Wa-a-ay back on the thread ZZDoc suggested it should be in the MIM price range, and I can't beat the logic of that, from the point of view of making it available to the maximum number of Forum users. We have school kids here, and people having a tough time with the economy, and so forth. We can't come up with something that pleases everyone, but in the spirit of the Forum we should keep it as democratic as possible.

Fender do plenty of MIM FSRs, and that's the ballpark our minds should be working in - no?

With or without the Bigsby I think the Esquire platform has something definitively Fender about it, and slightly off the usual FSR beaten path. Add something or other that makes it clearly the Forum guitar and it's a goer.

I'm wide open to other suggestions - but so far there haven't been any that have gathered more than one or two supporters.

It does kinda feel this thread has been going round in circles for a lo-o-ong time now...

Cheers - C

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Thanks to Brad for the post

As far as price range goes, MIM would be the most viable for most forum members and I'd be happy with that.
If the guitar was MIA ,based on the one posted by SBLS, well, I could be easily swayed. If it contained the pickup/circuitry mentioned by zzdoc, then yeah, I'm in.
For now, put me in the $0-1000 range.


Assuming that one of these options was an Esquire, I think this approach sounds not too bad, especially if we are keeping it simple. Months of polls does not appeal to me.

Goodonyaz ....Mark.

I took the lead from the Custom Shop's '59 Relic Esquire which features a twisted Tele pickup and what they call the 'Eldred Esquire' wiring. Check that website if you'd like some insight into the guitar. There's also been a feature article on that circuit in Premier Guitar magazine in recent past. I'd like to see those specs in our FSR for all the reasons I stated before. ME uses such an instrument as his main stage axe when he tours and I believe some of the tracks on his CD's were done with it. He gets some really great blues tones out of there. Brad and Rob get the nod, of course, from the neck plate and, if desired, the logo on the pickguard. IMHO, we've covered all the bases here, with the 'deference due to men of pedigree' and sharing a common bond. [P.S. If ya don't know the source of the quote, don't ask me, ask Ceri. Because if I tell ya' well....'my object all sublime, I shall achieve in time'....and you know the rest ]

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So. Let's try it this way. Takers for some version of the Esquire (I too like ZZDoc's idea of ME's electricals):

Bluer Monkey
ZZDoc
Ceri
Boxbang
Solid Body Love Songs

Who else? Blertles? Mike? Others...?

Cheers - C

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Hey SK, you're a big part of this thing - want to add your name to the list in my previous post?

Cheers - C

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I am in for an Esquire as well. I also like the idea of something that everyone could afford.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I can't make out what the model names are on those head stocks.

I would quite likely be in for the MIM Bigsby Tele or Esquire but I'd still like someone to address my previous question re: the selector switch on the Esquire. Is the switch not supposed to be there or is there a hidden neck pup under the scratch plate? I'm kinda diggin' the hidden pup idea.

I'd even go for the Strat/Tele thingamajig but I would prefer one of the two Tele/Esquires shown.

The normal Strat is just a bit too pedestrian for my tastes.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

I nominate ZZDoc to hold the flag and lead us toward the ESQUIRE!

All those in favor add your name to the list and pass it along.

ZZDoc
Bluer Monkey
Ceri
Boxbang
Solid Body Love Songs
rkreisher
SKcoppertele

Cheers!
BM

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I'm inclined towards this. The logo gives it a certain panache. It's counterpart at the bottom looks a bit undressed without it. I'd like a neck plate on it, for sure. I prefer the individual saddles, the advantage of which Martian has spoken to. The Bigsby is an added touch. Pricing the thing out is an absolute must at this juncture.

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Vote of confidence much appreciated there's really no need for a leader on the barricades. It appears that Brad and Rob are on this. What we need now is spec pricing to test the waters. In that the Tele I favored has all the bells and whistles, and they give us a price for this 'fully loaded' guitar, we can either go with it, or
pare it down to suit our needs.

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You'll want to compare this to the Eldred wiring in both the references I cited. There are several articles on the Tele/Esquire circuitry in Premier Guitar for your interests.

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Are stainless steel frets off the table?

Or perhaps a Firestorm paint job?!?

Jokes aside I would likely buy one of these. I'm sure it was mentioned somewhere here but the logo should be modified if it ends up on the pick guard. Having a Strat there seems funky and the Lounge logo would look great with Tele in it's place.

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I believe Brad concurs. However, If creating new art for the pickguard proves to be a cost issue, I'd move to eliminate it.

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