REAL men step up! No tele, just esquire... - Page 2

boris bubbanov · December 3rd, 2007, 03:37 PM

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1= Bridge/Vol/Tone
2= Bridge/Vol (no tone)
3= Bridge (Straight Home!)

Now we talkin'

Bubbanov

tommyc · December 3rd, 2007, 03:48 PM

Two Esquires, two Teles, 67 Gretsch Country Gent, Danelectro 6-string bass, etc.

GEISHA · December 3rd, 2007, 04:16 PM

1 Esquire
1 Telecaster

Esquire is my #1.
Blender wiring.

e-merlin · December 3rd, 2007, 08:25 PM

Well, it's not my only guitar, but it's the only one I've played since I got it. My #1 Tele has divots up to about the 6th fret and I don't have enough for a new neck, so it don't get much love...

Ed Bickert · December 3rd, 2007, 09:00 PM

So not one "real men" here? Lots of love for the Eqsuires, but nobody wants to be tied down to one pickup for their only guitar? Real men use more than one pickup.

Pickups aren't women...POLYGAMY IS LEGAL! ;)

toadman · December 3rd, 2007, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtwang

What guitar or guitars you own doesn't matter...what you use at gigs does.

I use:

Esquire-cable-tweed Bandmaster

And I play 4 set gigs (read 4 hours) with that setup all the time.
Esquires rule!!!!
Tele bridge pickups rule!!!!

4 SETS?!?! man....you take too many breaks!! nyuk nyuk

toadman · December 3rd, 2007, 09:23 PM

man....all this talk about esquires has got me jonesing for one! i'm gonna start shopping for one under $300 bucks!

simonc · December 3rd, 2007, 10:55 PM

errr.... I only use the bridge pickup(well....mostly, sometimes the odd foray into neck town), but cant stand to emasculate my tele into some keith urbaesque freakshow...(ie a tele with 2 GAPING holes where some pickups used to be...for goodness sake man FIT AN ESQUIRE PICKGUARD!!!)...ahem ok...as you were gentlemen.

rhomco · December 4th, 2007, 05:08 PM

gives a wide open palet for those of you whom asked.

BlackieStratMan · December 4th, 2007, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0le FUZZY

...Watts a "real men" ?

0le FUZZY

that is what i was thinking. i use 12 guage strings does that count?

chucksmi · December 4th, 2007, 06:39 PM

This is my old warhorse. Used it exclusively on many a gig.

An Esquire through a great amp that's really cookin' is one of life's great pleasures.

keiths · December 4th, 2007, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TG

I once took just an Esquire to a gig and by the end of it I was in tears with messy hair, running makeup and a twisted ankle.

That is hilarious!

happy_dude2341 · December 4th, 2007, 08:02 PM

no tele but i have got a strat so that must mean that I'm super manly.

yep god was just testing when he made you guys but he finally got it right the second time.

Spudrok · December 5th, 2007, 12:14 AM

Sorry Tele friends, I just can't fall in love with my MIM Esquire. It plays very well, no issues at all there, but I can't make that one Tele pickup versatile.

I have 19 electric guitars and a standout tonewise recently is my '04 Melody Maker - single P-90, vol & tone. I can do anything with that Melody Maker. It is unbelievably versatile.

Since I love Teles, I figured that an Esquire would give me that amazing versatility that the Melody Maker does, only Tele style.

Not even close. For single pickup guitars the Melody Maker steals the show!

Sorry Tele guys, I love Teles too, but my Esquire leaves a lot to be desired and has little chance of ever becoming my main guitar.

Capel · December 5th, 2007, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shades

Hopefully my Esquire build will be done in a few weeks, just waiting on the Pearly Gates pickup and bakelite pick guard to come in.

Which Pearly Gates pickup, if you don't mind me asking??

rileymaher · December 5th, 2007, 04:21 AM

Tele295 · December 5th, 2007, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtwang

What guitar or guitars you own doesn't matter...what you use at gigs does.

Amen to that, brother!

Tweed Bandmasters and Esquires are fun!

shades · December 5th, 2007, 03:18 PM

I'll be using a Seymour Duncan BG-1400 Lead Stack aka. Pearly Gates Esquire p'up. If only it would get here...sigh.

Tim73 · December 5th, 2007, 03:28 PM

I don't know about real men but out of my guitars it'll be my old favourite this Sunday for my first gig since my last band suddenly split in July. I don't know what it is but I can always go back to the Esquire....

TG · December 5th, 2007, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spudrok

I have 19 electric guitars and a standout tonewise recently is my '04 Melody Maker - single P-90, vol & tone. I can do anything with that Melody Maker. It is unbelievably versatile.

I had an Epiphone LP Junior recently and I found the same thing (after I upgraded the awful stock pickup). But I can't use a P90 guitar at our gigs due to the hum and I couldn't find a decent noiseless p90 so I sold it.

My Esquire has a Dimarzio Virtual Vintage tele noiseless pickup in it and it's excellent...but I still can't get the same versatility as the Junior since the tone control just turns the Esquire to mud. That didn't happen on the Junior.
But I might try a different value tone pot (500k or 1meg, not sure yet) and see if that helps.

Brewboy · December 5th, 2007, 05:21 PM

My only tele style guitar is a Esquire and I love it. I have a couple of strats, but I've been playing the Esquire the most lately.

December 3rd, 2007, 04:16 PM	#43 (permalink)
GEISHA Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Zaanstad, Netherlands Age: 56 Posts: 175	1 Esquire 1 Telecaster Esquire is my #1. Blender wiring. __________________ In the beginning Leo Fender created the Precision Bass. And Leo said, “Let there be frets.” And the bass players saw that frets were good. And the out-of-tune notes were separated from the in-tune notes. And the world was transformed.

December 3rd, 2007, 09:00 PM	#45 (permalink)
Ed Bickert Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 39 Posts: 946	So not one "real men" here? Lots of love for the Eqsuires, but nobody wants to be tied down to one pickup for their only guitar? Real men use more than one pickup. Pickups aren't women...POLYGAMY IS LEGAL! ;) __________________ Sorry, not the real Ed Bickert. Just a fan.

December 3rd, 2007, 09:23 PM	#47 (permalink)
toadman Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: andoverandoverandover,ct Age: 45 Posts: 865	man....all this talk about esquires has got me jonesing for one! i'm gonna start shopping for one under $300 bucks! __________________ toadman the plank spanker www.slugnickel.com www.zydecohogs.com "The ultimate result of protecting man from folly is to fill the world with fools" Herbert Spencer

December 3rd, 2007, 10:55 PM	#48 (permalink)
simonc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 29 Posts: 1,427 4 Photos	errr.... I only use the bridge pickup(well....mostly, sometimes the odd foray into neck town), but cant stand to emasculate my tele into some keith urbaesque freakshow...(ie a tele with 2 GAPING holes where some pickups used to be...for goodness sake man FIT AN ESQUIRE PICKGUARD!!!)...ahem ok...as you were gentlemen. __________________ Never, EVER, stop in the middle of a hoe-down" -Homer Simpson

December 4th, 2007, 05:08 PM	#49 (permalink)
rhomco Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Crowley, Texas Posts: 678	Here is a good wiring diagram (Certified Mud Free) gives a wide open palet for those of you whom asked. __________________ If I won the Lotto.... I'd just build guitars and sell them till the money ran out Last edited by rhomco : December 5th, 2007 at 08:09 AM.

December 3rd, 2007, 03:37 PM	#41 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 6,397	[quote=rhomco;1016520] 1= Bridge/Vol/Tone 2= Bridge/Vol (no tone) 3= Bridge (Straight Home!) Now we talkin' Bubbanov

December 3rd, 2007, 03:48 PM	#42 (permalink)
tommyc Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hendersonville TN Age: 38 Posts: 105	Two Esquires, two Teles, 67 Gretsch Country Gent, Danelectro 6-string bass, etc.

December 4th, 2007, 06:39 PM	#51 (permalink)
chucksmi TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York Age: 50 Posts: 32	Old Warhorse This is my old warhorse. Used it exclusively on many a gig. An Esquire through a great amp that's really cookin' is one of life's great pleasures. __________________ Voodoo Telenomics

December 4th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#53 (permalink)
happy_dude2341 Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: vancouver Wa Age: 22 Posts: 122	no tele but i have got a strat so that must mean that I'm super manly. yep god was just testing when he made you guys but he finally got it right the second time.

December 5th, 2007, 12:14 AM	#54 (permalink)
Spudrok TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mid-TN Posts: 90	Sorry Tele friends, I just can't fall in love with my MIM Esquire. It plays very well, no issues at all there, but I can't make that one Tele pickup versatile. I have 19 electric guitars and a standout tonewise recently is my '04 Melody Maker - single P-90, vol & tone. I can do anything with that Melody Maker. It is unbelievably versatile. Since I love Teles, I figured that an Esquire would give me that amazing versatility that the Melody Maker does, only Tele style. Not even close. For single pickup guitars the Melody Maker steals the show! Sorry Tele guys, I love Teles too, but my Esquire leaves a lot to be desired and has little chance of ever becoming my main guitar.

December 5th, 2007, 04:21 AM	#56 (permalink)
rileymaher TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Age: 17 Posts: 48

December 5th, 2007, 03:18 PM	#58 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,062 8 Photos	I'll be using a Seymour Duncan BG-1400 Lead Stack aka. Pearly Gates Esquire p'up. If only it would get here...sigh. __________________ confessin' the blues...

December 5th, 2007, 03:28 PM	#59 (permalink)
Tim73 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berkshire, England Age: 35 Posts: 875 21 Photos	I don't know about real men but out of my guitars it'll be my old favourite this Sunday for my first gig since my last band suddenly split in July. I don't know what it is but I can always go back to the Esquire.... __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now...

December 5th, 2007, 05:21 PM	#61 (permalink)
Brewboy Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Wobegon, MN Age: 42 Posts: 462 8 Photos	My only tele style guitar is a Esquire and I love it. I have a couple of strats, but I've been playing the Esquire the most lately. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/canneryrowband http://thebrewersdiary.blogspot.com/