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davetcan · November 11th, 2003, 08:09 PM

Hi everyone! name is Dave and I live in London, Ont. Canada. I now have 2 Tele's, a 6 month old Tokai MIJ '62 re-issue that I've put Harmonic Design pups in, and I just picked up an '85 MIJ esquire, double bound body, tobacco burst, rosewood neck. It's not playable right now as it's been neglected for 15yrs but it's in amazingly good shape. I just need a jack plug insert and nut, a collar for one of the machine heads, a good clean of the electronics, new strings and away I go. :)
I also have a '93 LP std. and a '90 Schecter Tradition Strat. Both are gathering dust since I put the HD's in the Tokai. Any info on the Japanese esquire would be appreciated, I can't find much on the net.

Dave

thrasher · November 11th, 2003, 08:51 PM

Hey Dave.
Ontario REPRESENT!

Tom A. · November 11th, 2003, 11:39 PM

Dave, no info on the esquire, but welcome to the
TDPRI. :D

Eppo Franken · November 12th, 2003, 08:25 AM

:P

Eppo

fenderfreak · November 12th, 2003, 08:41 AM

hi dave, im john ,, you have found the right place for any and all tele info,,,a giant wealth of fender product knowledge , and some damn nice people to,,,,,,,,,,, good luck with the sunburst later JB

genelovesjez · November 12th, 2003, 08:46 AM

Welcome, from a fellow Ontarian/Canadian. I'm also a big fan of MIJ/CIJ Fenders and Tokais. You've come to the right place! I'm sure someone here will have some info.

Eric Karonen · November 12th, 2003, 09:08 AM

Lots of Canucks coming on board. Welcome. The more the merrier! You'll love it here.

davetcan · November 13th, 2003, 04:27 PM

Glad to be here guys and nice of you to say hi! Good to see there are some Ontario folks here. I've stripped the guitar right down and am proceeding with a couple of mods, I really can't leave well enough alone :) The body was already routed for a neck pickup, which I guess was standard practice, so that's made my mod decisions a lot easier. I've ordered 2 '54 special Harmonic Design pickups which should give me a more vintage vibe than my Tokai. I'm also replacing the tuners with a new set of Gotoh Vintage kluson style. I'll post a couple of pics when I get around to taking them. I think I saw a "double bound" club happening so I guess I can join that too.

November 11th, 2003, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
davetcan Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 247	Just to say Hi! Hi everyone! name is Dave and I live in London, Ont. Canada. I now have 2 Tele's, a 6 month old Tokai MIJ '62 re-issue that I've put Harmonic Design pups in, and I just picked up an '85 MIJ esquire, double bound body, tobacco burst, rosewood neck. It's not playable right now as it's been neglected for 15yrs but it's in amazingly good shape. I just need a jack plug insert and nut, a collar for one of the machine heads, a good clean of the electronics, new strings and away I go. :) I also have a '93 LP std. and a '90 Schecter Tradition Strat. Both are gathering dust since I put the HD's in the Tokai. Any info on the Japanese esquire would be appreciated, I can't find much on the net. Dave

November 12th, 2003, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eppo Franken Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dordrecht, The Netherlands (Europe) Age: 45 Posts: 301	Hi to you..... :P Eppo

November 12th, 2003, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
fenderfreak Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: lancaster ca Posts: 321	say hey back hi dave, im john ,, you have found the right place for any and all tele info,,,a giant wealth of fender product knowledge , and some damn nice people to,,,,,,,,,,, good luck with the sunburst later JB __________________ yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me

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Eric Karonen RIP Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 61 Posts: 5,369	Make mine a double double Lots of Canucks coming on board. Welcome. The more the merrier! You'll love it here.

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November 11th, 2003, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
thrasher Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 585	Hey Dave. Ontario REPRESENT!

November 11th, 2003, 11:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tom A. Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Byram, Mississippi Age: 62 Posts: 429 9 Photos	Dave, no info on the esquire, but welcome to the TDPRI. :D

November 12th, 2003, 08:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
genelovesjez Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 46 Posts: 3,704	Welcome, from a fellow Ontarian/Canadian. I'm also a big fan of MIJ/CIJ Fenders and Tokais. You've come to the right place! I'm sure someone here will have some info.

November 13th, 2003, 04:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
davetcan Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 247	Glad to be here guys and nice of you to say hi! Good to see there are some Ontario folks here. I've stripped the guitar right down and am proceeding with a couple of mods, I really can't leave well enough alone :) The body was already routed for a neck pickup, which I guess was standard practice, so that's made my mod decisions a lot easier. I've ordered 2 '54 special Harmonic Design pickups which should give me a more vintage vibe than my Tokai. I'm also replacing the tuners with a new set of Gotoh Vintage kluson style. I'll post a couple of pics when I get around to taking them. I think I saw a "double bound" club happening so I guess I can join that too.

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