Fender Telecaster Bass Idea...

[senorblues]

#1 Turser 51 P w/DR High beam Flats
#2 SX Jazz w/DR Low Riders
#3 ShortyFrankencaster w/Fender7250s

#3 Had a stronger signal-had to turn down the level and was surprised to hear so much fret buzz.

Normal Jazz neck would definitely dive.

 

[rollingminority]

thanks for posting the clip! all 3 sound amazing!

 

[senorblues]

Heres a better recording with the pickups lowered and the action raised. same order.

 

[rollingminority]

they all sound really nice! I really like the Jazz bass though.

 

[dido__15]

Someone please tell me these are available for sale somewhere.

 

[KiwiGroove]

Someone please tell me these are available for sale somewhere.

Nope, it was made by a guy on the Ultimate-Guitar Gear Building & Customizing forum.

 

[BassShifter21]

Someone please tell me these are available for sale somewhere.

I would be happy to build you something like this

 

[Gramatron]

I bought the body a few weeks back on ebay, turns out its a Zenta bass body from the 60s/70's. as you can see i used a bronco bass neck, which is surprisingly decent. the neck was a pretty good fit. I had to cut off a section of the neck where the bottom fret used to sit as the bronco neck was curved and the body route was flat. The body is the same size as a standard guitar tele so i opted for a 3/4 neck which is just great fun to play.

If you build your Guitar tele shaped bass, go for a 3/4 neck rather than using a larger body and a full scale neck. it just looks so much better with a 3/4

 

[Gramatron]

I would be happy to build you something like this

really quite beautiful. what scale is it ?

 

[Bassman316]

Didn't the bass player from Crazy Horse have a Telecaster guitar body with a Precision neck for his bass? I could be waaaaaaaaaayy off on that, though (I probably am).

 

[BassShifter21]

really quite beautiful. what scale is it ?

Thank you! It has a 34" scale length.

 

[Gramatron]

Thank you! It has a 34" scale length.

Do you get a bit of neck dive on it ?

 

[BassShifter21]

Do you get a bit of neck dive on it ?

None to speak of, really. Quite comfortable to play!