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beyondhappy · August 31st, 2011, 12:27 PM

Here's mine.

supersam · August 31st, 2011, 03:45 PM

50's style partscaster built with 4.0 lb Warmoth one piece body, and Musikraft Boat V maple neck. Custom Shop Nocaster pickups. Reranch Black Nitro on the body, and Tru-Oil on the neck.

rattus77 · August 31st, 2011, 03:58 PM

Here is mine.

audog · August 31st, 2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grabacr 31770

Anyone got a black Esquire to show? They look neat IMO. A white guard (vs a black one) really shows off the lack of a neck pickup, and they contrast great with the black body.

Pretty bad cell phone pix of the Esquires. Black one started life as MIM Telecaster, but really wanted to be an Esquire

tele salivas · August 31st, 2011, 10:28 PM

My CV50's wants to be an Esquire, too. Just gotta get some capacitors, and such. Funny how that happens. Did you go the classic Esquire wiring, or did you do something different?

surfoverb · August 31st, 2011, 10:57 PM

heres the one Im working on...probably gonna go with a flat black guard, the one pictured is from my 52RI. Or maybe a mint green 1ply, or possibly a tort guard

Its getting a rosewood neck, and a raw nickel covered Humbucker in the neck. The bridge PUP will be from my 52RI.

audog · September 1st, 2011, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tele salivas

My CV50's wants to be an Esquire, too. Just gotta get some capacitors, and such. Funny how that happens. Did you go the classic Esquire wiring, or did you do something different?

Used the classic Esquire wiring after yanking out the neck pickup. Pretty easy to do. I did it because the MIM neck pickup died and I didn't want to replace it, so Esquire seemed a natural. Now it's an Esq that says Telecaster on the headstock :)

Hollandcaster · September 1st, 2011, 01:15 PM

Demo · September 1st, 2011, 04:43 PM

stratomite · September 1st, 2011, 05:08 PM

Homebrew

tpaul · September 1st, 2011, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thelowerlip

1996 Korean Squire I picked up for $100.

Stewmack Golden Age pickups

All new wiring

New knobs

Black pickgaurd

Graphtech saddles

Total damage $266

I never get tired of playing this (or posting it).

I love those mid-'90s Squiers from Korea. I have two of them, and they both have wide, flat, chunky necks that are really nice for fingerstyle blues. That one you posted looks like a beauty.

The only upgrade you didn't mention is tuners. The tuners on those are the cheapest imaginable, and I don't like the bridge pickups either. The neck pickup on the one I got in original condition is good for the type of music I play, and I didn't see any need to change the pickguard, saddles, knobs or wiring.

Thumposaurus · September 1st, 2011, 07:01 PM

Mostly black, mostly Tele

BopT · September 3rd, 2011, 12:22 AM

Here is my 68 with bigsby. Black Tele reminds me of Robbie Robertson from the Band album cover the original Tele jones for me.

timdash · September 3rd, 2011, 12:44 AM

My 3 Black Japanese Teles

ITSGOTQUACK · September 3rd, 2011, 01:11 AM

pblossom · September 3rd, 2011, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esquire59

Here's mine, a CS '63 Telecaster Custom Relic:

I want one of those real bad.

grabacr 31770 · September 3rd, 2011, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatthewK

I still get a buzz when I catch sight of this - 83 Squier Japan. After 2 years it's still my favourite.

BigD · September 3rd, 2011, 04:17 PM

I would love to have a black over sunburst and let it wear to show the sunburst. But like Old Cane said you would have to relic it or all you would expose in regular use is the black edges. Gilmour Strat likish.

Martin...

mellecaster · September 3rd, 2011, 08:22 PM

Well....You did ask.

westin · September 3rd, 2011, 11:06 PM

A quick pic of my 2010 Deluxe Blackout Telecaster. Just bought it Friday.

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surfoverb Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,228	heres the one Im working on...probably gonna go with a flat black guard, the one pictured is from my 52RI. Or maybe a mint green 1ply, or possibly a tort guard Its getting a rosewood neck, and a raw nickel covered Humbucker in the neck. The bridge PUP will be from my 52RI. __________________ _____________________________________________ confucius said: man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.

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supersam Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lansing, MI Age: 32 Posts: 415	50's style partscaster built with 4.0 lb Warmoth one piece body, and Musikraft Boat V maple neck. Custom Shop Nocaster pickups. Reranch Black Nitro on the body, and Tru-Oil on the neck.

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BopT Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 242	Here is my 68 with bigsby. Black Tele reminds me of Robbie Robertson from the Band album cover the original Tele jones for me. Attached Thumbnails __________________ B "Eleven. Exactly. One louder." (Sir Nigel Tufnel)

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timdash TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 45 Posts: 80	My 3 Black Japanese Teles Attached Thumbnails

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BigD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arkansas Age: 51 Posts: 1,532 18 Photos	I would love to have a black over sunburst and let it wear to show the sunburst. But like Old Cane said you would have to relic it or all you would expose in regular use is the black edges. Gilmour Strat likish. Martin...

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