Too minimal?

Bones · January 28th, 2006, 04:58 PM

I was thinking of a no-guard esquire for my next project. It seemed like a good idea until i mocked one up in PSP
Maybe a solid color would work better?

jwells393 · January 28th, 2006, 05:34 PM

Looks pretty barren. I reccommend to go ahead with it .......... string it up and see how you like it. You can always add a pickguard later but once you drill the pickgauard holes you can't go back .............. of course you can always use a clear pickguard.

Bones · January 28th, 2006, 05:36 PM

I'm thinking it might be a better idea with binding or sunburst or both. Maybe a nice flame maple cap? It is pretty austere like this.

tonfarbe · January 28th, 2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bones

I'm thinking it might be a better idea with binding ...

Yep - that's the way to go.
I think this Tele would look killer in black with cream binding.

Maestro · January 28th, 2006, 05:39 PM

I like it but maybe a transparent collor?

crazyjosh · January 28th, 2006, 05:45 PM

[quote="tonfarbe"]

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Originally Posted by Bones

Yep - that's the way to go.
I think this Tele would look killer in black with cream binding.

Like the Jerry Donahue?

hankseiz · January 28th, 2006, 08:01 PM

...some kind of marquetry(sp?) design in the area under the strings between the bridge plate & the neck? I kind of like it as it is.....it could grow on me. Best, Hank

iluvblackfrancis · January 28th, 2006, 08:26 PM

Surf green with binding would make that look superb.

woof* · January 28th, 2006, 08:28 PM

im thinkin fiesta red with cream binding :D

mojocasterman · January 28th, 2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by iluvblackfrancis

Surf green with binding would make that look superb.

damn :D I am salivating over here!

Bones · January 28th, 2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mojocasterman

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Originally Posted by iluvblackfrancis

Surf green with binding would make that look superb.

damn :D I am salivating over here!

Yes, that's sounding pretty good. Gibbons has a bunch of custom Esquires with all kinds of abalone inlay and such. Way over the top in a minimalist kinda way, but the surf green with cream binding might be just the understated audacity that might work.

J-man · January 28th, 2006, 09:06 PM

White with black binding. :D

Roli · January 28th, 2006, 09:53 PM

Or forget binding and go for a pure racecar look, like:

1.Yellow with black stripes

2. White with blue stripes

3. Red with white stripes

txspreacher · January 28th, 2006, 10:20 PM

Bones.....how 'bout just like you have it mocked up, but with burgundy flames on the body and headstock?

Scott S · January 29th, 2006, 12:49 AM

Bones, the only thing I don't like is that the neck and body are the same exact color. Maybe if the body were more of a butterscotch color, for some contrast? ;)

trag-o-caster · January 29th, 2006, 12:59 AM

Leave it as is!

I LOVE it!

cowboytwang · January 29th, 2006, 01:38 AM

I would take it even further and leave of the fretboad markers and peghead decal.

Show the world how simple and beautiful an Exquire is.
All the other stuff is just ornamentation.

bebopalula · January 29th, 2006, 02:16 AM

i've liked this pickguard(with the pin-up)
for a while now...

Pickguard from "Joe's Cool Shop"

maybe a black guard with a similar pin-up in B&W.

still leaves a lot of the body exposed,
and no neck pup,of course.

Rich Rice · January 29th, 2006, 05:04 AM

but with a pretty top, and some binding...

mojocasterman · January 29th, 2006, 10:21 AM

simply gorgeous!

Telenator · January 29th, 2006, 10:27 AM

You need to ditch the hotdog plate and go with a rear routed body. It's the hotdog plate that's throwing off the look. The coolest thing about humble guitars is that, when you gig with them the audience seems to have lower expectations because after all, "the poor guy can barely afford a guitar." LOL, it sort of sets a baseline in the room that you can really take advantage of!

stantheman · January 29th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Yowsa !!!! With a highly figured Ash Body that would be
one super sick Esquire. And...if You could get a highly figured Neck to match it.... :D
Thanks btw for a tremendous idea - I know now exactly
what My Esquire (when I can afford one) is gonna look
like

Wild Rice Chris · January 29th, 2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bones

I'm thinking it might be a better idea with binding or sunburst or both. Maybe a nice flame maple cap? It is pretty austere like this.

That's what I did. Binding and maple. The rear-route helps the look. I used Tiger-wood knobs, this pic was taken before the knobs/pots arrived.

Tim Bowen · January 30th, 2006, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bones

I was thinking of a no-guard esquire for my next project. It seemed like a good idea until i mocked one up in PSP
Maybe a solid color would work better?

Looks exactly like what a guitar is - a tool. Like a hammer or screwdriver. I like it.

sabby · January 30th, 2006, 02:30 AM

I like it, too. Or -- what the hell -- do you know of a local artist whose work you like? Let them go nuts on it and have something unique in a different way. (Might I suggest something that looks nothing like Clapton's abominations.) 8)

jwells393 · January 30th, 2006, 10:54 AM

As cowboytwang suggested above......... no fretboard markers and a plain headstock. Rear rout the control cavity so you have no control plate. Use a hardtail Strat bridge and mount the pickup to the body.

January 28th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bones Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,921 1 Photos	Too minimal? I was thinking of a no-guard esquire for my next project. It seemed like a good idea until i mocked one up in PSP Maybe a solid color would work better?

January 28th, 2006, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,253 101 Photos	Looks pretty barren. I reccommend to go ahead with it .......... string it up and see how you like it. You can always add a pickguard later but once you drill the pickgauard holes you can't go back .............. of course you can always use a clear pickguard. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

January 28th, 2006, 05:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Maestro Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The United Lowlands Of Holland Posts: 755	I like it but maybe a transparent collor? __________________ A clean conscience is usually the result of a bad memory.

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hankseiz Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 162	Inlay maybe? ...some kind of marquetry(sp?) design in the area under the strings between the bridge plate & the neck? I kind of like it as it is.....it could grow on me. Best, Hank

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iluvblackfrancis Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: california Posts: 208	Surf green with binding would make that look superb. __________________ Take my hand, I'm shaking like milk.

January 28th, 2006, 05:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bones Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,921 1 Photos	I'm thinking it might be a better idea with binding or sunburst or both. Maybe a nice flame maple cap? It is pretty austere like this.

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woof* Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: DFW Posts: 238	im thinkin fiesta red with cream binding :D __________________ "when you got a pig that smart...you dont eat 'em all at once"

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J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 20 Posts: 6,288 9 Photos	White with black binding. :D __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

January 28th, 2006, 09:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	Or forget binding and go for a pure racecar look, like: 1.Yellow with black stripes 2. White with blue stripes 3. Red with white stripes

January 28th, 2006, 10:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
txspreacher Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: TEXAS Age: 41 Posts: 2,070	Bones.....how 'bout just like you have it mocked up, but with burgundy flames on the body and headstock? __________________ It ain't the years, it's the miles.... - Greg

January 29th, 2006, 12:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
Scott S Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SW CR IA US NA PE Age: 28 Posts: 1,732	Bones, the only thing I don't like is that the neck and body are the same exact color. Maybe if the body were more of a butterscotch color, for some contrast? ;)

January 29th, 2006, 12:59 AM	#16 (permalink)
trag-o-caster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Flushing, Michigan Posts: 4,579	Leave it as is! I LOVE it! __________________ Timothy Jon Lamb

January 29th, 2006, 01:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
cowboytwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: mojave desert Posts: 1,583 14 Photos	I would take it even further and leave of the fretboad markers and peghead decal. Show the world how simple and beautiful an Exquire is. All the other stuff is just ornamentation. __________________ Alvin http://www.myspace.com/alvinblaine http://www.oldbluesound.com/about.htm _________________________ Originality is just undetected Plagiarism!

January 29th, 2006, 02:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
bebopalula Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 324 48 Photos	just to throw stuff out there.... i've liked this pickguard(with the pin-up) for a while now... Pickguard from "Joe's Cool Shop" maybe a black guard with a similar pin-up in B&W. still leaves a lot of the body exposed, and no neck pup,of course.

January 29th, 2006, 05:04 AM	#19 (permalink)
Rich Rice Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a dream world.. Just ask my wife. Age: 53 Posts: 2,598 11 Photos	I like the minimalist approach, but with a pretty top, and some binding... __________________ Please visit my website! If you are driven to play, you will find a way.

January 29th, 2006, 10:21 AM	#20 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	simply gorgeous! __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

January 29th, 2006, 10:27 AM	#21 (permalink)
Telenator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,674	You need to ditch the hotdog plate and go with a rear routed body. It's the hotdog plate that's throwing off the look. The coolest thing about humble guitars is that, when you gig with them the audience seems to have lower expectations because after all, "the poor guy can barely afford a guitar." LOL, it sort of sets a baseline in the room that you can really take advantage of! __________________ Dogs have the right idea!

January 29th, 2006, 10:31 AM	#22 (permalink)
stantheman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 5,021	Yowsa !!!! With a highly figured Ash Body that would be one super sick Esquire. And...if You could get a highly figured Neck to match it.... :D Thanks btw for a tremendous idea - I know now exactly what My Esquire (when I can afford one) is gonna look like __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

January 30th, 2006, 02:30 AM	#25 (permalink)
sabby Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Youngstown, Ohio Posts: 263	I like it, too. Or -- what the hell -- do you know of a local artist whose work you like? Let them go nuts on it and have something unique in a different way. (Might I suggest something that looks nothing like Clapton's abominations.) 8)

January 30th, 2006, 10:54 AM	#26 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,253 101 Photos	Minimal To The Max .................. As cowboytwang suggested above......... no fretboard markers and a plain headstock. Rear rout the control cavity so you have no control plate. Use a hardtail Strat bridge and mount the pickup to the body. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.