The Official Telecaster Bass Club - Page 25

krall · #**481** 10-20-2012, 09:14 AM

OMG!! What am I going to do!!

SurferJoe46 · #**482** 10-20-2012, 10:05 AM

Great answer. Thanks for that insightful comment.

rust_preacher · #**483** 10-21-2012, 10:58 PM

...actually, I recently built a parts bass, and had to buy a string tee. I was surprised it didn't guide the strings right - then I turned it 90 degrees and noticed the grooves...

Commodore 64 · #**484** 10-22-2012, 11:03 AM

So the charter is loose...Does this count as a partscaster?

grrg63 · #**485** 10-22-2012, 12:39 PM

Commodore, can I ask where you got the Fender Wide Range HB? I was looking for one online, but couldnt find them anywhere.

SurferJoe46 · #**486** 10-22-2012, 03:32 PM

A Commodore? It has a very nice 'woody' voice:::

chadds · #**487** 10-22-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SurferJoe46

A Commodore? It has a very nice 'woody' voice:::

I think it does in bits & bytes.

Commodore 64 · #**488** 10-23-2012, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by grrg63

Commodore, can I ask where you got the Fender Wide Range HB? I was looking for one online, but couldnt find them anywhere.

The drummer in my band gave it to me about 2 years ago. I have no clue where he got it. He doesn't either. Once I established that it's a real Lover designed pickup, I had to use it in something.

grrg63 · #**489** 10-23-2012, 09:04 AM

Yeah, I just got a Squier Tele and Im lovin the sound of the WRHB.

petersland · #**490** 10-28-2012, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by grrg63

Yeah, I just got a Squier Tele and Im lovin the sound of the WRHB.

Me too. Just got me a classic vibe in LPB. These Chinese Basses are surprisingly well built.

Mikhail · #**491** 11-04-2012, 01:37 PM

Submitted for your approval, my just completed home brewed Telecaster Bass. The neck and body are from USACG, the pickups are Seymour Duncans, and the hardware is a variety of period semi-correct parts from Bass Parts Resource. Obviously an homage to Carl Radle. The neck is more J-width than an original Telecaster Bass; I was a little disappointed at first, but it is really comfortable. The thickness is like an original, very full; by the 5th fret it feels just like my dear departed `68. Presently strung with TI Jazz Flats; as they break in I doubt I'll be changing them. They feel a little tighter on this bass than the ones on my `50s Classic. Foam mute to deaden the sound. I'm trying to find the right thickness to prevent the sound from being too muffled.

As for the tone, if you've ever heard Joe Cocker's "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" from Mad Dogs & Englishmen you'll get the idea. I've never owned a bass as light and resonant as this; I'm learning about dialing up my desired tone in response to its different natural... properties. I'm not a gigging musician or anything, but I love to play and study. May I join the club?

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George Mann · #**492** 11-18-2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mcblahflooper94

Anyone ever think about making a fretless tele? With some flats and a foam mute, I could see it being a super nice mellow sounding bass.

To answer your question, I have built one using a black Douglas Pisces body + a fretless Fender neck.

I am about to add Roman numerals to the neck to aid my intonation.

Rip Topaz · #**493** 11-18-2012, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikhail

Submitted for your approval, my just completed home brewed Telecaster Bass. The neck and body are from USACG, the pickups are Seymour Duncans, and the hardware is a variety of period semi-correct parts from Bass Parts Resource. Obviously an homage to Carl Radle. The neck is more J-width than an original Telecaster Bass; I was a little disappointed at first, but it is really comfortable. The thickness is like an original, very full; by the 5th fret it feels just like my dear departed `68. Presently strung with TI Jazz Flats; as they break in I doubt I'll be changing them. They feel a little tighter on this bass than the ones on my `50s Classic. Foam mute to deaden the sound. I'm trying to find the right thickness to prevent the sound from being too muffled.

As for the tone, if you've ever heard Joe Cocker's "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" from Mad Dogs & Englishmen you'll get the idea. I've never owned a bass as light and resonant as this; I'm learning about dialing up my desired tone in response to its different natural... properties. I'm not a gigging musician or anything, but I love to play and study. May I join the club?

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I love "period semi-correct"!! Bet that thing sings!!

Rip Topaz · #**494** 11-18-2012, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by George Mann

To answer your question, I have built one using a black Douglas Pisces body + a fretless Fender neck.

I am about to add Roman numerals to the neck to aid my intonation.

Can we see it?

Shadi · #**495** 11-20-2012, 09:37 AM

Any more Tele' Bass love out there that we haven't seen yet??

SurferJoe46 · #**496** 11-20-2012, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadi

Any more Tele' Bass love out there that we haven't seen yet??

I don't know if I posted the latest of mine or not:::

This one is '62 Buick/Cadillac Biscayne Blue.

**Chef** · #**497** 11-20-2012, 10:27 AM

SurferJoe46 · #**498** 11-20-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Chef

I'm thinking about that PG on my next permutation. This one will have the Schaller Bass-Bucker on it though.

And I'm still trying to get a decent Black-to-Lime Green tapered burst effect figured out for it.

rust_preacher · #**499** 11-21-2012, 12:08 AM

So, what's the low-down on DarkStars these days Chef?

**Chef** · #**500** 11-21-2012, 12:21 AM

Dunno...Fred popped up, and then, hasn't posted since.
I personally have not tried to contact him