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Post subject: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:15 pm
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Some time ago I posted about the Affinity BSB Telecaster that I purchased and modded.

Since then, I bought an AVRI 1952 Telecaster which is a real beauty and my new #1. But I didn't really need two Telecasters. So, I decided to convert the Squier to an Esquire. The decision was made even easier due to the fact that although the GFS Neovin Noiseless Vintage bridge pickup sounded great, the low "E" on the neck pickup always sounded muddy, no matter where I set the pickup height or angle. I pulled the neck pickup out, installed a BWB pickguard from GFS and wired the switch and tone pot to match the 50's Esquire:

http://support.fender.com/service_diagr ... A_SISD.pdf

The only change I made was that I used 0.022 mfd caps vice the 0.05 mfd caps called for in the schematic. The bridge pickup sounds really great. In the number 3 position, the highs are rolled off for a full, smooth tone. There is a slight volume loss, but not significant. In the number 2 position, I set the tone control with the line pointing toward the bottom control plate screw. This cuts the sharp brightness of the pickup while still having a nice high-end response. In position number 1, the pickup bypasses the tone control and gives that full blast bridge pickup bite.

So, without further ado, here is my Squier Esquire:

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:42 pm
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Looks great!! Love them Esquires... or should I say Esquier :) Did you have to add any holes to get the GFS pickguard to fit?


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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:00 pm
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bonefamily wrote:
Looks great!! Love them Esquires... or should I say Esquier :) Did you have to add any holes to get the GFS pickguard to fit?


Thanks.

The original pickguard was 8 holes. However, I had to plug and redrill 7 of the 8 holes to get the new pickguard to line up. Not a big deal.

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:50 pm
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SKcoppertele wrote:
that's really cool.please tell me,what does the switch on an esquire do?


Ummm, did you bother to actually READ my post?

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:24 pm
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SKcoppertele wrote:
bluesky636 wrote:
SKcoppertele wrote:
that's really cool.please tell me,what does the switch on an esquire do?


Ummm, did you bother to actually READ my post?

half of it.I'm a teen,remember.that would be actually doing something if I read the whole thing.


I'm an adult. I don't repeat myself. If you want the answer to your question, read the other half. :roll:

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:10 pm
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Nice idea and nice job, bluesky. Looks great.

To Superjuvenile: He's not mad. He's grumpy. :mrgreen:


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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:21 pm
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GTG wrote:
Nice idea and nice job, bluesky. Looks great.


Thanks.

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:03 am
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jeffo46 wrote:
Looks good, just wondering about one thing though. Are you going to convert the bridge saddles to the vintage style with 3 Brass ones ? I think it would look more authentic that way.


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Nope. This is a modern Esquire with locking tuners and modern string trees. Read the link in my initial post for the original build up. I converted the Affinity top-load bridge to a string through bridge at that time.

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:57 pm
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Since this was originally written, I have replaced the GFS Neovin bridge pickup with a Dimarzio Area "T" pickup. Sounds more "authentic" than with the GFS pickup.

I also installed the "Eldred Mod" with a 0.0033 mfd cap instead of the 0.0047 mfd cap. A little bit more of the highs get through and it has a great "overdriven" sound.

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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:17 pm
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Let me mention that the Affinity has a more narrow string spacing. Check it out and see if that is a problem for you before you buy.


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Post subject: Re: My Squier Esquire
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:50 pm
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tvr1979 wrote:
Let me mention that the Affinity has a more narrow string spacing. Check it out and see if that is a problem for you before you buy.


String spacing (at the bridge) is 2 1/16". Same as many modern Fender Strats and Teles.

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