For the Esquire fans...

[Twinfan]

As mentioned in Ian Price's "Tele Love" thread, I've Esquire'd my Squier Classic Vibe Tele.  The new scratchplate arrived today, so here's the required pic ( or else it didn't happen, right?  ;) )

This thing sounds great!  I think the neck 'bucker I had in it was stifling the strings a bit - it screams now  :D

[Ian Price]

Good stuff Dave - I like the look of that. I'm getting to love Esquire's now!

[Twinfan]

So am I - never really saw the point of them before, but I 'get' the whole vibe now!

I'm still lusting after the black one in Sounds Great.....

[Ian Price]

So am I - never really saw the point of them before, but I 'get' the whole vibe now!

I'm still lusting after the black one in Sounds Great.....

I never got it until I tried one. Are you going to ask Sounds Great if they'll match the price I paid for mine? I think you should! It's for the new band isn't it?

[indysmith]

Damn you Twinfan! >,,<
You've just awakened in me the most overwhelming GAS for that EXACT guitar.
CLIPS!

[Fourth Feline]

Looking great Dave ! ( and ready just in time for all those righteous Billy Gibbons tones  ) .

I am going to do the same with a much loved, but unused 86 Squier Tele I have - "just because "...

If you did the whole 'Esquire' capacitors on the 3 way switch mods as well - could you please tell me what they need to be , before I have to go trawling the net ?

Brilliant guitar though, ; as much as your PRS collection is top notch gear, there is something about the sheer simplicity and POWER of an Esquire that makes it very special in my books.

This is going to be one hell of a Blues band ...   8)

[hunter]

So you also have this switching with different tone settings on the switch positions? How exactly does that one work?

[Twinfan]

Ha ha - thanks Derek!  You're right about the Billy Gibbons thing, that's what I was after  ;)

Derek/Hunter - the wiring I've gone with is:

Position 1 ('bridge') = Stock Telecaster wiring with both vol and tone controls active
Position 2 ('middle') = Just the volume pot active, brighter tone than above with tone on full
Position 3 ('neck') = As position 2, but with a capacitor to ground giving a 'c--ked wah' tone

I based my wiring on this, swapping the 0.05uf on the left for a 0.015uf....

[HTH AMPS]

I think the neck 'bucker I had in it was stifling the strings a bit - it screams now  :D

I found exactly the same thing with my Esquire'd 72 Tele Custom reissue - more resonance now (not that it was lacking in the first place, was always a lively guitar).

I'm 50/50 on whether to put a single coil neck pickup in it now.

[Fourth Feline]

Ha ha - thanks Derek!  You're right about the Billy Gibbons thing, that's what I was after  ;)

Derek/Hunter - the wiring I've gone with is:

Position 1 ('bridge') = Stock Telecaster wiring with both vol and tone controls active
Position 2 ('middle') = Just the volume pot active, brighter tone than above with tone on full
Position 3 ('neck') = As position 2, but with a capacitor to ground giving a 'c--ked wah' tone

I based my wiring on this, swapping the 0.05uf on the left for a 0.015uf....

Thanks for the info Dave .  :)

[Twinfan]

No problem!

[Philly Q]

Hmmm, the simplicity is tempting.... but not sure I want to lose my neck pickups.

I think the changed cap is a good idea - otherwise presumably the "neck" position would just sound like the "bridge" position with the tone on 0 ?

[Twinfan]

Damn you Twinfan! >,,<
You've just awakened in me the most overwhelming GAS for that EXACT guitar.
CLIPS!

;)  Apologies for the quick and dirtiness of the playing  :oops:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rX9v1cxNGQ

[Twinfan]

I think the changed cap is a good idea - otherwise presumably the "neck" position would just sound like the "bridge" position with the tone on 0 ?

Yep, exactly that Phil.  It's way too dark, the smaller cap gives a different sound.  The cleaner you play, the smaller the cap you need for it to sound good...

[dave_mc]

sweet. :) EDIT: nice clip :)