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04-08-2012, 10:18 PM
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Anyone have an idea on the weight of a '68 telecaster bass? I've been loving the looks, with the slab and lollipops. Thanks! |
04-08-2012, 11:03 PM
| | | My '68 Tele weighs 8 1/2 lbs. if that helps. 
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04-08-2012, 11:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Hope, MN | | | oh man, i played one tele bass (i think it was a 72) and it was the heaviest bass i've ever put on my shoulder. i was atleast 10-12 pounds! sure did sound great though
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04-08-2012, 11:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin | | | True. Pal of mine has an old Tele. I think it's 70s, maybe. And man was it heavy. That was compared to my late model Ibanez SR, but still.
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04-08-2012, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by muzikman7 My '68 Tele weighs 8 1/2 lbs. if that helps. | Wow, thanks. That's one amazing looking bass. Same color as the one I'm looking at. The neck is huge on this one, but I like it. Is yours the same? |
04-08-2012, 11:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: tennessee | | Also, the one I'm looking at has lollipos but is supposed to be all original. Do you know if they came with both types of tuner?  |
04-08-2012, 11:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The land of fruits and nuts | | | The paddle gear (lollypop) was introduced in 1966. Installed on the Jazz Bass until the late 60's, it was unusual to find this style on a Precision Bass. There was a guy on ebay that was making them a while back. Who knows?
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04-09-2012, 12:19 AM
| | | Somewhere between 7 and 11 lbs. 
Seriously ... they vary...no way to get a definitive weight on them.
And yes...sometimes Fender used lollipop tuners on Tele basses.
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04-09-2012, 03:45 AM
| | Reggaefied User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Swiss Alps | | | I recently sold mine- it was a '70 and weighed fair bit below 9lbs, but more than 8 1/2 lbs, which would be considered on the very light side for a Tele bass. I would be very surprised if any were lighter than that, with their big necks and slab bodies.
I've played about ten and they were all up in the 10lb range, FWIW.
Lollipop tuners seem to be common on the earlier ones. Headstock decals changed a bit over the first years, and the nitro guards on the first two years' production often disintegrated and are rare to see intact these days, FWIW. |
04-09-2012, 07:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin | | | Ok, just checked with my friend. He says his is a 73. My subjective experience of it was that it was pretty darned heavy.
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04-09-2012, 07:47 AM
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Variable.
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04-09-2012, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 1bassplayin The paddle gear (lollypop) was introduced in 1966. Installed on the Jazz Bass until the late 60's, it was unusual to find this style on a Precision Bass. There was a guy on ebay that was making them a while back. Who knows? | Hipshot makes a drop-in replacement as well. |
04-09-2012, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lowjoe1 Anyone have an idea on the weight of a '68 telecaster bass? I've been loving the looks, with the slab and lollipops. Thanks! | The one I tried two weeks ago had about the same weight as a medium sized paper towel.
Unfortunately it belongs to someone who wants to keep it.
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04-09-2012, 08:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: tennessee | | | How will it sound vs. a precision? I know the pickup is original--it looks way crusty. |
04-09-2012, 09:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | Time to tell the truth: how much does your bass weigh?
Check the last spreadsheet, available on page 15. The only tele in the database is a 1972 at 9 pounds, 10 oz.
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04-09-2012, 09:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada | | | My uncle had one a long time ago and it weighed a ton.
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04-09-2012, 09:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: tennessee | | | I know this is hard to do and subjective, but can anyone tell me the difference tonally between the tele and a regular precision? |
04-09-2012, 09:25 AM
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Broad band, even response; some single coil hum.
Split-P is low-mid forward, and very little hum
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04-09-2012, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by lowjoe1 How will it sound vs. a precision? I know the pickup is original--it looks way crusty. | The first carnation of the Tele bass is a reissue of the original P bass, so it'll pretty much sound like one.
If you know what a '51-54 style P bass sounds like , you know what that T bass will sound like.
The one I tried is a slightly later one with a different ( but original ) pickup.
I am not sure how it compares to a P, but I am sure that it sounded real good.
I wouldn't call it a tone for everyone though.
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04-09-2012, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by lowjoe1 Also, the one I'm looking at has lollipos but is supposed to be all original. Do you know if they came with both types of tuner? | This is my '68 with lollipop tuners. Weight is 9lbs.14oz.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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