The Ultimate Rock Guitar? Fender Esquire

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In today's video, Paul Drew and James Ivey take a quick gander at a Fender ESQUIRE to see if it could be the ultimate rock guitar.
Thisguitar has a couple of tricks up its sleeve, but it only has one pickup.
The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

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  • @VolklgirlKat
    @VolklgirlKat13 күн бұрын

    Finally someone rocking out on the Esquire, Thank You!

  • @hanovergreen4091
    @hanovergreen4091Ай бұрын

    In 1991, I sold my 1984 MIJ Esquire re-issue. I'm an idiot. I've regretted that ever since. Great video BTW! Best Regards and Best Wishes!

  • @winstonsmith8240

    @winstonsmith8240

    Ай бұрын

    I sold a 1969 Gibson Les Paul black beauty decades ago. Still gives me sleepless nights.

  • @davidmcquillan4754
    @davidmcquillan4754Ай бұрын

    Nice touch with the Ultimate (Rock Slippers)🎸🎸🎶

  • @rockturtleneck
    @rockturtleneck10 күн бұрын

    I bought a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Esquire a couple years ago and I love it. Super twangy sound. Maybe not as versatile as a Tele but the tone has more bite. And I love the chunky maple neck. Best of all it was only $400.

  • @VinnyTheAxe
    @VinnyTheAxeАй бұрын

    Sounds killer! Great demo as always guys. Hope all is well. Talk soon. Cheers!

  • @nickgjenkins
    @nickgjenkinsАй бұрын

    Holy cow that sounds GREAT!

  • @clarkwestfield7818
    @clarkwestfield7818Ай бұрын

    Babe Ruth was a pitcher and outfielder, most known for being a hard partying home-run slugger.

  • @k9er233
    @k9er233Ай бұрын

    The knarly guitar playin', box stompin' footwear says ROCK STAR all the way man! 🤘🎸😁 Always a good time in a Paul Drew video.

  • @craigryallful
    @craigryallfulАй бұрын

    Love that neck tone ,honesty 😮

  • @davidmock9093
    @davidmock9093Ай бұрын

    Babe Ruth was a pitcher... but he was also the MLB Home Run leader until Hank Aaron broke his record on April 8, 1974. :)

  • @limpeacock573
    @limpeacock573Ай бұрын

    Great video guys! Paul, I’m assuming you are going to use the conversion kit you showed for the upgrade. Do you think the new wiring harness is going to impact the tone of the bridge pickup when you do the comparisson? Have a great one fellas!

  • @sentry1204
    @sentry1204Ай бұрын

    sounds great

  • @Adventuresingearland
    @AdventuresingearlandАй бұрын

    Phil X would be a great guest to discuss single and duel pickup instruments. Get the showbiz phone book out lads! 😂

  • @Funkybassuk
    @FunkybassukАй бұрын

    I love Les Paul Juniors - might have to get an Esquire one day!

  • @mendelrocks
    @mendelrocksАй бұрын

    Lovely sparkle to the ears and eyes! For the comparison, will you only mount but not wire in the neck pup and keep the squire electronics? (Less soldering too this way.)

  • @johnfalzon
    @johnfalzonАй бұрын

    Very interested in hearing the sound comparisons. That claim has been made for years but I don't think anyone has tested it. I have a Les Paul Jnr and there certainly is something special about it.

  • @JackR617
    @JackR617Ай бұрын

    Nice Paul. I like it a lot. I like that color. I only like maple fretboards when they’re relic’d. Typically like rosewood. I love when you buy a new guitar. Enjoy it.

  • @ronmoes2312
    @ronmoes2312Ай бұрын

    Well....I used to have a Squire, which was the 69 white stratocaster Jimi played on woodstock. I made it into an relic and bought the custom shop 69' pre-wired pickguard and the guitar was at another level, maybe better that alot of Fender stats I have played in at the local store, I sprayed a clear coat nitro cellulose lacre on the neck and on the body, which gave it a hard but silky smooth feel. Also , I used a bass guitar pickup cap and screwed it on the bridge covering the bidge, I had never seen anyone do that, but the result was stunning. changed the knobs with telecaster chorme knobs and screwed an extra string leader thingy on the headstock. The guitar was sold in a few days. The guy was aesthetic when he played it... absolutley stunning

  • @TheStudioRats

    @TheStudioRats

    Ай бұрын

    Cheers Ron cool story! Btw this is an ESQUIRE not a Squire.

  • @shaharbar
    @shaharbarАй бұрын

    Paul, where do you buy your guitars, Reverb? Direct from Fender?

  • @TheStudioRats

    @TheStudioRats

    Ай бұрын

    EBay, reverb and Facebook

  • @leftyandreas
    @leftyandreasАй бұрын

    Hi, very nice video! Which guitar did you sell for it, the Nik Huber? Cheers, Andreas

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters6 күн бұрын

    Some people actually played bassy chords on that front switch position, and then flip back to the back position. And The Babe DID start out as a pitcher for BOSTON. The Yankees stole him away from the Red Sox and that's why there is so much animosity between the two clubs, even unto this day. How 'bout that, Limies? SO. WHERE did you find this Esquire? Fender does not show anything like this on their site.

  • @GearSafari
    @GearSafariАй бұрын

    Looks and sounds great…now I gather the tone is in the slippers right? 😉

  • @TheStudioRats

    @TheStudioRats

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely

  • @TheOlesarge
    @TheOlesargeАй бұрын

    And...Babe Ruth actually WAS a pitcher! He was a pitcher before playing strictly outfield so he could hit every day. LOL... But great American Sports Reference!

  • @diggerd6489
    @diggerd6489Ай бұрын

    Lovely guitar, have you ever tried a Richie Kotzen tele, huge neck, massive sounding guitar and the tone control is a series/parallel switch, I think you would love them

  • @TheStudioRats

    @TheStudioRats

    Ай бұрын

    I’ve always wanted to try one.

  • @efx245precor3
    @efx245precor313 күн бұрын

    Nice shores

  • @apx_bespoke
    @apx_bespoke20 күн бұрын

    What pickup is in there?

  • @GuitarJawn
    @GuitarJawnАй бұрын

    You mean the Ultimate Guitar. I can live on the bridge pickup of a telecaster

  • @winstonsmith8240
    @winstonsmith8240Ай бұрын

    You sent me a text once asking me to 'telegram you.' Never trust that stuff so I didn't respond. Might have missed a nice little treat there. Don't care that much though as I always learn something. Everyone has to have a Tele right? 😉 Oh, Babe Ruth WAS a famous batsman. Too many pub quizzes?

  • @TheStudioRats

    @TheStudioRats

    Ай бұрын

    Never trust those scam messages. Cheers Winston.

  • @SUPER8_GUITAR
    @SUPER8_GUITARАй бұрын

    What pickup does the esquire have? Ash body?

  • @apx_bespoke

    @apx_bespoke

    20 күн бұрын

    I wanna know that too!

  • @toddsteele72
    @toddsteele72Ай бұрын

    8:42 Careful Bryan’s publishing will block. 😂

  • @enfieldhbs2204
    @enfieldhbs2204Ай бұрын

    ADD A PICK UP UNDER THE SCRATCH PLATE , SIMILAR TO BRAD PAISLEY,SIGNATURE ESQUIRE

  • @user-pk4kb8bx9g
    @user-pk4kb8bx9gАй бұрын

    Sounds great as always, but Drew can make a sponge sound good, but you really must train on your intros.. Thanx for the vIdeo you RATS!😆

  • @DavidSmith1307
    @DavidSmith1307Ай бұрын

    Esquires are Esquires and shouldn't be converted! The Tele neck pickup isn't worth ruining the OG.

  • @johndo9648
    @johndo9648Ай бұрын

    Sounded a bit fuzzy, I wonder why 🐇

  • @miguela.migallon8405
    @miguela.migallon8405Ай бұрын

    Gear of the year: your shoes!!! 😂😂😂😂

  • @TheStudioRats

    @TheStudioRats

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah called the wife in with fluffy slippers

  • @adamalexanderray
    @adamalexanderrayАй бұрын

    Humbuckers are a prerequisite for a ultimate rock guitar (in my opinion). Also, those are some nice slippers.

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