NICE tele

seems like a guitar like Billy G's ought to get auctioned off at Christies or
some other suitably posh outfit, where they have armed guards and intense
security and are used to the big numbers.
 
Gahr said:
Sweet guitar! Strat headstocks look cool on Teles! Did you do the muffled-sounding Broadcaster neck pickup thing as well?
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Thanks Gahr. Yeah, same wiring. I think I need to try some different capacitors though. That '50 in the video sounds better than mine.
 
Gahr said:
What is the value of your current cap?

And what pickups are in it?
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Let's see... I think the cap is .022 µf. But it is one of those big ugly orange rubber Fender caps. I'd like to try a PIO "chicklet" or other vintage style cap in it.

The pickups are Manlius "Franken-Tele" pickups. They are specifically for early Tele with maple fingerboard style tones.

It sounds pretty good as is, but I'm sure that I can get better out of it. I just don't play Fenders enough to move it to the top of my list of things to do. Maybe this winter I can get to it.
 
Sorry to say the Fender Esquire was the first production electric guitar by fender the first 3 were black with white Bakelite pickguards. #0005 was red then the blond blackguards soon after.
In 1950, the initial single-pickup production Fender model appeared called the Esquire. Only about fifty guitars were originally produced under that name. Most had to be replaced under warranty because of early manufacturing problems. In particular, the Esquire necks had no truss rod and many were replaced due to bent necks. This single-pickup model was quickly discontinued, and a two-pickup model was renamed the Broadcaster. Broadcaster name was likely used as it related to radio which was king at the time. Fender introduced the Broadcaster in the autumn of 1950. It was the first guitar of its kind manufactured on a substantial scale. After receiving notice from Gretsch of a trademark issue (Gretsch already had the “Broadkaster” name registered for a line of drums), Fender needed to change the name of their solid body guitar.
 
Next the first Fender guitars had a two piece sandwiched pine body I have a 1953 Esquire in black neck dated TG 4/53 and it's a pine body and serial #2181 My guess when the guitar was sent
in for neck replacement the bridge was also replaced. All the NoCasters I have played had Ash body's. A friend has his fathers mid 1950 Esquire Ash body sent back to Fender in 1959 for a neck
replacement Fender replaced it with a Rosewood Slab board one of the best sounding guitars. I built a copy of it 1950 control out of a lap steel Fender one piece Ash body Brazilian Rosewood
finger board exact copy of the pickup sounds like a great Les Paul.
 
@67plexi
You are walking rock 'n roll history, sir.
Thanks for sharing.
Dilly, Dilly!!

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SG John said:
When I built this Partsocaster, I wired it up as a Broadcaster. I've always loved that sound.


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Very nice. I wired my "5 string open G tuned" tele with the blender circuit & also really like it. I also have yet to get around to adding the neck tone cap. When I do I'll probably experiment with a cap & trimpot to find the resistance value needed to simulate a suitably "partially rolled down" tone control. Cheers
 
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