Esquire switching

[el twanguero]

I wonder if any of you have a unique scheme for the 3rd switch position on an Esquire? I can live with having only the 2 obvious useful switch selections, but the super dark-sounding "rhythm" selection does absolutely nothing for me. Anyone tried a hidden neck pickup that really works, and fits in the standard Tele neck pickup route? Thanks.

 

[-CB-]

Use it to switch in a Q filter from Lawrence, in place of the capacitor for the tone control.  Woooo bababay!  You put a Q filter and say... a .022 cap in series with it... and you got a whole new beast of a tone control.  It cuts MIDS not highs.

 

[el twanguero]

-CB-, thanks! I took a look on the Bill Lawrence website... Definitely a contender! Anybody else?

 

[TroubledTreble]

Though I haven't had a chance to try one yet perhaps a black ice from stewmac. It may work with with an added resistor. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Black_Ice_overdrive.html

-TT-

 

[-CB-]

black ice is.... well, I guess SOME people like it

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/blackice.htm

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-207783.html

 

[OzziePete]

Re: Black Ice.
They require a very powerful pickup of about 14 K +, and there aren't too many single coils that powerful.

 

[el twanguero]

I've seen where the Fender Custom Shop makes an Esquire "Stealth" or some such... anyone know something about that?

 

[SpookyTooth]

I have my Esquire wired like this:

Down : Normal wiring circuit

Middle: Tone Pot out of circuit

Up: Tone & Volume out of circuit

 

[Tweed]

I don't really know anything about them, but the Seymour Duncan wiring diagrams page has three different Esquire shemes, including the S.D. Signature.

 

[RLW]

Has anyone ever tried a version of Esquire switching on a Les Paul Junior?

I've been wondering if there would be any useful tones with that style switching on a P90.