Goodness, ....that color is so subtle until you look at it up close, I'd love a strat Finished in that!....Where did you get that paint?

barkley · November 15th, 2009, 09:30 AM

Lookin' good!

Maybe someone could enlighten me...
What exactly is an esquire?
Is it simply a tele with no neck pickup? Does this really warrant needing a new name? I mean, if I take a pickup out of a strat, its still a strat right?

telepath · November 15th, 2009, 10:12 AM

That really is heartstoppingly achingly beautiful.
Congratulations.

I am soooo obsessed with Blue Esquires right now already - and then I see this!

Happy with the sounds? - is she gentle and delicate, or does she roar .. or ... is she one of those gals that do both ? :)

Mark N · November 15th, 2009, 10:13 AM

that looks too cool, betcha she rocks! I gigged last night and all I played was my Esquire, I did put out the tele for a couple but the Esquire just has more "fire"

Southern Ill Electrics · November 15th, 2009, 10:18 AM

SWEETNESS !!

gmann · November 15th, 2009, 11:04 AM

Unusual but very cool, congrats!

KevinB · November 15th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barkley

Maybe someone could enlighten me...
What exactly is an esquire?
Is it simply a tele with no neck pickup? Does this really warrant needing a new name? I mean, if I take a pickup out of a strat, its still a strat right?

Hmmmm..given that the Esquire preceded the Tele, one could also make the argument that a Tele is simply an Esquire with an added neck pickup (even though a few 2 pickup Esquires were actually built!) Does this really warrant needing a new name?

Leo obviously thought so

voodoostation · November 15th, 2009, 11:32 AM

Purty!

castpolymer · November 15th, 2009, 12:00 PM

Love the blue! Scooooooooore!

jwl325 · November 15th, 2009, 12:22 PM

Stunning guitar!!

tboy · November 15th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Mean, clean and trim. Love the figured neck.

BadHorsie · November 15th, 2009, 01:20 PM

That finish is to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 14th, 2009, 01:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Curly Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SoCal Age: 60 Posts: 206	Gentlemen, I present my new Esquire Gentlemen, I present my new Esquire This was put together by Fred @ The Repair Zone in San Diego. I did the wiring, and finished the neck with Tru Oil. It's basically a 50s style Esquire with a few twists -- a tapped pickup, compensated saddles, and a top-adjust neck for easy setup. for those interested in specs, they are: Lightweight ash body from USACG, Mary Kaye Blue nitro finish by The Guitar Mill. Lightly figured, two piece "Fatback" maple neck from USACG/ 9.5" Radius/ 6150 frets, Tru Oil finish. Duncan tapped tele pickup from MJ in the Custom Shop Weight is 7.24 lbs.

November 14th, 2009, 01:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Textele TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas Texas Age: 42 Posts: 42	Have mercy! Georgeous. It is screaming "play me"! __________________ TexTele - Dallas Texas www.myspace.com/royaldecreeband

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edgemarc Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bonsall California Posts: 517	I love that neck it looks like marble! Where is "The Repair Zone" of SD at? __________________ On what do you bias your opinion?

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jkingma Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N43° 11.943 ~ W079° 35.285 Posts: 3,727 18 Photos	Lovely. __________________ Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

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olaftheholy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the Netherlands (Yurp) Age: 39 Posts: 1,118	That is just a stunning colour! Awesome! You need a (edgemarc) Rutters al/br/br notch intonated barrelset for that monster! looks even better imho __________________ Gear:Bunch of teles,strats and other casters--> CMW-amps bOOOster-->tuner-->ts808HW-->Keeley looper-->ts9dx-->MXR 6 band-->Line6 rotomachine-->CMW-amps modded (fmi)'69 Super Reverb-->CR8_18watt 212 combo

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Groovey Records Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 2,389	Very nice Guitar Did you use one of Don Mare's pups? We do have a few ladies here, and a couple of women too ;)

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starjag TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 89	Niiiiceeee!!!!

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StraightNeck TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 78	Beautiful!

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buddywayne Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: missouri Age: 64 Posts: 1,262 10 Photos	Beautiful guitar. Love that color.

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Ron Garson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,072 14 Photos	That looks killer!

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Martinussen Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denmark Age: 41 Posts: 669	Very, very nice. __________________ Danish? Ain't that sumthin' ya eat?

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funff Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 412	Really nice, congrats on acheiving a unique looking guitar! Sound good?

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sonserve Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Colony, Tx. Age: 54 Posts: 467 8 Photos	SEXY! __________________ I may not be a Tele picker, but I play one on TV.

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IPLAYLOUD Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 990 1 Photos	Welcome to the World of the Esquire!! You have one because you "get it". Prepare to: Become a better player. Work hard with tremendous satisfaction. Answer a million questions about the Guitar. Learn to hear "Nice Tele!!" without rolling your eyes.. Have people say "Fender never made a ONE PICKUP Tele. C'mon!". See other players stand in awe as you pull amazing sounds from it. Look COOL as all HELL. Note: Esquires require cool shirts. (Good idea for a thread) __________________ "Here's a secret...we keep Telecasters in cases to protect other guitars from them." - Bill Kirchen

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numeric Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 617	That Mary Kaye blue is just beautiful, and the grain underneath ain't to shabby either. __________________ Matt

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smsuryan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Missouri Age: 34 Posts: 1,352	Stunning! im still looking at the figuring on that neck! __________________ "I have loved some ladies, and I have loved jim beam, and they both tried to kill me, in 1973." -Hank

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SatelliteOrders Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 40 Posts: 1,254 15 Photos	Don Mare pups? Where's the second pup on that one? Which, by the way, is a stunning beast. Congrats. __________________

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68 Shovelhead Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Seattle Age: 44 Posts: 273	Very nice, I like the color choice too, very different. I like the traditional with a little extra spice approach. That Tru-Oil really makes that grain pop, bet it feels even better. Nice job

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Zillinois Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 352 20 Photos	That is hot!

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RobBnTX TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 56	That is one sick looking puppy! Instead of putting her out of her misery, I will gladly take her off your hands. Just PM me. Seriously, that is way beyond description! Congrats on a very fine job, Robert

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DMRoller Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Weyers Cave, Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 293 1 Photos	That is NICE!!

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RodeoTex Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,125	Nice guitar, but what is that finish? __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

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boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 16,326	Looks fantastic. Never heard of Mary Kay Blue, but I sure love it! Congrats! I mean I let out an involuntary "Oh!" when I saw that, and trust me, that seldom ever happens. She's a knockout.

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bignote Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Okinawa, Japan Age: 44 Posts: 172	Awesome!!!!

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guitarmike216 TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Timonium Md. Age: 54 Posts: 12	Finish My Goodness, ....that color is so subtle until you look at it up close, I'd love a strat Finished in that!....Where did you get that paint?

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barkley Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 28 Posts: 539	Lookin' good! Maybe someone could enlighten me... What exactly is an esquire? Is it simply a tele with no neck pickup? Does this really warrant needing a new name? I mean, if I take a pickup out of a strat, its still a strat right?

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telepath Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 358	That really is heartstoppingly achingly beautiful. Congratulations. I am soooo obsessed with Blue Esquires right now already - and then I see this! Happy with the sounds? - is she gentle and delicate, or does she roar .. or ... is she one of those gals that do both ? :) __________________ .. studying hard for Mid-Life Crisis proficiency badge ..

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Mark N Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Woodstock, NB, Canada Age: 38 Posts: 1,047 9 Photos	that looks too cool, betcha she rocks! I gigged last night and all I played was my Esquire, I did put out the tele for a couple but the Esquire just has more "fire"

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Southern Ill Electrics VENDOR Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hamilton County Age: 39 Posts: 1,386	SWEETNESS !! __________________ Jeffro' at Southern Ill Electrics 618-643-2406/618-308-0223 God Bless Les and Leo.

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gmann Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Okinawa, Japan Age: 56 Posts: 264	Unusual but very cool, congrats!

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voodoostation Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Midlothian, Va Age: 36 Posts: 562 2 Photos	Purty! __________________ "'Til the pawnshops were packed like a backstage party, hangin' full of pointy, ugly, cheap guitars. And the youngun's all turned to karaoke, hangin' all their wishes upon disregarded stars. -DBT"

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castpolymer Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oklahoma - Home of the Sooners Age: 38 Posts: 2,639	Love the blue! Scooooooooore! __________________ " I think this has been a marvelous decade for civility and anyone who disagrees with me can gargle my man sac." Stephen Colbert

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jwl325 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 311	Stunning guitar!!

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tboy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago Area Posts: 1,542 18 Photos	Mean, clean and trim. Love the figured neck.

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BadHorsie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 233 2 Photos	That finish is to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!