I hope you dig the jam track! This has to be one of the best guitars I have ever played that is not a Tele... (technically) Timecodes: 0:00 - Jam Track 1:41 - Guitar Overview 5:36 - Clean Tones & Blend Control 8:32 - Dirty Tones 11:18 - Final Thoughts Price it up online: ►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/rkrLG ►Thomann - bit.ly/3jM7T9A ►Sky Music - alnk.to/2uB7Ueh (Affiliate links)
Hey Shane happy Holidays! That double esquire sounds fantastic! Almost a Tele sound wise but a little something different. Undoubtedly out of my price range! But am sure its worth the money.
What grinds my gears is people but a 5 thousand dollar Gibson , FENDER or both and they say YEAH Alice! I showed them guys how to make a good guitar better. That's after they leave their job at Wal-Mart and make a credit card payment on the way home.
Of all the traditional body styles, the Tele is the one that looks the best to me in left handed! Nice guitar, nice review, and great playing as always!
I just got a flyer from Sweetwater. They have a special G&L ASAT with the regular MFD bridge pickup and a wide MFD in the neck position. Costs half of what that Tele goes for.
That is the wiring scheme used by Kieth Richards' Tele modded to fit a neck humbucker -- and why players trying to match the tones don't know how he's getting them when 'his switch is always on the bridge pickup!', but it's not, it's blending somewhere between the neck and bridge combo. The wiring diagram to find if you want to match it is "Broadcaster with Blend".
@@phillipholt6005 If you can plug in a soldering iron, follow a wiring schematic, and turn a screwdriver can do mods & upgrades. Are you afraid to adjust the truss rod? Mods are fun and will bring you a better connection with your instrument. I learned on my own out of necessity because I wanted to learn the skills as well as save money. I don't have the fret files or some of the other luthier tools but I can pretty much do everything else to my guitars to keep them set up, intonated, and playing well.
@@brandonlesko3126 I don't do anything that takes the guitar out of it's realm. I don't play for money such as replacing pickups. I just play for my own entertainment. I adjust action replace bridges strings. I know how to solder which I do if something goes bad.
Really great sounding instrument. Is it just me or are your licks getting better? Very cool Shane. Towards the end there was a fragment of BB King meets Page. Thanks for the entertainment these past several months. Steve. 🖖
I would not blame you if you bought this guitar Shane!!! This Esquire has similar Tele looks but does and sounds different from your other Teles. I think I prefer the selectors this way as opposed to a traditional Tele!! 🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥
Another lovely little flurry from around 7:45! And the guitar is gorgeous. I have the Baja 50s Tele - the closest I'll ever get. But it's a stella guitar and really not much inferior to the custom shop at all.
Hi Shane Best sounding guitar I’ve ever heard Love your playing I hear a bond between you and the Esquire Yes I’d be “done” forever with that guitar Just fabulous Thanks for the great channel!
I believe Fender has set a new standard with this one, this instrument is the perfect blend of vintage style and modern tone shaping and in my opinion this the top guitar of 2020, everything about it is absolutely exquisite, I would love to get my hands on one and try it out Excellent review Shane!!
@@intheblues It would be hard to compare the two, that esquire is on a completely different level, however you’re playing is exceptional, I really enjoyed seeing you put that guitar through its paces
Reminds me of an Obsidian Wire blend wiring set up I put in my Strat. It replaces the function of the lower Tone knob. It’s really awesome on that guitar, so now I can get neck and bridge and blend them. I can also get all three pups which is pretty cool too. Or I can just leave the blend switch control off and it acts like a regular Strat wiring...👍
I remember back in the early 70's most of the hot guitar players used treble boosters. I think one of them was called a screaming tree. I think the guy that played in Steelydan used one. Now days kids try for that low end death metel sound but it doesn't cut through the mix that good. I bet this things stands loud and proud in a bandsetting.
I got one double esquire special Ltd Namm 2018 CS Azrec gold relic: exactly the same configuration (pick up and wiring). The best TELECASTER I have!!! I love this guitar. Thanks for this very good video.
Wow! I had no idea Fender has a double Esquire. What great sounds you got from this phenomenal instrument. It’s easy to see how much you enjoyed playing it as well! 👏
I think I would miss having an actual tone control. All that brightness would be a bit harsh for slide. Maybe a copper slide would tame some of it, but still would be a fight on the higher strings.
I think I prefer this wiring configuration to any other I've ever heard on a Tele. I never use the tone control anyway, because rolling off the volume a bit takes away as much treble as I would ever want to, and it's nice having that extra sparkle on the neck.
Superb review, and awesome guitar skills as usual. Shane, you’re constantly raising my intellect on various musical related equipment, and you teach with such a flow. ✨💎💎💎✨
I was sorely tempted to get one of these a few months back, but couldn't swing the price no matter how much stuff I sold :) The wiring scheme is what Fender did as standard for Broadcasters/Esquires a year or two in the early '50s. Don't know if any Telecasters came that way after the name switch. Even though Esquires are primarily known as one-pickup guitars, Fender offered the neck pickup as an available option for a couple bucks more back in the day.
I took my tele's neck pickup out of the tone circuit, so it's always bright, but definitely wouldn't do that with the bridge pickup, which appears to be the case with this guitar. The bridge pickup needs taming, and rolling back the tone control is what gives the tele it's distinctive sound. I think the blend is a bit of a white elephant too. You might want the sound of both pickups, but this degree of fine adjustment is unnecessary. A switch works just fine.
Great licks! Great phrasing! As always, the only reason to watch your videos or the main reason. Rock on! 🤟 A lot like watching/listening to Tommy Emanuel; who cares what guitar he's using...
Someone should build and offer a replacement Tele switch block with a blend function. I'd swap mine out for sure, assuming it doesn't sell at some rip-off Custom Shop price. Better still, a RUclipsr (like Phillip Mac of Know Your Gear) could show us the wiring diagram and components so we can DIY. Keep up the great work.
@@RapttorX This is one of the reasons I've learned to mod guitars myself and save a ton on labor from a guitar tech. I made 2 custom Strats and saved $350 on modding labor each. They are worth 3 times what they cost with the mods
Fender are really stretching the pricing on custom shop. I’ve noticed them increasing over the last 3 years. Same with Gibson. Im not sure what the marketing plan is but $10k custom shop guitars are the new norm. The new Gibson 1959 re-issue 60th anniversary LP’s are $11k. I’m Obsessed with getting one but not at that price
@@glennmartin4043 Both companies do have (and have years had) guitars priced over $10,000. However, they both also make many guitars in $5,000 or less range (although this is becoming rare for Les Pauls).
Fender has done a great job of revamping all of their USA lines. However, I'm not sure where they're getting input for their newer neck shapes. I have yet to find one I like beside maybe the American Performer series. So maybe the Custom Shop is where to go for old-schoolers.
You would think that the bridge pickup is the more important one and that that would be the one that has a switch setting for direct to amp. But no it’s the neck pickup that has the direct setting. Odd? Regular esquires have only the bridge pickup. Never seen one with only a neck pickup :)
I guess it's all semantics. I do like what fender has been doing lately. Getting back to basics. I never liked the American Standard series but they stayed with that for over 35 years. It drove me crazy. Finally they are making fenders again.
That blend control doesn't work the way you say. Full bridge is always there and you're blending in the neck. At the extreme knob position it's as if you had the traditional wiring 'middle' position.
It sounds killer, as usual your licks are cool. If you could trade your two Tele’s that you currently own to Sky Music for this guitar, would you do that?
Pass. Looks just like my mij 50’s reissue. I think I would prefer the usual selector/ tone control set up. I’m not sure about the tones being all that different. I paid 90,000¥ for mine. That’s less than 900 bucks american at the current exchange rate. That custom shop price seems a little too steep for what you get. I’m sure it’s lots of fun to play though, because it’s a guitar and a, “tele”. Thanks for the vid. 🎸
Kind-a like a Broadcaster but they can't say that, so yea a Tele. Although for a few months before changing to the Broadcaster name, Fender did make a double-pickup Esquire. After losing the right to call them Broadcasters, and going through the few months of producing Nocasters, Fender came up with the Telecaster. I look at it as the same guitar going through name changes, all in the first couple of years.
While it is a nice guitar, who can justify the price? There are numerous guitar makers who can do the same thing for a fraction of the price. Michael Kelly is one that comes to mind. Or you can even spec out a premium DIY kit and assemble a Tele by yourself. There are so many companies doing the kit thing. Spend a few extra bucks for some upgrades and still come in way below the DE's price. Is the name on the headstock really that important?
Neck pickup + esquire decal = Telecaster. Nothing new here just a blend circuit. I imagine it's around $3k. Looks just like my classic vibe with a nicer neck. Nice for sure.
I hope you dig the jam track! This has to be one of the best guitars I have ever played that is not a Tele... (technically)
Timecodes:
0:00 - Jam Track
1:41 - Guitar Overview
5:36 - Clean Tones & Blend Control
8:32 - Dirty Tones
11:18 - Final Thoughts
Price it up online:
►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/rkrLG
►Thomann - bit.ly/3jM7T9A
►Sky Music - alnk.to/2uB7Ueh
(Affiliate links)
Hey Shane happy Holidays! That double esquire sounds fantastic! Almost a Tele sound wise but a little something different. Undoubtedly out of my price range! But am sure its worth the money.
What grinds my gears is people but a 5 thousand dollar Gibson , FENDER or both and they say YEAH Alice! I showed them guys how to make a good guitar better. That's after they leave their job at Wal-Mart and make a credit card payment on the way home.
Of all the traditional body styles, the Tele is the one that looks the best to me in left handed!
Nice guitar, nice review, and great playing as always!
Sounds great Shane, you need to own that. You make it sound amazing. Its a perfect fit..
Found the wiring diagram just put in double esquire wiring. It was an old site(first one) from 2013. On my bucket list!
I just got a flyer from Sweetwater. They have a special G&L ASAT with the regular MFD bridge pickup and a wide MFD in the neck position. Costs half of what that Tele goes for.
I just bought one and I'm obsessed. Nicest Tele I've played! Your video and playing is incredible and informative, as always.
That is the wiring scheme used by Kieth Richards' Tele modded to fit a neck humbucker -- and why players trying to match the tones don't know how he's getting them when 'his switch is always on the bridge pickup!', but it's not, it's blending somewhere between the neck and bridge combo. The wiring diagram to find if you want to match it is "Broadcaster with Blend".
As bright as the neck is, I think they could have made it a reverse Esquire with no bridge pup. Just a neck and a tone control.
I’ve always thought that one blend, one volume is much more versatile than the traditional controls. I’m glad Fender have been thinking the same!
Love that guitar! Beautiful chops there Shane. Great vid mate.
Sounds great, man! That chilled out opener was great.
This would be a great DIY wiring upgrade to do to an affordable Tele.
I don't do mods or upgrades.
@@phillipholt6005 good for you?
@@phillipholt6005 If you can plug in a soldering iron, follow a wiring schematic, and turn a screwdriver can do mods & upgrades. Are you afraid to adjust the truss rod? Mods are fun and will bring you a better connection with your instrument. I learned on my own out of necessity because I wanted to learn the skills as well as save money. I don't have the fret files or some of the other luthier tools but I can pretty much do everything else to my guitars to keep them set up, intonated, and playing well.
@@brandonlesko3126 I don't do anything that takes the guitar out of it's realm. I don't play for money such as replacing pickups. I just play for my own entertainment. I adjust action replace bridges strings. I know how to solder which I do if something goes bad.
Think a Blender is a far better idea than a Tone pot. Tone pots in my Squier don't even work. Need a Blender pot. Stew Mac has a wiring diagram
Really great sounding instrument. Is it just me or are your licks getting better? Very cool Shane. Towards the end there was a fragment of BB King meets Page. Thanks for the entertainment these past several months. Steve. 🖖
The dot spacing is right....I wish my 52 pure vintage reissue had that too!It is one of few guitars I would buy from fender custom shop.great video~
You sure looked like you were having fun! Didn’t know about these. Thanks for the heads up. Great review.
Really liked that intro.
That's a lovely guitar Shane . thanks for making all the interesting stuff
I love those 50/51 blackguard pickups, they sound so good
That was nice. Oh mam that Esquire would be great. You should do one on the Brad Paisley Esquire with the hidden pickup. See how well it does Blues
Hi Shane To me this is the best sounding guitar you ever auditioned Sounds fabulous to me
I would not blame you if you bought this guitar Shane!!! This Esquire has similar Tele looks but does and sounds different from your other Teles. I think I prefer the selectors this way as opposed to a traditional Tele!! 🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for your awesome vids!
Another lovely little flurry from around 7:45! And the guitar is gorgeous. I have the Baja 50s Tele - the closest I'll ever get. But it's a stella guitar and really not much inferior to the custom shop at all.
Hi Shane Best sounding guitar I’ve ever heard Love your playing I hear a bond between you and the Esquire Yes I’d be “done” forever with that guitar Just fabulous Thanks for the great channel!
I believe Fender has set a new standard with this one, this instrument is the perfect blend of vintage style and modern tone shaping and in my opinion this the top guitar of 2020, everything about it is absolutely exquisite, I would love to get my hands on one and try it out
Excellent review Shane!!
Thanks, Mark. This. is a really beautiful guitar. I wanted to do a comparison with my 50s Original Tele but I didn't have the courage to. haha
@@intheblues It would be hard to compare the two, that esquire is on a completely different level, however you’re playing is exceptional, I really enjoyed seeing you put that guitar through its paces
Ohhh man! Some serious tones in there! Amazing
Great review, definitely think Fender are finally getting that perfect balance between the new and old
Reminds me of an Obsidian Wire blend wiring set up I put in my Strat. It replaces the function of the lower Tone knob. It’s really awesome on that guitar, so now I can get neck and bridge and blend them. I can also get all three pups which is pretty cool too. Or I can just leave the blend switch control off and it acts like a regular Strat wiring...👍
I remember back in the early 70's most of the hot guitar players used treble boosters. I think one of them was called a screaming tree. I think the guy that played in Steelydan used one. Now days kids try for that low end death metel sound but it doesn't cut through the mix that good. I bet this things stands loud and proud in a bandsetting.
I got one double esquire special Ltd Namm 2018 CS Azrec gold relic: exactly the same configuration (pick up and wiring). The best TELECASTER I have!!!
I love this guitar. Thanks for this very good video.
Wow! I had no idea Fender has a double Esquire. What great sounds you got from this phenomenal instrument. It’s easy to see how much you enjoyed playing it as well! 👏
The Custom Shop also made Stealth Esquires which have a pickup hidden under the pick guard like the new Mexican made Brad Paisley Esquire.
The intro sounded like a happy version of "slow dancing in a burning room"🤭
Sounds real nice Shane!
so, for 4k only difference is a little more output and treble response, & the headstock logo
I think I would miss having an actual tone control. All that brightness would be a bit harsh for slide. Maybe a copper slide would tame some of it, but still would be a fight on the higher strings.
Two volumes for blending and a master tone is the way to go. almost don't need the 3-way switch at that point.
Beautiful guitar! I love my CS 50s Tele. Lucked into a trade 2 years ago and absolutely love it.
If a double Esquire is $4k can I get a single Esquire for 2k? 😆
🤣
That is funny!lol thanks!
Rather have the single pickup to begin with!!!
I got double Esquire taste 👅 and double affinity pockets.
I got Glarry pockets!!!
I think I prefer this wiring configuration to any other I've ever heard on a Tele. I never use the tone control anyway, because rolling off the volume a bit takes away as much treble as I would ever want to, and it's nice having that extra sparkle on the neck.
Superb review, and awesome guitar skills as usual. Shane, you’re constantly raising my intellect on various musical related equipment, and you teach with such a flow. ✨💎💎💎✨
Thanks a lot HL! :)
@@intheblues #facts...🔥🔥🔥
I was sorely tempted to get one of these a few months back, but couldn't swing the price no matter how much stuff I sold :)
The wiring scheme is what Fender did as standard for Broadcasters/Esquires a year or two in the early '50s. Don't know if any Telecasters came that way after the name switch. Even though Esquires are primarily known as one-pickup guitars, Fender offered the neck pickup as an available option for a couple bucks more back in the day.
Love the sound and would love to own one!!
Great tones!
Sounds really good. :) love that intro jam
Thanks so much!
"Well that sounds like a telecaster with extra steps" 🤔
If it smells and looks like Pooh! Probably is!
@@kirkscobey3031 I like teles. I am amused by Fender calling this a "Double Esquire". It's a clever marketing technique ... I suppose.
@@fishypaw I think the wiring is different.
another Tele ? You son of a b, i'm in
I'm pretty sure this is how the original Telecaster was wired.
You need to put the special Shane ding in the bodywork so it matches your 50s Original (I’m sure Sky wouldn’t mind).
I took my tele's neck pickup out of the tone circuit, so it's always bright, but definitely wouldn't do that with the bridge pickup, which appears to be the case with this guitar. The bridge pickup needs taming, and rolling back the tone control is what gives the tele it's distinctive sound. I think the blend is a bit of a white elephant too. You might want the sound of both pickups, but this degree of fine adjustment is unnecessary. A switch works just fine.
Great licks! Great phrasing! As always, the only reason to watch your videos or the main reason. Rock on! 🤟 A lot like watching/listening to Tommy Emanuel; who cares what guitar he's using...
Great tone🤘🏻🤘🏻
Telecaster. Esquire. What's in a name? A rose, by another name, would still smell as sweet.
I've seen a few double Esquires. Wouldn't mind one myself. 😎🎸
Wow that was beautiful!
Someone should build and offer a replacement Tele switch block with a blend function. I'd swap mine out for sure, assuming it doesn't sell at some rip-off Custom Shop price. Better still, a RUclipsr (like Phillip Mac of Know Your Gear) could show us the wiring diagram and components so we can DIY. Keep up the great work.
$3750 USD WTF. Another lawyers guitar.
everything from Fender Custom Shop has this kind of price
@@RapttorX This is one of the reasons I've learned to mod guitars myself and save a ton on labor from a guitar tech. I made 2 custom Strats and saved $350 on modding labor each. They are worth 3 times what they cost with the mods
Fender are really stretching the pricing on custom shop. I’ve noticed them increasing over the last
3 years. Same with Gibson. Im not sure what the marketing plan is but $10k custom shop guitars are the new norm.
The new Gibson 1959 re-issue 60th anniversary LP’s are $11k. I’m Obsessed with getting one but not at that price
@@glennmartin4043
Both companies do have (and have years had) guitars priced over $10,000. However, they both also make many guitars in $5,000 or less range (although this is becoming rare for Les Pauls).
Fender has done a great job of revamping all of their USA lines. However, I'm not sure where they're getting input for their newer neck shapes. I have yet to find one I like beside maybe the American Performer series. So maybe the Custom Shop is where to go for old-schoolers.
Amazing sounding instrument!
You would think that the bridge pickup is the more important one and that that would be the one that has a switch setting for direct to amp. But no it’s the neck pickup that has the direct setting. Odd? Regular esquires have only the bridge pickup. Never seen one with only a neck pickup :)
I'm all about increased pickup options and sounds, however, no tone control for rolling off highs when necessary is a deal breaker for me.
Maybe a mod project for your classic vibe tele for a future video
Really nice guitar!
Mmm methinks it's a;
Fender Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop, Reissue 1950 ish...hence the Double Esquire moniker
Thanks for the Link's for it Shane
Billy Gibbons sold his Telecaster. It had the Blended circuit. He used it on Jesus Just Left Chicago.
@@guitarocd9984 used it, or another one, on LaGrange, too
I guess it's all semantics. I do like what fender has been doing lately. Getting back to basics. I never liked the American Standard series but they stayed with that for over 35 years. It drove me crazy. Finally they are making fenders again.
I’m just gonna start calling my telecaster double esquire for the mere meme of it
I like it ! Sweet guitar. Blues On....💙 and you can get it in a Lefty !
Seems like as shown here it's the same as the 70th Anniversary Broadcaster with the original blend circuit, except for the ash vs. roasted pine body.
Yes, and the neck shape also. The broadcaster is a U neck
Oooh crushed velvet in the case looked glorious
Do they make Deluxe Reverbs for lefties?
Is that under the bridge at the start?
No it's a totally different chord progression. It's an original I wrote back in 2008. :)
Oh ok, sounded a lil bit similar to my ear but yeah the vid was cool! More power!
Not confusing at all! lol I do like it though :)
Sweet guitar! Why does Sky music in Australia have a lefty one of these and Southpaw Guitars in Houston not??? Get on it Jim Duncan!
Nice man, you can tell by the look on your face that you enjoyed this one. Maybe keep her long term?
It's so nice but it's more money than I can justify considering I have two other guitars that look almost identical hehe :)
@@intheblues maybe just rewire one of them
That blend control doesn't work the way you say. Full bridge is always there and you're blending in the neck. At the extreme knob position it's as if you had the traditional wiring 'middle' position.
I'd buy the BP tele, or two!!!
5:10 Gonna be a fan boy review 🤣 👍
My Dad had an Esquire. Unfortunately it was a righty so I couldn't play it.
Does the bridge position cancel noise with both pickups on.
It doesn't, no. It's wired up like how they were back in the day.
It sounds killer, as usual your licks are cool. If you could trade your two Tele’s that you currently own to Sky Music for this guitar, would you do that?
Probably (or stubbornly) no. But it would be out of nostalgia for my old 52 reissue that I've had for over 10 years. I can't get rid of that guitar.
@@intheblues , I understand completely. I have a particular Stratocaster that I’d never get rid of, even if offered double what it’s worth.
Like my CS 51 Nocaster was when I bought it new in 01, smelled so frikkin good for about 9 months of glorious laquer smell!!!! That is laquer eh??
11:16 GAS GAS GAS and more GAS 🤘😂😂😂
The price - christ almighty !
But wait! You also get: F, e, n, d, e, r on the headstock! Doesn't that mean anything to you? ;-)
Pass. Looks just like my mij 50’s reissue. I think I would prefer the usual selector/ tone control set up. I’m not sure about the tones being all that different. I paid 90,000¥ for mine. That’s less than 900 bucks american at the current exchange rate. That custom shop price seems a little too steep for what you get. I’m sure it’s lots of fun to play though, because it’s a guitar and a, “tele”. Thanks for the vid. 🎸
Does the name "Double Esquire" just signify that it's two pickups, instead of the usual one?
ExplodingPsyche it's double the price.
Yes. Two pickups, esquire wiring.
@@dontcallmetracey Thank you.
If it looks like a Duck, walks like a Duck and feels like a Telecaster...
Must be a teleduckster?
@@broda769 A Duck-caster my friend...
So it really is tele tho right?
Kind-a like a Broadcaster but they can't say that, so yea a Tele. Although for a few months before changing to the Broadcaster name, Fender did make a double-pickup Esquire. After losing the right to call them Broadcasters, and going through the few months of producing Nocasters, Fender came up with the Telecaster. I look at it as the same guitar going through name changes, all in the first couple of years.
The Silvertone 1423 Re-issue has a blend system on it's twin humbuckers , but much more versatile and usable than this one
Broadcaster wiring
Lovely
WOW almost 4 thousand at Sweetwater.
Yep, they aren't cheap!
"Done for good..." Harhar hoho. Hahaha. Hoo! still laughing..
If all standards were wired like that, I'd definitely have one.
While it is a nice guitar, who can justify the price? There are numerous guitar makers who can do the same thing for a fraction of the price.
Michael Kelly is one that comes to mind. Or you can even spec out a premium DIY kit and assemble a Tele by yourself. There are so many companies doing the kit thing. Spend a few extra bucks for some upgrades and still come in way below the DE's price. Is the name on the headstock really that important?
Off your nut 3500 !!! Never in a million years rather buy a suhr / Tyler -just about anything at that price ! 🤪
I like it. I will be surprised if that one doesn't follow you home. :)
Been buying guitars for 30 years now. While I’m sure this is a fine guitar, I can’t get over the prices lately. Almost $4k ?.??. Cmon.....ridiculous
🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Neck pickup + esquire decal = Telecaster. Nothing new here just a blend circuit. I imagine it's around $3k. Looks just like my classic vibe with a nicer neck. Nice for sure.
$6,300 AUD
The Silvertone 1423
please consider the truth that we love hearing you saying "oooooooooo". ;-)
Nice
Thanks!
You light up the room, want to be youtube friends?
BOTS don't need 'friends' ! Reported!
Wow what for a beauty, 😍