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- '53 Tapped Tele Lead model does two levels of the vintage Tele/Esquire sound.
- BG-1400 is powerful, twangy and noise-cancelling
- Pearly Gates For Telecaster sounds even more Gibbons-esque than the BG-1400. Very LP up until the twelfth fret. It runs out of sustain a bit in the high positions due to the screwed-on neck joint.
I dare say that the UK pickup builders on this board could supply something in similar vein.I'm personally not keen on the Eldred mod so my Esquire (shown in avatar) uses a four way blade switch to select options of a tapped Wapping Wharf pickup.
For a Tele I'd love to be able to replace the blade switch with a Jag-style thumbwheel to act as a pickup blend control. So far I've not found a way to do that and don't like the look of three standard controls on the plate a la Brent Mason. Leo created a great guitar but that control plate is a PITA.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If it was me I'd try to think up something for it to do just so it wasn't redundant - ocd style lol
It's something I might have to decide as I've always really fancied an Esquire.
Me too, but after coming to the conclusion that it's in the way, and that I can't be bothered with any preset sounds - the volume and tone controls can do all the ones I want, with less hassle - I decided I just preferred it gone.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The reason I still didn't like them is because I preferred the sound of a normal tone pot and it's not as easy to set it to 9 as it is to 10
1. Will stick a normal (rather than a no-load) tone pot. Since part of the appeal of an Esquire is its basic simplicity it feels right not to go for the no-load pot. Pots will be swapped out for CTS items though.
2. In the spirit of keeping things basic, the scratchplate will be a five-hole single-ply affair.
3. The bridge. Originally the intention was to keep the stock six-saddle bridge. Then I decided (for cosmetic reasons) it was definitely going to be vintage-style three barrel. Then I read a few horror stories of bridge upgrades not going as well as hoped, so it was back to keeping it stock. Then I decided that the stock saddles look somewhat cheap’n’nasty so my current thinking is to keep the original plate but to fit (six) better quality saddles. No doubt I will change my mind again tomorrow.
Are all projects like this? This is my first one, and what I am finding exciting and frustrating in equal measure is the hunt and the struggle to pin down what it is I really want, and then to finalise the detail.
4. My original idea was to buy a second-hand guitar as my starting point, but Mrs9000 (who is surprisingly okay with me spending money on guitar-y items) reckons I should buy new. Since I’ll be ditching the stock pickups and electrickery (and possibly the bridge) it doesn’t feel that important. However I guess it does mean I’ll know the frets won’t be worn, the tuners should be good, and I can choose what colour I like.
why not do a full partscaster Tele parts are generally pretty cheap, plus you get probably a better body than a Mexican 5 piece sandwich body. The nice thing is you can finish it to your taste you will get a whole lot more satisfaction from a partscaster and it’s pretty easy to do.
I’m comfortable with the MIM Std neck and range of colours so the simplest solution would seem to be to butcher a used Tele. Plus, if it all goes wrong it wouldn’t be a big deal to put things back to how they were.
I've now happily soldered, refinished, modified or setup all the guitars I've had since.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-style-Bridge-for-Telecaster-TV-Jones-Pickuprouting-Chrome-plated/142632182843?hash=item21358a643b:g:XHoAAOSwcLxYLaPq
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
Re the (longer) Fender bridge leaving indentations in the finish - I assume this is something that only happens sometimes, and even then it may not always be particularly noticeable? Or can it sometimes be quite bad?
http://www.luminlay.com/shopen_knobs.html
Like the RR plate, really well made.