Just got a new 50's Esquire!

[FenderBender03]

Hey Everyone.... just got my hands on the new 50's Esquire yesterday! I find that i'll be very satisfied with it, after a few personal touches are added of course but right off the rack, still a very "vintage" feeling and playing guitar.

Mine is the classic black with a white guard, but i'll be modding it by adding my lonely Duncan Broadcaster lead pickup, and also adding a set of Fender's bigger and better brass bridge saddles that are found on early 50's Telecasters/Esquires (they just look better to me too).

After these two easy and subtle mods, i should have the classic and sweetie of an Esquire that i've been waiting years for

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Just got a new 50's Esquire!

Is it the new MIM Esquire?

 

[FenderBender03]

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yes.... pretty much just like the 50's MIM Telecaster, but in the Esquire configuration. Pretty sweet!!


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[the guy who invented fire]

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Those are killer guitars...I wish they had one with a more modern neck but still...nice. The brass saddle swill make a huge difference on your tone too...I put a set on my HW1 Telecaster and the difference is night and day!

 

[FenderBender03]

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Yeah.... I had a set of brass compensated saddles on a 50's RI tele that i used to have, and after hearing the difference, i promised myself that i'd never use anything else on a vintage telecaster!


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[Skarekrough]

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Those are killer guitars...I wish they had one with a more modern neck but still...nice.

....wouldn't that just make it a standard Telecaster with different wiring and a pickup missing?

 

[FenderBender03]

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It is basically a standard tele with different wiring and no neck pickup.... BUT, the way the lead pickup is wired, you get a hotter lead sound than on a telecaster. In the switches back position, the bridge pickup is wired straight to the output jack which creates a more "biting" tone than a regular telecaster which has the lead pickup wired through the tone pot, volume pot, switch, etc...

Much better lead sound though


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[Artie]

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I love the look of those Tele's, just for the sheer simplicity of them.

Enjoy.

 

[FenderBender03]

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Yeah.... i never was big on neck pickups anyway, except on a strat. With a Tele i'm all about the bridge, so an Esquire is the one for me!


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[the guy who invented fire]

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hey bro...I just noticed that the Esquire comes with brass saddles...why are you switching them?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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hey bro...I just noticed that the Esquire comes with brass saddles...why are you switching them?

nevermind...I just saw that they were compensated...I love them too!!!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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....wouldn't that just make it a standard Telecaster with different wiring and a pickup missing?

Well they are the same guitar, but a Standard Telecaster has the wrong bridge, tuners, etc...I like my Fenders to be pretty close to vintage except I prefer a slightly wider neck, I have to have fatter frets, and at least a 9.5 inch radius

 

[FenderBender03]

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They come with the thin and puny steel saddles that come on the 50's RI tele that make the whole bridge and all look cheap!


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[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Just got a new 50's Esquire!

They come with the thin and puny steel saddles that come on the 50's RI tele that make the whole bridge and all look cheap!


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I thought that they had brass saddles...that sucks, my HW1 Telecaster had steel saddles...the first 3 things I did was to put a set of compensated brass saddles on it, put an Electrosocket in it, and put strap locks on it...I hate Steel saddles on a Tele!

 

[FenderBender03]

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Yeah no sh*t, they just look cheap lol



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[Gearjoneser]

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Honestly, I'm really surprised that nobody on here has talked about Seymour's new signature guitar, the Custom Shop Esquire. I'm sure it cost an arm and a leg, tho.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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Honestly, I'm really surprised that nobody on here has talked about Seymour's new signature guitar, the Custom Shop Esquire. I'm sure it cost an arm and a leg, tho.

I really wanted to try one when I bought my HW1...I really wanted an Esquire but at the time there were only 2 to be had...the CS 59 relic, and the SWD Signature...the relic was too much money and the SWD was no where to be found so I got the HW1 with plans of making it an Esquire but I ordered a set of pickups from MJ and liked them too much to leave one out! :laugh2:

 

[Falstaff]

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Honestly, I'm really surprised that nobody on here has talked about Seymour's new signature guitar, the Custom Shop Esquire. I'm sure it cost an arm and a leg, tho.

Yeah, it's mucho expensive, but looks nice.

Esquires f'ing rule!

 

[FenderBender03]

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Both of those Esquires that y'all mentioned, the SD Signature and the '59 Relic are naturally Custom Shop models, so your talkin at least $2K for each of them But thats ok, hopefully the MIM Reissue i just got will still play and sound pretty vintage-like after i put on the brass saddles and slap in my old trusty Duncan Broadcaster P/U I"ll post again when i get it all set up and all that.


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