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PAUL STANLEY'S STRANGE FENDER PRECISION BASS?
- Thread starter REMBO
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I think you mean a P bass with a Tele neck.
Judging from the "relic" job I think it's a parts bass.
Did they ever even offer matching head stocks on a Tele bass?
Judging from the "relic" job I think it's a parts bass.
Did they ever even offer matching head stocks on a Tele bass?
Maybe it's a custom shop job.
I've modded P and J bass style headstocks to a Telecaster style. It's not difficult.
I've modded P and J bass style headstocks to a Telecaster style. It's not difficult.
Thread escalates quickly.
I can't tell what the Bass is, I haven't seen a Tele like that.
Whoever said Parts or Bitsa or Custom is probably correct
I can't tell what the Bass is, I haven't seen a Tele like that.
Whoever said Parts or Bitsa or Custom is probably correct
I'm an idiot. I thought you were joking about the guitar he's playing.
No matter what anyone may think of Kiss, the fact is, they played the game, and they won. 
As for the P bass over in the corner in that pic, I don't recognize it as a factory bass, so perhaps it is a parts bass. I really don't know!
As for the P bass over in the corner in that pic, I don't recognize it as a factory bass, so perhaps it is a parts bass. I really don't know!
No idea, but the black, tort, and Chrome looks fantastic!
Almost as nice as black, black, and maple.... But not quite.
Almost as nice as black, black, and maple.... But not quite.
They both got more chicks than Geddy Lee. Therefore, they are better bass players.
Is that a smoke machine next to the floor monitor? 
I learned a long time ago to give up trying to figure out what this or that famous musician had in the trunk. They get fronted all kinds of stuff that you and me will never see, one-offs, parts axes the roadies put together, failed signature model prototypes, and on and on. 'One-Offs of the Famous' would make a hell of a book.
When I worked at Gibson, they cleaned out the closets of one-offs, what-ifs, prototypes, in some cases drop-dead gorgeous things that would have sold like crazy . . . . . and put them in coffin cases, and air-freighted them to a big store in Japan where they sold for better-bring-a-forklift amounts of cash. There's whole world of axes most of us never know about. I once saw a half-dozen gold-top Les Paul Triumph basses with gold hardware. . . . . never saw them again.
When I worked at Gibson, they cleaned out the closets of one-offs, what-ifs, prototypes, in some cases drop-dead gorgeous things that would have sold like crazy . . . . . and put them in coffin cases, and air-freighted them to a big store in Japan where they sold for better-bring-a-forklift amounts of cash. There's whole world of axes most of us never know about. I once saw a half-dozen gold-top Les Paul Triumph basses with gold hardware. . . . . never saw them again.
I like his music room. Appropriate amounts of gear tucked away in case people come around and a view. Very civilised. Also appears to be about 2/3s the size of our house
Looks like a Fender badge on the headstock, maybe Fender authorized, maybe not, but I'll go with parts and pieces, built from what, and by whom, is anyone's guess unless you happen to get stuck in an elevator with Mr. Stanley and ask him.
I'm guessing that's a split P under the pickup cover and it sounds very much like a typical P Bass.
I also agree that gear falls from the sky like manna from heaven into the laps of people like Paul all the time.
I'm guessing that's a split P under the pickup cover and it sounds very much like a typical P Bass.
I also agree that gear falls from the sky like manna from heaven into the laps of people like Paul all the time.
Is that a smoke machine next to the floor monitor?
Looks more like a stage light.
Is that a smoke machine next to the floor monitor?
Looks like it might be … perfect if it is!
On closer look it seems to say "stage light" on the stickers.
I imagine it’s Fender CS. Sean Hurley plays Fender CS basses with Paul when he does his solo band Soul Station. It’s not a stretch to postulate that Paul got a chance to try out one of Hurley’s basses, decided he liked it, and maybe picked one up for himself to play for song demos. He’s liked the Tele headstock and a P/J setup on basses he had in the past. He played this one on “Tears are Falling”.
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