Members turnstylepoet Posted March 22, 2013 Members Share Posted March 22, 2013 I very rarely use the neck position of my Tele and I've been increasingly interested in seeing how my Tele would sound wired up as Esquire. Have any of you converted your tele into and Esquire? If so, did you go with the traditional Esquire wiring or did you opt for an Eldred type wiring scheme? What would you recommend? I don't know that I would use the dark setting in the traditional Esquire wiring scheme and would likely use a cocked wah type tone far more. Are there any other wiring schemes you'd recommend?I know there are at least a couple Esquire afficionados among us, what say you? I will be using my existing Rio Grande, Muy Grande bridge pickup. Also, Tele is black and I just bought a 3ply black-white-black Esquire pickguard. It is going to look great, especially with my new black and white stick ball strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members travisbrowning Posted March 22, 2013 Members Share Posted March 22, 2013 I've done it before. It was pretty awesome. I think I used a wiring digram that Erksin gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted March 22, 2013 Members Share Posted March 22, 2013 In.I sanded down the body of my AV '52 tele ri and nitro'd it black. Ordered an esquier guard, sold the un-telecastery seymour duncans that came with the guitar, and got a Fender CS Broadcaster bridge pu. This summer I'm doing a last couple thin layers and a bunch of clear coats, and then it's wiring/assembling time:)Anyway, post some pics if you can. I'll show mine if you'll show yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 22, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2013 travisbrowning wrote: I've done it before. It was pretty awesome. I think I used a wiring digram that Erksin gave me. Travis, do you happen to still have the wiring diagram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 23, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2013 Christian, i was hoping you would stop by. How is yours wired up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 23, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2013 Faldoe, I am on my phone so forgive the brief response... Converting a tele to a bridge pickup only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 24, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2013 I think I'll try the standard writing for now and then try the Eldred wiring if it doesn't work for me. The idea of using the stock third position with a nasty octave fuzz is too tempting to pass up. I'll post pics of the wiring and finished guitar next week. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted March 24, 2013 Members Share Posted March 24, 2013 A Vexter FF is still a beautiful thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueboxer Posted March 25, 2013 Members Share Posted March 25, 2013 I've played a custom shop esquire before and the neck position sounded fantastic. Go for it dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted March 25, 2013 Members Share Posted March 25, 2013 I made this one out of parts I had lying around a couple years ago. I had this idea to build something Fender could have built, but didn't - and then later on they came out with the Pawn Shop series which are guitars they shouldn't have built. Anyway, it's a 72 neck with a 73 body. I had to make the pickguard and the knobs are repro. The pickup is an old Fender Wide Range from the 70s. IIRC I pulled it out of a Starcaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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