{"id":430,"date":"2012-06-25T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T09:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=430"},"modified":"2013-05-17T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T10:45:49","slug":"a-week-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/a-week-on\/","title":{"rendered":"A week on…"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little update on Esquire #1 after a week of living\/playing.
\nI’m still very happy with it!
\nI’m used to my US Std partscaster at 8 1\/2 lbs, so I thought the very light Esquire may feel like a toy. Not so. The weight is fantastic, and the guitar is well balanced.
\nLike the US partscaster, all my other Teles have modern 6 saddle bridges. This is my first Tele with a vintage bridge.<\/a> I wasn’t worried about intonation with the compensated saddles<\/a>, but on Teles I have played with vintage plates previously the sides got in the way of my strumming and picking. With the saddles up quite high, this isn’t an issue at all, so I don’t have to do the cutaway mod that some players find necessary, and see no need to work on getting them lower. The action is fine for me where they are.<\/p>\n

The bridge does make a difference to the tone though. Most definitely more of that Tele twang and a little brighter, even unplugged.<\/p>\n

The Tonerider Hot Classic pickup is very nice indeed. It’s a keeper. Certainly a different sound to my Keystones loaded US partscaster. (I’m not going to subject you to my ham fisted neck strangling I call playing!)<\/p>\n

The Greasebucket tone circuit is coming out on the setup\/string change. I find it very useful in the US Std, but not so much in the Esquire. I’ll put a regular tone circuit in, or 50s style<\/a> and keep the bass cut and Eldred\/cocked wah settings.<\/p>\n

As ever, the Wilkinson Deluxe vintage machine heads<\/a> hold tune very well. I have them on 2 other Teles, and one day will put them on the US std too – I love them.<\/p>\n

I haven’t changed anything on the setup since initial tuning\/intonation, but when I change the strings I will check relief and string height etc for my records, dial in the intonation and play around with it a little. However, it plays and feels just fine for me.<\/p>\n

I’m still a happy camper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A little update on Esquire #1 after a week of living\/playing. I’m still very happy with it! I’m used to my US Std partscaster at 8 1\/2 lbs, so I thought the very light Esquire may feel like a toy. Not so. The weight is fantastic, and the guitar is well balanced. 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