My new parts-o-esquire

Walter Broes · May 12th, 2006, 10:24 AM

I have a new esquire! It has a MIM "50's RI" white blonde body I received for my birthday from TDPRI'er Dhdfoster, (thanks again D.!!)
-Allparts "fat" neck
-staggered-pole alnicoV 8K pickup my tech made from scratch
- pickguardian firestripe tortoise 'guard
-Wilkinson bridge
-Gotoh staggered post tuners, so no string tree
-CTS pots, CRL switch, switchcraft jack, esquire wiring with .0047 cap on the fixed cap setting.

I'm very happy with it, loving the big Allparts neck with its 9 1/2 radius and big-ish frets, and it sounds and plays great. The overwound pickup makes for fat trebles, but it's not too fat so there's still some twang to the wound strings.

Click here for pic

Click here for pic with my MIJ 50's tele

Stiles · May 12th, 2006, 11:02 AM

Nice! I haven't seen tht pick guard before - very cool.

moonshiner · May 12th, 2006, 11:29 AM

Really nice looking guit-boxes...

Darrell · May 12th, 2006, 11:59 AM

I like 9.5 necks

I love fat frets

And that pup design is very similar to the spec of the Fender USA 62ri...which is my personal fav.

This guitar is perfect.

Although I would probably send it off to have a b-bender stuck in it one day.

Pete Galati · May 12th, 2006, 12:42 PM

Nice pickguard. I never heard of Gotoh staggered post tuners. What's going on with those? Are the B/E strings posts lower?

Pete

Raymond · May 12th, 2006, 12:48 PM

Nice!!!! I'm such a sucker for white Teles... Love the pickguard.

We should have a couples of "bollekes" to celebrate!

RelicStrat · May 12th, 2006, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Galati

Nice pickguard. I never heard of Gotoh staggered post tuners. What's going on with those? Are the B/E strings posts lower?

Pete

Staggered tuners ala Eric Johnson Stratocaster

Pete Galati · May 12th, 2006, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RelicStrat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Galati

Nice pickguard. I never heard of Gotoh staggered post tuners. What's going on with those? Are the B/E strings posts lower?

Pete

Staggered tuners ala Eric Johnson Stratocaster

Thanks. I kind of like that idea.

maggieo · May 12th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Gorgeous guitar!

May 12th, 2006, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Walter Broes Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Age: 38 Posts: 472	My new parts-o-esquire I have a new esquire! It has a MIM "50's RI" white blonde body I received for my birthday from TDPRI'er Dhdfoster, (thanks again D.!!) -Allparts "fat" neck -staggered-pole alnicoV 8K pickup my tech made from scratch - pickguardian firestripe tortoise 'guard -Wilkinson bridge -Gotoh staggered post tuners, so no string tree -CTS pots, CRL switch, switchcraft jack, esquire wiring with .0047 cap on the fixed cap setting. I'm very happy with it, loving the big Allparts neck with its 9 1/2 radius and big-ish frets, and it sounds and plays great. The overwound pickup makes for fat trebles, but it's not too fat so there's still some twang to the wound strings. Click here for pic Click here for pic with my MIJ 50's tele

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Stiles Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Austin Posts: 133 10 Photos	Nice! I haven't seen tht pick guard before - very cool. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/themeatpurveyors http://www.ransomtullis.com

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moonshiner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Milyucky, Whiskonsin Posts: 2,169	Really nice looking guit-boxes... __________________ "Everyone's got to be something... Me? I'm stupid... It's all I ever wanted to be... Shock me again!"

May 12th, 2006, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Darrell Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 48 Posts: 2,485	I like this I like 9.5 necks I love fat frets And that pup design is very similar to the spec of the Fender USA 62ri...which is my personal fav. This guitar is perfect. Although I would probably send it off to have a b-bender stuck in it one day. __________________ "Yeap, I like the American Standard Telecaster, I can even live with one a them PCB amps, and I even use one a them mul-tie-effects things too."

May 12th, 2006, 12:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Raymond Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 2,417 3 Photos	Nice!!!! I'm such a sucker for white Teles... Love the pickguard. We should have a couples of "bollekes" to celebrate! __________________ "That's a hard pill to swallow, buddy; when you find out what the blues is all about"

May 12th, 2006, 12:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	Nice pickguard. I never heard of Gotoh staggered post tuners. What's going on with those? Are the B/E strings posts lower? Pete

May 12th, 2006, 03:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
maggieo Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 255	Gorgeous guitar! __________________ Blog -- Music -- Photos