Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: hunter on October 08, 2011, 03:02:43 PM

Title: Esquire look with 3 PUs
Post by: hunter on October 08, 2011, 03:02:43 PM

Genius!

Love the idea, wonder how the middle and neck sound.

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gtrbuyer/2006/May%202006/2213.jpg)

Title: Re: Esquire look with 3 PUs
Post by: Philly Q on October 08, 2011, 05:40:20 PM

The Fender Marauder principle!

I wonder if the pickups have to be super-hot, or is it more complex than that?

They did something similar on some of the Telemaster models, now that I think about it.



(http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lanakqFLPZ1qztydso1_500.png)

(http://www.guitarsale.com/Images/UploadedPictures/image/Stealth%20Esquire/marauder%201.jpg)

Title: Re: Esquire look with 3 PUs
Post by: Ratrod on October 08, 2011, 06:00:00 PM

The pickups don't have to be super hot but the magnets need to be strong and have a big field.

I have experimented with ghost pickups but I was never quite pleased with the result.

Title: Re: Esquire look with 3 PUs
Post by: Andrew W on October 08, 2011, 07:08:58 PM

The original Telemasters that came out of the Fender Custom Shop took this approach too. At the time I thought it was quite a neat idea.

Title: Re: Esquire look with 3 PUs
Post by: Telerocker on October 09, 2011, 12:23:14 PM

It's indeed a nice idea.

Title: Re: Esquire look with 3 PUs
Post by: hunter on October 09, 2011, 03:22:43 PM

Quote from: Ratrod on October 08, 2011, 06:00:00 PM

The pickups don't have to be super hot but the magnets need to be strong and have a big field.

I have experimented with ghost pickups but I was never quite pleased with the result.

hmyeah maybe something else should be changed so the middle/neck PUs aren't too far away from the strings. I would also imagine that the scratch plate might take some transparency away, too.