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Just finished my parts Esquire thought id share
- Thread starter straightblues
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Here is the specs for my pine body Esquire:
Guitar Mill one piece 3 1/2 pound pine body 1 1/2" thick.
Glendale notched bridge
Glendale saddles brass and hardened steel
Don Mare - 6 k joel foy '51 wrap. These pickups KILL.
CTS Pots
Orange Drop caps
(currently has my old Ibanez neck. New Allparts Fat neck comming.)
Pickguardian made Pickguard using Tor-Tis.
The paint is clear nitro with an orange tint. It only has about 6 thin coats. I did it all in one afternoon. No grain filler. The grain and holes in the grain still show through. The images were stamped on using a rubber stamp and black ink.
Guitar Mill one piece 3 1/2 pound pine body 1 1/2" thick.
Glendale notched bridge
Glendale saddles brass and hardened steel
Don Mare - 6 k joel foy '51 wrap. These pickups KILL.
CTS Pots
Orange Drop caps
(currently has my old Ibanez neck. New Allparts Fat neck comming.)
Pickguardian made Pickguard using Tor-Tis.
The paint is clear nitro with an orange tint. It only has about 6 thin coats. I did it all in one afternoon. No grain filler. The grain and holes in the grain still show through. The images were stamped on using a rubber stamp and black ink.
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princeofdarkness56
New member
Very nice. I am impressed. How does it sound ???
I will have to find a way to get it recorded. It sounds very very good. It is simply amazing in fact. Don Mare is making the finest tele pickups I have ever heard. This guitar truely sounds like a great 50's tele/esquire. The sound is well beyond what I could have hoped for. The pickup is only 6K. It can do traditional country all the way to Led Zepplin. It has only been together since Saturday. The sound of this thing simply has blown me away. In fact, the finish is way out there for a guitar that sounds this vintage. I am sure people will be shocked by it.
tres cool! your gonna love that Allparts neck, I have not touched another electric since I got my black strat going again. that pine body in cool too, whats that doing to the tone?
I am using 47 cap and a 3k resistor. If you need some detailed wiring diagrams I can get them to you just PM me.
The pine body is suppose to give it a little bit rounder sound. It still has the snap of ash but the note kind of roll off nicer than ash.
I can see why they went away from pine though. It is way too soft. My guitar is a couple of days old and I already have several dents. It is going to be a relic in no time at all.
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pirateflynn
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That's cool ......enjoy it!
That is outstanding! Congratulations on pulling off a great original idea.
Hey I love cajun and zydeco. I even own a washboard. /emoticons/default_tongue.png
Let the good times roll!!!
