Fender Telecaster Basses

[Atshen]

Heh, someone put the ashtray upside-down on this baby or what?

 

[heath_the_great]

The truly dead dig their own graves....skippy.

sorry to have offended you ...that's just my way of saying "i know"....lighten up will ya.....but really, just saying "Your youth is a dead giveaway of your ignorance." thats just the most stupid thing you could of said....how the hell am i ignorant?...lighten up....no need to be so damn tense about these things.....gets boring if everyone pretends to be happy, may as well listen to some mind numbing pop

 

[ModmanQ6]

damn that looks nice...either its a big instrument, or you're a small fella, from that angle

Perhaps it's the angle... it fits me well. Like I said, having it as my only instrument trying to play (back then) Rush, Clash, and Dead covers, it really didn't give me the sound I wanted, so I modded it with the jazz pup. Sometimes I regret it, but the sound is so much better and more versatile. It's definitely a war horse! The finish is cracked and there are dings all over it, but it's like a timex...takes a licking and keeps on ticking!

 

[heath_the_great]

it looks cool though...id love to get one, i can get a kinda close tone from my kubicki, but it doesn hit the spot, though i love the joe bardens in my kubicki and sounds great for everything else, old school (60's/70's) soul n rnb it just doesnt fit the bill..im just assuming the guy from cake uses one on the recordings, cos he uses one in the film clips, and it sounds awesome

 

[wateroftyne]

Heath... sorry to bang on about it, but if you get the chance to buy one, try it first. Not just at home thru a practice amp, but gig it.

People mod them with a J pup for a reason...

 

[heath_the_great]

i understand what you're saying...but im not looking for a new main, theres no way ill find a new main bass....just for those songs here and there, i did play a single coil one, in my first post, and loved it, action was a bit high for my liking but it sounded great, little bright, but it felt great, nice and slabby

no practise amps here...got the 1x15 and 4x10 stack now

 

[rickbass]

....gets boring if everyone pretends to be happy, may as well listen to some mind numbing pop

So..........let's slag everyone...that will give life meaning, won't it????

What a sad place to be.

 

[heath_the_great]

So..........let's slag everyone...that will give life meaning, won't it????

jesus dude.....get over it..all i ment was i hate people who say things just to make othe people happy..but apparently the truth hurts on here

 

[gamera]

Heh, someone put the ashtray upside-down on this baby or what?

Look at the crappy bridge alignment on this bass. I'm not really that picky about some stuff, but I think this would bother me.

 

[The Golden Boy]

jesus dude.....get over it..all i ment was i hate people who say things just to make othe people happy..but apparently the truth hurts on here

Truth: You're rude and arrogant and you insulted someone who went out of their way to attempt to help you. If someone helps you, you say thank you. Not "no xxxx shirlock."

Nothing anyone has posted should have warranted a response like that, and on top of it to be defensive about being a weenie and bring up US politics...

By the way, you haven't mentioned Stu Hamm in this thread...yet.

 

[iamthebassman]

I had a creme Tele bass w/humbucker. Looked very cool, sounded ****e till I replaced the p/u with a Dimarzio Model One.

 

[rickbass]

jesus dude.....get over it..all i ment was i hate people who say things just to make othe people happy..but apparently the truth hurts on here

There are 2 things we can do here;

1. We can spread ignorance and hatred

-OR-

2. We can spread knowledge and kindness

Obviously, you have made your choice at that tells me all I need to know about you.

 

[FlawLaw]

Yeah, I also like those basses. In Bass Player there is a little article about Sting's basses that he is using now - I believe a Fender P 57 and a Fender P 55. Both of these basses have that telecaster style head stock. In any case, he removed the pickguard on one and the bridge covers and the PUP cover. I love the looks of them.

 

[ModmanQ6]

Since Talkbass is a very structured site, isn't there a "Take it outside boys..." section where you guys can flame each other?

 

[ModmanQ6]

Well I guess no one had anything else to say about the Telecasters huh? No more flames = Threadkiller...

 

[lenorules1950]

I've loved the old-school Precision/Telecaster Bass style for a long time. That's why I got a Dirnt Sig- it's the best of both worlds.

 

[Marlat]

Post with political content removed by Moderator

As an Australian, let me say:

"This man does not represent us"

 

[heath_the_great]

As an Australian, let me say:

"This man does not represent us"

i get that alot

 

[knuckle_head]

The Tele humbucker is a really good sounding pickup - its just in the absolutely worst place on this bass.

If it were moved to or slightly back of a traditional split P placement it is absolutely killer.

 

[heath_the_great]

absolutely beautiful
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38079&item=3748720205&rd=1

i doubt ill ever see one over here...i might look into the sting signature....i dunno what it is, but the hoppus and dirnt sig's just seem rather...pointless...but thats anothe thread long gone