Esquire!

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[Stoj]

That is a killer, Esquires are one of my all time favourite guitars, such a simple design but they scream :dude: :salude

 

[Xpensive Wino]

That is a killer, Esquires are one of my all time favourite guitars, such a simple design but they scream :dude:

Not mine, but I am contemplating a purchase....:hmm

 

[Three13]

I'm a fan - my '59 maple neck top loader is a riot!

 

[Bluestar]

:yah

 

[Pickdropper]

A good Esquire is difficult to beat. A friend of mine has a pre-CBS Esquire that I like to visit with regularly.

 

[yeti]

Once you swap the guard and add a PU in the neck position it's a pretty good guitar:biggrin:

 

[Tom Wittrock]

I love Esquires!!

My 54:

My 62:

 

[J.D.]

1-pickup Esquires and LP Jrs are hard to beat tone wise :jim

 

[CDaughtry]

Here's my 53 blackguard....:jim

And my 61.....:jim

 

[Xpensive Wino]

And, of course, you're an "Esquire" yourself, aren't you, CD? :hmm

 

[mistersnappy]

I don't own one but I like the idea of having the pickup completely hidden.

 

[houndog31]

Here's my 53 blackguard....:jim

That is a whole lotta awesome right there.

 

[sikoniko]

Thanks for explaining the wiring! I don't understand though, is the bass tone just like a regular Tele bassy tone in that position or is it trying to emulate it anyways?

 

[DanMan]

Thanks for explaining the wiring! I don't understand though, is the bass tone just like a regular Tele bassy tone in that position or is it trying to emulate it anyways?

Similar yes. Not a usuable tone for me. I replace that position with a "cocked wah" on my esquires.

 

[roadrunner]

Real men play Esquires. And "Les"'squire's (the Junior) too!

Love one pickup guitars, gigged for a long time with an Esquire. Once you get a good one, the one I played mostly was a '51 and it screamed like a banshee, it's hard to go back to something tamer.

 

[chuckNC]

Similar yes. Not a usuable tone for me. I replace that position with a "cocked wah" on my esquires.

Interesting idea. What exactly do you wire up to get that sound?

 

[DanMan]

Interesting idea. What exactly do you wire up to get that sound?

The wiring diagram is easy to find online. Don't know how to post images or I would.
It's not something I use a lot but it is an interesting sound. Like using a wah pedal in its foward postion, hence the name cocked wah.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Is this it?

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[DanMan]

Yep