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The Esquire was a marketing gimmick to make two models of the Telecaster, taking the neck pickup off. Also they had the option to pay like a 10% more and get s tele pickup on your Esquire, the old guitar player from SNL has one, u can see that in his Rig Rundown.
@@garygritter5701 I stopped buying guitars in the mid 2000s because I would get drunk and throw them out my car window on the highways. That's when it was court order I become an adult and make better life decisions. Haha.
Piper at the Gates of Dawn was almost entirely written on and performed by a Dan Electro, the work he did with his Esquire was on Saucer full of Secrets.
@@keefjunior4061 really? Huh, didn't know that. well, he still toured with it a bit, so I'd still say it's important. Plus for many it's the guitar they associate with him, it's certainly why I wanted to seek one out.
@@CaptainCraigKWMRZ I know plenty of kids my age, not even fans of rock music, who know and acknowledge the importance of Pink Floyd. Just because it's not mainstream any longer doesn't mean it's gone forever.
@@salemflowers4122 Every source I've found credits the danelectro as his backup guitar with the esquire being his main guitar for everything including shows. (He wrapped it in silver and covered it in mirrors specifically for performing.)
@@WilhelmWilder yeah, trogly forgets he has over a 100k in his bank account, which is my minimum estimation based on the guitars and volume of guitars he buys. He's definitely not taking out loans.
Benny hope your hearing comes back soon brother wishing you all the best of health this year and hope you’re able to grab one of these if you decide to go for it.
There comes a time in every guitar player’s life when they learn what the toggle switch does on an Esquire. My mind was blown when I learned the toggle switch pre-dates the two pickup model.
Even when the two pickup models came out they were still wired different. I believe they were wired bridge pickup/neck pickup/neck pickup with a capacitor.
@@squidge7436 Yea but bridge pickup position has a blend knob instead of tone knob. Blends the neck with the bridge. I know cause I just bought a partscaster with that wiring scheme. Blend knob doesn’t work on middle or neck position either.
I'm a Tele guy, but I've always had a soft spot for Esquires. Unbelievably simple but surprisingly versatile if you know how to use it. I've gotta say though, I never did have too much use for the stock third position. The 'Eldred' mod (aka the cocked wah mod) gives you a much more usable sound, in my opinion anyway.
I'm right there with you, and I have a couple of partscaster esquire builds that I love. I just don't do the fixed cap on the front position, but if I were to, I'd use it as almost a "woman tone" type thing. Throw some fuzz or heavy overdrive on it and you've got some very fun sounds.
Agreed. I've been very intrigued with the Eldred mod since seeing him demo it on the Fender channel at least 10 years ago. I have a Tele now and would love to give it a try.
Yes that's my favorite position. Kinda feels like a very light overdrive. Very useful going into a clean tube amp. I've always loved the tele bridge pickup. So lively and emotional. This position basically bypasses the controls, so it adds a little top end frequency hair to it.
@@anthonyc1883 I'd be willing to bet that's the same video I saw that got me interested in it. It's a very worthwhile mod, especially compared to the stock wiring. I've since turned my Esquire back into a Tele, but I still managed to utilize a version of the Eldred wiring. First position is the bridge with the old Broadcaster blend wiring, so you can gradually add in the neck pickup (from just a touch to roll off some of the 'bite' all the way up to both pickups full out). Middle position is the neck pickup by itself, and the third position is the Eldred wiring, only on the neck pickup instead of the bridge. It still gives you that 'cocked wah' tone, just a little fatter and fuller. I've tried a few different Tele wirings, this one is definitely my favorite.
The knob falls off straight out of the case. Then the switch tip comes off. The bridge screws are stripped. You mean you get all that for under$2000 bucks? Amazing!!
I look at single pickup guitars like the scene in Indiana Jones where he just shoots the big sword guy doing all the tricks, if you show up with one pickup and an amp you are a force to be reckoned with
My first electric guitar was a '58 Esquire, bought new (thanks, Dad!). The "neck" position on the 3-way was darker than the unboxed/demo model, the decal was on the other side of the string tree, and the neck was more a "C" than a "U". Otherwise it was pretty much the same. Long gone now-- traded in on a Harrison-spec Gent before folks knew who George was, but I still miss it. Austin, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Man Fender nailed it again. It’s unacceptable for the knob to fall off, but the switch tip falling off is part of the charm of a Tele style guitar. Thanks for the review Austin and I hope you do more Fenders in the future
@@CaptainCraigKWMRZ Yeah and it makes sense too. He's said before he's more collector than player and Gibson's just lend themselves to collecting more. I love a beat up old player's guitar so Fenders have always been more appealing to me.
@@Tehdurkniht I bought the lake placid blue one and it had the worst QC I’ve ever seen. It was worse then any Gibson I’ve ever bought. Fender needs tighten up.
@@Panic42000 That might just be the direction American-made guitars are heading unfortunately :/ I can't speak to modern Gibson's because they're exorbitantly overpriced but generally it seems as though the best quality for American-made guitars is from boutique manufacturers.
I would like to say that your guitar playing has improved so much. You are playing at about five levels above what you did six months ago. Way to go ! Some people never get to the level you have. I've been playing forty seven years, all genres. I give lessons. I'm proud of you.
That guitar comes alive in the dirt. Reminds me of the last Social distortion CD I "purchased". (A Trogly reference right there). But I dont think they used Fender's, I could be pleasantly wrong. Happens all the time, I dont mind.
The 7 1/4” radius is easy to live with. Don’t let that be your deciding factor. I run my 7 1/4” guitars with a 5/64ths low E and 4/64th’s on the rest with 0.008” relief and never fret out.
At some point, you are going to have to face the reality that you are a Fender guy when it comes to playing. You always play them better and with more feel. It’s okay to have a heart for collecting Gibson, but your hands have an affinity for Fender. Great demo.
Played a 1955 Esquire my friends dad had bought new! Completely beat to hell baseball bat sized neck and 40 year old flat wound strings. Well at least i got to play one! One more thing the '55 I played was heavy maybe 8 pounds or more I think they were Alder wood.
I owned a Squier Telecaster once , which had been modded to be one pickup only. The fun thing was that the 3-way switch was disconnected, which gave me real Les Paul Jr vibes. Loved that one
If the screws In The Bridge aren’t grabbing that means the holes are stripped out. U can super glue a little piece of a toothpick in the hole and it fixes it or u can use a longer screw or a bigger diameter screw in some cases. U can use the same trick on any screw hole on your guitar. If it’s an expensive guitar u might want to plug the hole with a dowel rod and re drill the hole
I absolutely love your vids. I like the episode were you review the Asuka telecaster, it actually inspired me to watch the show and learn the pice myself. Hope that you continue making wonderful videos, and as always "take care".
Yes, I hate all those newer tuners that aren't slotted or don't lock. It's so much easier to restring and I don't notice any problems with tuning stability compared to other tuners like some people complain about.
I truly appreciate what you do here on You Tube. I don't know if there are any more competent You Tube hosts. But when that knob fell off I just scrolled away..... Just under $2K and the knob falls off.....?? WTF Quality Control is a laughing talking point anymore...
Wow what a tone' especially cranked gritty, it's what Fender do best, this Esquire looks superb in burst with the black guard and vintage maple ...you'd have one sat ready for when your LP needs a rest' ...great vid and info as always' thanks Austin.
A friends father had a 1955 Esquire, White Blonde with the White pickguard. He bought it new back in 55. It had aged to a beautiful cream color and had finish checking all over the body. He had even kept the original strings in the case. Sounded pretty much just like that. He sold it at Gruhns back in the 90's. Darn shame, it was a gorgeous guitar.
I like it , I'm a Blackguard obsessive for many years ! I don't quite understand why they offered all these colours but not the original butterscotch blonde they originally had or black as depicted in the catalogue the Esquire first appeared in. Also previous Custom Shop Esquires have been supplied with a neck pickup and spare precut pickgaurd should you wish to convert to 2 pickups.
I LOVE the simplicity of the Esquire. The headstock is my favorite design. And one pickup is enough, just think what Jeff Beck was doing on his Esquire with the Yardbirds. I have been wanting a Esquire for sometime, I was first thinking of getting a used Custom Shop in blonde, MOST of the ones I'd see cost between 2,800 - 4,000. Most of them that I saw were either too much that I was willing to spend or they were too relic looking for my taste. Then I found about the 70th Anniversary Esquire. New ones are currently ( as of June, 2021 ) going for 1,999.00, which isn't too bad ( I had just bought in Feb a Gibson 50's reissue LP for 2,020.00 ). Hearing/watching your demo and review, made me for get about getting a Custom Shop, because "I" cannot rely tell the difference in the sound between the two, but my wallet can tell quite a bit concerning the cost! So, I just bought a "mint" 70th Anniversary Esquire in the white blonde with a white pickguard ( as switch I wanted to do anyway ) for 1,500. It will be interesting to see how the thin finish will change it's color in time. Thanks for the GREAT demo and review that got me on the right path. Cheers
What I’ve found out about the forward switch position - on clean it sounds “meh”. Where it seems to really shine is when layering effects…then it seems to do something magical! I had one with the Eldridge wiring too - also a lot of fun and used it a lot…then I come back to this one and love the challenge of learning all the little twists this one has.
For a couple of years the only electric I had was an Esquire. It taught me a lot about getting the most tones out of my guitar just by how and where I strummed the strings in relation to the pickup. I still have an Esquire. I made it using a MIM body and an All Parts Chunky Maple neck using a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster PU and an Eldridge Mod. She's heaven for less than $500.
Hey Mr. Trogly, have you ever played/reviewed the Special edition tele with that carved top an seymour duncan pickups? A couple of my friends have them and they are badassed....hint hint!!
Sweet guitar... this is where it all started. Really surprised that they didn't do a butterscotch finish. I borrowed a reissue Esquire back in the early 90's and it was heavy and the neck was that bat shape. It sounded amazing. That's when I learned how versatile they really are.
@@Tuyo420Remember that Fender still hadn't brought the P Bass into production when the Esquire was released. So it was more about offering a bass tone due to the lack if an electric bass guitar.
If you give a listen to the Jeff Beck period of the Yardbirds, Jeff recorded most of their hits with his Arctic White, black pickguard Esquire! I advise again, that you look into your history!
Arctic White ? No ! The Esquire that Jeff used in the Yardbirds was a '54 butterscotch blonde that he bought from John Maus , the Walker Brother's guitarist when they toured the UK in '65. Maus had crudely contoured the back & front himself. '54 was the last year of butterscotch before they changed to the chalky white blonde and Jeff put the black pickgaurd on because Maus had put a '55 - '58 style white guard on it .
@@shaunw9270 That's how I remember the lineage, too. It was a standard blonde(ish) whiteguard of that era to which Jeff swapped in a black pickguard. Those bare wood contours, though...yikes.
I got an '86 Esquire, when the Fender brand was made in Japan only. It has become my favorite guitar lately. And really if it is your only guitar it would be fine. Mine has the Eldred mod but also the original caps and pots were included with mine if it would ever want to undo the mod.
@@shaunw9270 you are right. Either you use very old stock cold climate seasoned pine or wider longer screws, and they have done neither! Lots of people out there getting fooled by this vintage reissue gimmick
@@Calbertone I don't know I have always been into the vintage reissue '52 Tele which unfortunately were bad in their original early 80's incarnation with either a canary yellow or a mustard colour and wrong 70's body shape ,but since the late 80's up to the end of "Pure Vintage" they were always great and probably the easiest to get away with , because once you start studying blackguards , you soon realise there isn't a super correct one to go by. I just know that was Leo's reason for not using pine after only a very few were sold because he thought it was good to work with but dented too readily for a professional instrument.
@@Calbertone He did say it was roasted, which can give it some strength. I've had pine body's in the past, and I stopped using them solely because of the denting problem. But if you look up Rick Kelly out of Carmine St. Guitars in NYC, he makes guitars out of pine used from old buildings in Manhattan, and they are strong as can be. So I think the treatment helps, or at least I hope it does.
The treble roll off circuit when you flip it to the ,"what would be neck position" is very useful, obviously you haven't played long enough or gigged enough to know the tone nuances of the Esquire, )or any guitar for that matter), That re-do of the pine Esquire is a fabulous guitar. Seems all you care about is running a crappy sounding distortion setting on your amp or pedal. maybe years in the future you will gain experience and educate your tonal palette
Add a fuzz when in the “neck” position and it will sense. Personally I set the “middle” position with the tone back 25% for rhythm and riffs then switch to the “bridge” setting for lead stuff. I also control the dirt with the volume control. A simple guitar that’s deceptively versatile.
I found a 2005 MIM classic series last year. I also bought a Squier 50s Esquire and a 60s FSR Custom Esquire, and a Noventa Tele. I think the 70th is too expensive for what it is. The colour choice is poor too and it doesn’t have a 7.25 radius like the originals.
Have you ever reviewed a Fullerton produced G&L? This was one of Leo Fenders projects after leaving Fender. It plays as good if not better than a Fender. Per Leo, it was to improve what he left behind. It just doesn't have the long term value of a Fender, probably due to less marketing. Not for a collector but for a player. This might spice up your videos as Les Paul after Les Paul gets boring.
I honestly couldn't help but be reminded of Samantha's Gone by Corey Taylor as soon as he turned on the high gain. I feel like if you roll down the tone just a wee bit, maybe an eighth, it'd sound like something Corey would've used on his latest album, at least for the more classic rock tracks. Definitely not on something slightly heavier like CMFT Must Be Stopped or Culture Head. Either way, amazing video!
The lacquer on the frets was a problem in the 90’s. My 1995 American Standard Strat has peeling poly all over the neck and fretboard. I’ve had to sand it and pick at it to get it smoothish. Fender never admitted it was a thing.
Since getting my first Les Paul about a year ago, Im turned off by Fender. Theyre great guitars, I'll never say a fender is a bad guitar because theyre not. Theres just something about a LP, I cant explain it. It's the right guitar for me. A Fender could be the right guitar for you. Gotta play them both to find out. I played a strat for years but when I picked up a Les Paul and played it, it felt right. It took awhile but when I was able to buy one I did.
Great sound you got with the overdrive on! Yeah, the lacquer on frets is an acquired taste. But from the Fender factory it usually shouldn’t be lacquer on the very top of the frets though..
That tone knob that fell off, lol! Forrest White, Leo's plant manager in the glory years tells a story in his book about how he and Leo used to enjoy checking out the new cars every year. They took a test drive with a salesman, Leo grabbed the window handle to crank down the glass and the handle fell off. He told the salesman "Looks like this one is falling apart already!"
Hey Trogly. Daily watcher here. Love the show. Would love for you to check out the Brad Paisley models. I own the original (tele) and am very interested in the new one with the secret agent PU. Keep up the great work.
I personally like to set my amp for a very bright sound, but balance it by setting my guitar for a very dark sound when playing chords. That yields a balanced sound for chords, but then opening the treble for lead parts will produce a brighter sound than would be possible if the amp were dialed for a flatter frequency response. Although the third position sounds rather dark the way Trogly had his amp set, it's not that much different from how my guitar would sound with a flat eq.
Your review revealed that you are not a Fender guy. Just the way you spoke of the guitar made you sound condescending. Referring to the ashtray cover as a thing...lol After playing it, was obvious that you were duly impressed...so redeemed! I myself, am a Gibson guy with Fender tendencies. I can appreciate them both!
@@ShoreyJr I see, so you send more time worrying about having the right guitar and gear to get the exact sound someone else already made then actually playing guitar. Cool story bro.
A real ghost neck pickup mod would be installing an eq circuit in the neck cavity that's powered with a battery, I am sure someone already tried that. Or you could use the space as a weed container.
Esquires are pretty nice. Do you want to see the new Brad Paisley Esquire on the channel?
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Yes on the new Brad Paisley Esquire.
The Esquire was a marketing gimmick to make two models of the Telecaster, taking the neck pickup off. Also they had the option to pay like a 10% more and get s tele pickup on your Esquire, the old guitar player from SNL has one, u can see that in his Rig Rundown.
Awsome esquire
Yeah i wanna see a tone review of that ghost pickup thing
Yes!!! I have been going back and forth all week whether to get the Brad Paisley Esquire or a Pro 2 Tele
"Impressive, came with a cable"
"Am I a joke to you?" - Glarry
Ha haaaa
@@joebryant8500 I bought a glarry, and turned it into a supercaster with new pickups, tuners and pots. It was fun. And it plays fantastic.
You get more guitars in a day then I do in like 20 years
Than a life time. I'm 67.
That’s only because he can’t play and lacks musical creativity
My last guitar was bought mid 2018 which was an Epiphone G400
@@garygritter5701 I stopped buying guitars in the mid 2000s because I would get drunk and throw them out my car window on the highways. That's when it was court order I become an adult and make better life decisions. Haha.
That is called being a dealer look up norms rare guitars man....
Syd’s creation of all the early floyd stuff was penned on this. A masterclass instrument.
Piper at the Gates of Dawn was almost entirely written on and performed by a Dan Electro, the work he did with his Esquire was on Saucer full of Secrets.
@@keefjunior4061 really? Huh, didn't know that. well, he still toured with it a bit, so I'd still say it's important. Plus for many it's the guitar they associate with him, it's certainly why I wanted to seek one out.
@@CaptainCraigKWMRZ I know plenty of kids my age, not even fans of rock music, who know and acknowledge the importance of Pink Floyd. Just because it's not mainstream any longer doesn't mean it's gone forever.
To get the Syd sound, you need a Binson Echo-Rec, and a Zippo lighter!
@@salemflowers4122 Every source I've found credits the danelectro as his backup guitar with the esquire being his main guitar for everything including shows. (He wrapped it in silver and covered it in mirrors specifically for performing.)
Fender has been killing it lately, I really want one of those antigua baritones.
"as for the route itself, it looks okay" idk trogly that route looks way better than gibson routes as of late lmao
He always says that about Fenders. And I can never tell what he means, relative to Gibson routes. He wears his fanboyism on his sleeve, I guess.
He also says inexpensive is 1,000 dollars.
And this guitar is just quote "not cheap"...
@@WilhelmWilder well it isn't. I would say it's expensive.
@@big_bicep_bill7594 I know...that's the point
@@WilhelmWilder yeah, trogly forgets he has over a 100k in his bank account, which is my minimum estimation based on the guitars and volume of guitars he buys. He's definitely not taking out loans.
Funny to watch while deaf. You should see it without sound or captioning.
I'd love one of these when my hearing comes back. Fingers crossed.
Thank you
It actually sounded pretty good 😊.. sorry about your hearing ....
Best wishes! Hope you get it! It Sounds killer
Benny hope your hearing comes back soon brother wishing you all the best of health this year and hope you’re able to grab one of these if you decide to go for it.
@@52goldtop Thanks! Me too! It is but very slowly and some days are better than others. I have hope.
@@BGreat2 keeping my fingers crossed for you my friend, keep your head up and know other players are rootin’ for you!
There comes a time in every guitar player’s life when they learn what the toggle switch does on an Esquire.
My mind was blown when I learned the toggle switch pre-dates the two pickup model.
Even when the two pickup models came out they were still wired different. I believe they were wired bridge pickup/neck pickup/neck pickup with a capacitor.
@@squidge7436 Yea but bridge pickup position has a blend knob instead of tone knob. Blends the neck with the bridge. I know cause I just bought a partscaster with that wiring scheme. Blend knob doesn’t work on middle or neck position either.
I'm a Tele guy, but I've always had a soft spot for Esquires. Unbelievably simple but surprisingly versatile if you know how to use it. I've gotta say though, I never did have too much use for the stock third position. The 'Eldred' mod (aka the cocked wah mod) gives you a much more usable sound, in my opinion anyway.
Totally in agreement with you, the "Eldred" Mod is both very cool and very usable.
I'm right there with you, and I have a couple of partscaster esquire builds that I love. I just don't do the fixed cap on the front position, but if I were to, I'd use it as almost a "woman tone" type thing. Throw some fuzz or heavy overdrive on it and you've got some very fun sounds.
Agreed. I've been very intrigued with the Eldred mod since seeing him demo it on the Fender channel at least 10 years ago. I have a Tele now and would love to give it a try.
Yes that's my favorite position. Kinda feels like a very light overdrive. Very useful going into a clean tube amp. I've always loved the tele bridge pickup. So lively and emotional. This position basically bypasses the controls, so it adds a little top end frequency hair to it.
@@anthonyc1883 I'd be willing to bet that's the same video I saw that got me interested in it. It's a very worthwhile mod, especially compared to the stock wiring. I've since turned my Esquire back into a Tele, but I still managed to utilize a version of the Eldred wiring. First position is the bridge with the old Broadcaster blend wiring, so you can gradually add in the neck pickup (from just a touch to roll off some of the 'bite' all the way up to both pickups full out). Middle position is the neck pickup by itself, and the third position is the Eldred wiring, only on the neck pickup instead of the bridge. It still gives you that 'cocked wah' tone, just a little fatter and fuller. I've tried a few different Tele wirings, this one is definitely my favorite.
I love it when you give love to Fender!
The knob falls off straight out of the case. Then the switch tip comes off. The bridge screws are stripped. You mean you get all that for under$2000 bucks? Amazing!!
I look at single pickup guitars like the scene in Indiana Jones where he just shoots the big sword guy doing all the tricks, if you show up with one pickup and an amp you are a force to be reckoned with
Excellent analogy. Harrison Ford was on major coke when they did that scene, so that helps too...
My first electric guitar was a '58 Esquire, bought new (thanks, Dad!). The "neck" position on the 3-way was darker than the unboxed/demo model, the decal was on the other side of the string tree, and the neck was more a "C" than a "U". Otherwise it was pretty much the same. Long gone now-- traded in on a Harrison-spec Gent before folks knew who George was, but I still miss it. Austin, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
would that have made it a white guard? 50's teles/esquires are so rad.
@@simross3914 Yup. Translucent blonde, white guard.
Man Fender nailed it again. It’s unacceptable for the knob to fall off, but the switch tip falling off is part of the charm of a Tele style guitar. Thanks for the review Austin and I hope you do more Fenders in the future
Trogly we need More fenders!!!!
Heck yeah 😅😃👍
He doesn't make enough profit selling fenders.
@@Xxmeca421xX he would if he got into vintage ones
Trogly: I chose this one because it looks kinda vintage-esque
Me, an insufferable pedant: BuT iTs NoT pErIoD cOrReCt!!
@@CaptainCraigKWMRZ Yeah and it makes sense too. He's said before he's more collector than player and Gibson's just lend themselves to collecting more. I love a beat up old player's guitar so Fenders have always been more appealing to me.
@@Tehdurkniht I bought the lake placid blue one and it had the worst QC I’ve ever seen. It was worse then any Gibson I’ve ever bought. Fender needs tighten up.
@@Panic42000 That might just be the direction American-made guitars are heading unfortunately :/ I can't speak to modern Gibson's because they're exorbitantly overpriced but generally it seems as though the best quality for American-made guitars is from boutique manufacturers.
I would like to say that your guitar playing has improved so much. You are playing at about five levels above what you did six months ago. Way to go ! Some people never get to the level you have. I've been playing forty seven years, all genres. I give lessons. I'm proud of you.
Bought this guitar 2 weeks ago. So confortable, so resonant, so simply, what else? Love it!
12:15 He becomes one with his green screen. Also thank you for actually playing it with some actual crunch.
He's crossed over, spend so much time editing videos that he's part one now
That guitar comes alive in the dirt. Reminds me of the last Social distortion CD I "purchased". (A Trogly reference right there). But I dont think they used Fender's, I could be pleasantly wrong. Happens all the time, I dont mind.
The 7 1/4” radius is easy to live with. Don’t let that be your deciding factor.
I run my 7 1/4” guitars with a 5/64ths low E and 4/64th’s on the rest with 0.008” relief and never fret out.
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
At some point, you are going to have to face the reality that you are a Fender guy when it comes to playing. You always play them better and with more feel. It’s okay to have a heart for collecting Gibson, but your hands have an affinity for Fender. Great demo.
I own many guitars but always go back to the Tele. Cuts through , rocks and rolls from country to metal. Love the channel.
I have a 70th Anniversary Broadcaster. Would LOVE to add an Esquire to the collection,.
Nice 👌
If I had 5000 id get both to join my Tele.
Played a 1955 Esquire my friends dad had bought new! Completely beat to hell baseball bat sized neck and 40 year old flat wound strings. Well at least i got to play one! One more thing the '55 I played was heavy maybe 8 pounds or more I think they were Alder wood.
WELCOME BACK TROGLODYTES
I owned a Squier Telecaster once , which had been modded to be one pickup only. The fun thing was that the 3-way switch was disconnected, which gave me real Les Paul Jr vibes. Loved that one
now This is a REAL "lawyer" guitar
You are first woohoo 🙌😃👍
You seemed to be having a LOT of fun on this guitar! Gotta love the tele family 🥰
I just acquired one of these. Very, very glad that I did. Simple and beautiful…sounds amazing
If the screws In The Bridge aren’t grabbing that means the holes are stripped out. U can super glue a little piece of a toothpick in the hole and it fixes it or u can use a longer screw or a bigger diameter screw in some cases. U can use the same trick on any screw hole on your guitar. If it’s an expensive guitar u might want to plug the hole with a dowel rod and re drill the hole
Nice playing Trog! I dig the Esquire vibe
I absolutely love your vids. I like the episode were you review the Asuka telecaster, it actually inspired me to watch the show and learn the pice myself. Hope that you continue making wonderful videos, and as always "take care".
I bought one last month. It is spanky and super bright. Plays super well. Your review is on point. 👍🏻
Am I the only one who thinks those slotted tuners are superior? I have one guitar with them and string changes are easier than a regular tuner.
Slotted tuners are my favorite because I can take off strings without cutting them.
@@juneau.bandca they're good enough for lots of basses, they ought to be good enough for most guitars.
I totally agree with you...
Yes, I hate all those newer tuners that aren't slotted or don't lock. It's so much easier to restring and I don't notice any problems with tuning stability compared to other tuners like some people complain about.
I was nervous when I first tryd em but honestly there my favorite atm !!
I truly appreciate what you do here on You Tube.
I don't know if there are any more competent You Tube hosts.
But when that knob fell off I just scrolled away.....
Just under $2K and the knob falls off.....?? WTF
Quality Control is a laughing talking point anymore...
Wow what a tone' especially cranked gritty, it's what Fender do best, this Esquire looks superb in burst with the black guard and vintage maple ...you'd have one sat ready for when your LP needs a rest' ...great vid and info as always' thanks Austin.
A friends father had a 1955 Esquire, White Blonde with the White pickguard. He bought it new back in 55. It had aged to a beautiful cream color and had finish checking all over the body. He had even kept the original strings in the case. Sounded pretty much just like that. He sold it at Gruhns back in the 90's. Darn shame, it was a gorgeous guitar.
I bought the Squier version and can't be happier, these guitars have a special "mojo"
I like it , I'm a Blackguard obsessive for many years ! I don't quite understand why they offered all these colours but not the original butterscotch blonde they originally had or black as depicted in the catalogue the Esquire first appeared in. Also previous Custom Shop Esquires have been supplied with a neck pickup and spare precut pickgaurd should you wish to convert to 2 pickups.
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@@shaunw9270 no, it's funny EVERY time 😘
@@kevinberg84 LOL ! You're as naughty as me ; I always reply to that guy calling himself Krist Novoselic as if it is the real person , everytime ! 😊👌
Thanks again Austin you never disappoint, love your riffs dude. Keep pushin!
Its so nice Fender is making these classics again.
Sounds great Trog! Some good playing there, you stepped it up baby! Not terribly expensive for what it is.
I LOVE the simplicity of the Esquire. The headstock is my favorite design. And one pickup is enough, just think what Jeff Beck was doing on his Esquire with the Yardbirds.
I have been wanting a Esquire for sometime, I was first thinking of getting a used Custom Shop in blonde, MOST of the ones I'd see cost between 2,800 - 4,000. Most of them that I saw were either too much that I was willing to spend or they were too relic looking for my taste. Then I found about the 70th Anniversary Esquire. New ones are currently ( as of June, 2021 ) going for 1,999.00, which isn't too bad ( I had just bought in Feb a Gibson 50's reissue LP for 2,020.00 ).
Hearing/watching your demo and review, made me for get about getting a Custom Shop, because "I" cannot rely tell the difference in the sound between the two, but my wallet can tell quite a bit concerning the cost! So, I just bought a "mint" 70th Anniversary Esquire in the white blonde with a white pickguard ( as switch I wanted to do anyway ) for 1,500. It will be interesting to see how the thin finish will change it's color in time. Thanks for the GREAT demo and review that got me on the right path. Cheers
I just picked up a white blonde for about the same price! Such a fun guitar
@@evanceremony7145 You'll enjoy it like I am STILL enjoying mine, cheers!
That's most people's reaction to a Tele that don't play them a lot. Luke warm at first and then, wow this is awesome! It was mine.
What I’ve found out about the forward switch position - on clean it sounds “meh”. Where it seems to really shine is when layering effects…then it seems to do something magical! I had one with the Eldridge wiring too - also a lot of fun and used it a lot…then I come back to this one and love the challenge of learning all the little twists this one has.
The dirty tone is awesome! Love it
Technically you missed the snakehead but I'm not sure if that really counts
That was only prototypes. I guess that's why he never mentioned them.
For a couple of years the only electric I had was an Esquire. It taught me a lot about getting the most tones out of my guitar just by how and where I strummed the strings in relation to the pickup. I still have an Esquire. I made it using a MIM body and an All Parts Chunky Maple neck using a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster PU and an Eldridge Mod. She's heaven for less than $500.
Hey Mr. Trogly, have you ever played/reviewed the Special edition tele with that carved top an seymour duncan pickups? A couple of my friends have them and they are badassed....hint hint!!
Hell yeah new video
love your videos trogly
Absolutely nothing makes this worth $2k.but i still want one.love me a good tele.
Sweet guitar... this is where it all started.
Really surprised that they didn't do a butterscotch finish.
I borrowed a reissue Esquire back in the early 90's and it was heavy and the neck was that bat shape. It sounded amazing. That's when I learned how versatile they really are.
The “neck” position on an Esquire is a classic sound. It’s called the “dark circuit”
Classic but still, nobody uses that.
@@iagobroxado lots of people do...
@@mysongsmystory no man, honestly, no one uses that. If you see someone using that third position on an Esquire it has probably been modified.
Is that like the rythm circuit on jazzmasters and jags?
@@Tuyo420Remember that Fender still hadn't brought the P Bass into production when the Esquire was released. So it was more about offering a bass tone due to the lack if an electric bass guitar.
If you give a listen to the Jeff Beck period of the Yardbirds, Jeff recorded most of their hits with his Arctic White, black pickguard Esquire! I advise again, that you look into your history!
Arctic White ? No ! The Esquire that Jeff used in the Yardbirds was a '54 butterscotch blonde that he bought from John Maus , the Walker Brother's guitarist when they toured the UK in '65. Maus had crudely contoured the back & front himself. '54 was the last year of butterscotch before they changed to the chalky white blonde and Jeff put the black pickgaurd on because Maus had put a '55 - '58 style white guard on it .
@@shaunw9270 That's how I remember the lineage, too. It was a standard blonde(ish) whiteguard of that era to which Jeff swapped in a black pickguard. Those bare wood contours, though...yikes.
@@anthonyc1883 lol, I know ! Jeff must've saw the magic in it though - he paid £60 for it when a brand new Telecaster was less than £120 , with case 😂
I got an '86 Esquire, when the Fender brand was made in Japan only. It has become my favorite guitar lately. And really if it is your only guitar it would be fine. Mine has the Eldred mod but also the original caps and pots were included with mine if it would ever want to undo the mod.
I’d love to have one with a rosewood fret board
Rosewood is sexy
Pine wood is light and resonant but highly disconcerting that on a 2k guitar the bridge screws are about to come off!!
The Irony is that Leo Fender very quickly switched from pine to swamp ash because pine is quite soft and dented more easily.
@@shaunw9270 you are right. Either you use very old stock cold climate seasoned pine or wider longer screws, and they have done neither! Lots of people out there getting fooled by this vintage reissue gimmick
@@Calbertone I don't know I have always been into the vintage reissue '52 Tele which unfortunately were bad in their original early 80's incarnation with either a canary yellow or a mustard colour and wrong 70's body shape ,but since the late 80's up to the end of "Pure Vintage" they were always great and probably the easiest to get away with , because once you start studying blackguards , you soon realise there isn't a super correct one to go by. I just know that was Leo's reason for not using pine after only a very few were sold because he thought it was good to work with but dented too readily for a professional instrument.
@@Calbertone He did say it was roasted, which can give it some strength. I've had pine body's in the past, and I stopped using them solely because of the denting problem. But if you look up Rick Kelly out of Carmine St. Guitars in NYC, he makes guitars out of pine used from old buildings in Manhattan, and they are strong as can be. So I think the treatment helps, or at least I hope it does.
I agree. I don’t ever want screws that don’t stop turning - on anything, especially a $2k guitar. I think this is just for collectors.
The treble roll off circuit when you flip it to the ,"what would be neck position" is very useful, obviously you haven't played long enough or gigged enough to know the tone nuances of the Esquire, )or any guitar for that matter), That re-do of the pine Esquire is a fabulous guitar. Seems all you care about is running a crappy sounding distortion setting on your amp or pedal. maybe years in the future you will gain experience and educate your tonal palette
2-tone burst is early Fender, 3-tone came a few years later, but 2-tone stuck around for a while before 3-tone became the only choice.
Add a fuzz when in the “neck” position and it will sense. Personally I set the “middle” position with the tone back 25% for rhythm and riffs then switch to the “bridge” setting for lead stuff. I also control the dirt with the volume control. A simple guitar that’s deceptively versatile.
I found a 2005 MIM classic series last year. I also bought a Squier 50s Esquire and a 60s FSR Custom Esquire, and a Noventa Tele. I think the 70th is too expensive for what it is. The colour choice is poor too and it doesn’t have a 7.25 radius like the originals.
Have you ever reviewed a Fullerton produced G&L? This was one of Leo Fenders projects after leaving Fender. It plays as good if not better than a Fender. Per Leo, it was to improve what he left behind. It just doesn't have the long term value of a Fender, probably due to less marketing. Not for a collector but for a player. This might spice up your videos as Les Paul after Les Paul gets boring.
It comes with a route, because you could custom order an "Esquire" with a neck pickup!
An absolutely fabulous looking guitar Austin. And it sounds good too.
3 way switch switches the tone circuit dark tone to bright tone then tone knob something like that.
“Wow this is really light!” *chucks guitar across room*
I honestly couldn't help but be reminded of Samantha's Gone by Corey Taylor as soon as he turned on the high gain. I feel like if you roll down the tone just a wee bit, maybe an eighth, it'd sound like something Corey would've used on his latest album, at least for the more classic rock tracks. Definitely not on something slightly heavier like CMFT Must Be Stopped or Culture Head. Either way, amazing video!
The lacquer on the frets was a problem in the 90’s. My 1995 American Standard Strat has peeling poly all over the neck and fretboard. I’ve had to sand it and pick at it to get it smoothish. Fender never admitted it was a thing.
The ashtray is so so beautiful
I love the Fender episodes!
Since getting my first Les Paul about a year ago, Im turned off by Fender. Theyre great guitars, I'll never say a fender is a bad guitar because theyre not. Theres just something about a LP, I cant explain it. It's the right guitar for me. A Fender could be the right guitar for you. Gotta play them both to find out. I played a strat for years but when I picked up a Les Paul and played it, it felt right. It took awhile but when I was able to buy one I did.
Great sound you got with the overdrive on! Yeah, the lacquer on frets is an acquired taste. But from the Fender factory it usually shouldn’t be lacquer on the very top of the frets though..
That tone knob that fell off, lol! Forrest White, Leo's plant manager in the glory years tells a story in his book about how he and Leo used to enjoy checking out the new cars every year. They took a test drive with a salesman, Leo grabbed the window handle to crank down the glass and the handle fell off. He told the salesman "Looks like this one is falling apart already!"
Oh man that's a beauty. Something in me loves the blue one, though I wish they'd done the blonde blackguard.
"It's not..." *part falls out* "...cheap~..." XD
They were always routed for two. You sent them back paid a little bit of money and got the second pickup on it.
I just got my first telecaster a 50s original in white blonde. It’s great.
1:38 lol.... that emoji always gets me
Hey Trogly. Daily watcher here. Love the show. Would love for you to check out the Brad Paisley models. I own the original (tele) and am very interested in the new one with the secret agent PU. Keep up the great work.
never been so early
I personally like to set my amp for a very bright sound, but balance it by setting my guitar for a very dark sound when playing chords. That yields a balanced sound for chords, but then opening the treble for lead parts will produce a brighter sound than would be possible if the amp were dialed for a flatter frequency response. Although the third position sounds rather dark the way Trogly had his amp set, it's not that much different from how my guitar would sound with a flat eq.
I really like the tone of this guitar.
On the 5th day of guitarmas fender sent to me, A GOLDEN NECK 70TH ANNIVERSARY ESQUIRE FOR TROGLY!
I’m a fender guy so I’m a little biased but I really like that guitar, especially the way it sounds but I think it also looks cool.
They use pine now because of the Ash tree sickness going round in the US. Apparently ash is difficult to get so they switched to pine for now.
Your review revealed that you are not a Fender guy. Just the way you spoke of the guitar made you sound condescending. Referring to the ashtray cover as a thing...lol
After playing it, was obvious that you were duly impressed...so redeemed!
I myself, am a Gibson guy with Fender tendencies. I can appreciate them both!
If it wasn't simple, it wouldn't be an Esquire. If you can't do it with one pickup, you can't do it with two.
You're right, since i can't activate two pickups with only one then I guess it's impossible to activate 2 pickups with 2 pickups
@@theccarbiter if you say so.
lmao go on then, get the inbetween strat sounds on a single pickup guitar
@@ShoreyJr I see, so you send more time worrying about having the right guitar and gear to get the exact sound someone else already made then actually playing guitar. Cool story bro.
There is a wiring mod, the Eldred Mod, which makes more use of the Esquire pick up. Billy Gibbons uses it on some of his.
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A real ghost neck pickup mod would be installing an eq circuit in the neck cavity that's powered with a battery, I am sure someone already tried that. Or you could use the space as a weed container.
This guitar got that Juice
The third position is used for jazz riffs with tone.
I built a partscaster several years ago. That Esquire sounds pretty much the same. But I like Fender's 70th anniversary model.
Has anyone pointed out he’s playing Juice by Lizzo in the intro. I see you Trogly 👌🏼
Love that heavy tone..🤟
After looking at that particular example, I'd buy one of those Slick™ Guitars.