Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

[Bluz56]

New on forum and wanted to ask the experts about putting a Little '59 bridge in an Esquire. Anyone have any experience with this combo? Also, would it be possible to wire it up using a 4 way switch, cocked wah controller with 250 pots, and still use the Esquire sound positions with the fourth being a straight 'bucker?

[TNTales]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

I don't know much about the switching but I do have a Little 59 in a tele. It has a nice fat sound that's good for hard rock/blues type music. Splits well too. Here's a 3-way Esquire/HB diagram that might help a little bit. You could wire it up with a 4 way switch but I don't know about the other options you would want.

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

I don't know how different a Strat based lil 59 sounds, but I had a similar experience to TNTales above with a Srat.

[DreX]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

New on forum and wanted to ask the experts about putting a Little '59 bridge in an Esquire. Anyone have any experience with this combo? Also, would it be possible to wire it up using a 4 way switch, cocked wah controller with 250 pots, and still use the Esquire sound positions with the fourth being a straight 'bucker?

You say you want the fourth position to be straight humbucker, would that mean you want to bypass the volume as well?

[Bluz56]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

Not sure what wiring would work best. Was thinking about one position being the typical esquire volume/ no tone, volume/tone, cocked way and humbucker.


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[DreX]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

It would be full power humbucker by default in all positions, unless you were to do split or parallel wiring instead.


If it were up to me, I'd just keep the stock wiring as it is, and put in a push/pot in either the tone or volume spot, and make it so that when you pull up on the knob the the humbucker goes into parallel mode, which is like a single coil-ish sound that still noise cancels. You could pretty much have your cake an eat it too. You simply put this bit or wiring in between the pickup and the selector switch:

[vinta9e]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

Want typical Esquire, forget about humbuckers.

[beaubrummels]

Re: Little '59 Bridge Pup in Esquire

Want typical Esquire, forget about humbuckers.

What about Stag Mag instead?

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/high-output/sh3_stag_mag/