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Title: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: bamboofrog on January 19, 2012, 05:25:10 PM
Apologies if this has already been covered on numerous occasions.

I have been GASing for an esquire for some time, but couldn't justify parting with masses of cash, however a couple of days ago I scored a MIM tele off evilbay for a pretty good price with the intention of rewiring.

However the only thing I've ever rewired is a plug  :lol:- so any advice and diagrams would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 19, 2012, 07:23:39 PM
the Seymour Duncan website has every wiring diagram you could ever want, check 'em out dude.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: bamboofrog on January 19, 2012, 07:30:35 PM
Cheers, i'll check it out! :D
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Philly Q on January 19, 2012, 11:42:57 PM
Here you go:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=esquire (http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=esquire)


Twinfan here on the BKP forum has a nice Custom Shop Esquire.  There was quite a bit of discussion about different ways to wire an Esquire with different capacitor values etc.  Might be worth a search.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Andrew W on January 20, 2012, 07:38:50 AM
There are a few flavours of Esquire wiring. TDPRI has a lot of them, though their Esquire Wiring page seems to 404 now. Worth searching in their forums for Esquire wiring tips. For example: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-technical/297711-esquire-wiring-standard-vs-simple.html (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-technical/297711-esquire-wiring-standard-vs-simple.html). Good luck!
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: bamboofrog on January 20, 2012, 10:25:05 AM
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, the Tele should be arriving today and then the experimentation can begin.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Ratrod on January 20, 2012, 10:58:57 AM
I prefer the Eldred wiring scheme.

Though the 'neck' position on all Esquires is useless to me, I turned that into a mute.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Philly Q on January 20, 2012, 02:38:37 PM
I prefer the Eldred wiring scheme.

That's the name I couldn't remember!  Thanks.  :)
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: juansolo on January 20, 2012, 07:29:54 PM
Our very own Twinfan posted this one to a telecaster board. I used this one on the Telemaster (with different values):

(http://www.tdpri.com/gifs/esquire_jotka_simple.gif)
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: marauder on January 21, 2012, 09:15:33 PM
Twinfan's has a 0.033uf between switch and volume pot.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Afghan Dave on January 21, 2012, 09:20:44 PM
I love the C**ked wah sound with the right cap in the 1st position.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: juansolo on January 22, 2012, 08:25:27 AM
I love the C**ked wah sound with the right cap in the 1st position.

Sounds bloody brilliant.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Loomer on January 23, 2012, 12:56:31 PM
This looks really neat!

Seeing as I've fallen completely in love with the Piledriver, I might have to try this at some point.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Philly Q on January 23, 2012, 01:08:19 PM
Slightly off topic, but since it's an Esquire thread...

.... what would be a good pickup choice for an Equire?  I'm thinking something relatively hot, like a BG50?
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: juansolo on January 23, 2012, 01:56:16 PM
Slightly off topic, but since it's an Esquire thread...

.... what would be a good pickup choice for an Equire?  I'm thinking something relatively hot, like a BG50?

Powertron Plus ;)
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Philly Q on January 23, 2012, 02:25:40 PM
Slightly off topic, but since it's an Esquire thread...

.... what would be a good pickup choice for an Equire?  I'm thinking something relatively hot, like a BG50?

Powertron Plus ;)

I am actually putting together (or intending to put together.....) a '72 style Thinline with a pair of TV Classics.  :lol:

But this will be another one.  I'm thinking either standard Tele pickups with a 4-way.... or an Esquire.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: juansolo on January 23, 2012, 03:49:18 PM
The BG50 really is a peach of a pup.
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Afghan Dave on January 23, 2012, 05:43:26 PM

I am actually putting together (or intending to put together.....)

(http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/memes-good-girl.jpg)
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: Philly Q on January 23, 2012, 06:05:04 PM
Goddammit, I forgot you were following this thread!  :x


 :lol:




I WILL complete at least three Warmoth/Fender/MJT projects in the next few months, I swear.  I have almost all the parts ready to go (.....apart from scratchplates and some pickups....  :oops: )
Title: Re: Converting a Tele to Esquire - wiring help
Post by: bamboofrog on January 24, 2012, 09:30:00 AM
Thanks for the replies and wiring diagrams. Had a bit of a set back, a couple of the machine heads were badly damaged in transit and the bridge is a bit knackered, so i'm waiting on some replacement parts grrr.. patience is not one of my virtues :P