# Alternate Esquire with treble-bleed and fixed-filter network

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Esquire alt · 3-way · 1V · 1T · 3.3k · .05µF

Alternate Esquire with treble-bleed and fixed-filter network. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet.

Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/seymour-duncan/esquire-alt-resistor-network.svg (back of controls)

## Parts and values

- Bridge Esquire pickup: Bridge Esquire pickup; generic (Tapped single-coil (three-conductor))
- 3-Way Switch: 3-Way Switch; compatible example (CRL 3-Way Blade)
- Volume 250k: Volume 250k; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- Tone 250k: Tone 250k; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- .047 cap: .047 cap; 47nF; compatible example (Orange Drop .047µF)
- Output Jack: Output Jack; compatible example (Switchcraft \#11)
- Ground wire from bridge: Ground wire from bridge; generic (Bridge ground wire)

## Specific to this wiring

- Same functional network as Esq\_Standard on the alternate Seymour Duncan Esquire sheet.
- Bridge pickup uses generic-tapped-single-coil as a stand-in.

## Connections

1. Bridge Esquire pickup gnd → Volume 250k casing (wire, black)
2. Bridge Esquire pickup gnd → Volume 250k casing (wire, black)
3. Ground wire from bridge ground → Volume 250k casing (wire, black)
4. Volume 250k lug1 → Volume 250k casing (wire, ground)
5. .047 cap b → Tone 250k casing (wire, black)
6. Tone 250k casing → Output Jack sleeve (wire, black)
7. Volume 250k casing → Tone 250k casing (wire, black)
8. Bridge Esquire pickup hot → 3-Way Switch T8 (wire, white)
9. Bridge Esquire pickup hot → 3-Way Switch T4 (wire, white)
10. 3-Way Switch T3 → 3-Way Switch T2 (wire, black)
11. 3-Way Switch T2 → 3-Way Switch T6 (wire, black)
12. 3-Way Switch T6 → 3-Way Switch T5 (wire, black)
13. 3-Way Switch T5 → Volume 250k lug3 (wire, black)
14. Volume 250k lug2 → Output Jack tip (wire, black)
15. Volume 250k lug3 → Tone 250k lug1 (wire, black)
16. Tone 250k lug2 → .047 cap a (wire, black)

## What each position does



- Esquire fixed-filter network is transcribed as drawn; passive position analysis is topology-only.
- Engine rule selectionReachesTip fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.

## Check before plugging in



## Source

Tinkercaster's own drawing of the Seymour Duncan diagram Esq\_alt, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by Seymour Duncan.

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