Post Your '51-55 Precision or Tele-inspired bass

[Jim Carr]

Nice restoration, Dr. Jim. May I enquirer as to the restorer's name?

Yes! My '55 P-bass was restored by RSGuitarworks. Amazing work!

There is a thread all about it here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325380

 

[emblymouse]

My favorite Fender features combined: 54 style body in Shoreline Gold, (which wasn't available till 59), 62 spec maple/rosewood Jazz neck with color-matched Tele headstock and Hipshot Ultralite tuners, oh, and a Darkstar p/up!

This has got to be the one I bid on last year on eBay. It got me started on my quest

 

[RBrownBass]

Fantastic. Do you have any more pics of this instrument?

 

[Steve 1100]

Each one has a different pickup, and a different sound, so so it's not as redundant as it looks..

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[Joe Smithberger]

Each one has a different pickup, and a different sound, so so it's not as redundant as it looks..

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I think you are the one to ask about P pickups! Which of these configurations gives the best string-to-string balance of tone.

 

[BBQV]

Here are mine! A '68 Telecaster Bass and a Classic '51 that's been Stung...

 

[JimB52]

Here's a 1971 Telecaster bass.
I was inspired to remove the frets and inlay graduated width walnut fret markers that I carved with a pocket knife.
Stripped, contoured, reshaped and refinished the body in Ultraspar marine varnish. Still have her.

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[bassbully]

I think you are the one to ask about P pickups! Which of these configurations gives the best string-to-string balance of tone.

NICE! Stable of teles.

 

[Steve 1100]

The Darkstar is very even, but can experience a hum in both live and studio situations.

The strat rail style pickups are very even. The 15ohm "hot" strat rail in the pine body orange bass is relativly muddy, probably not for everyone's live sound. The 12 ohm rail in the sunburst bass is even, and full sounding, especially compared to the stock pickup.

The Muy Grande / Rio Grande in the blonde bass is a little loud on the low E, but that could be the adjustment of the pickup height.

The aqua bass with stock Dirnt electronics is even, with the most user friendly tone out of all of these basses. It is very much a "go-to" bass with no excusses, plug & play in any situation.

 

[Peer75RI]

Tele-inspired it is :

 

[MarkusBass]

Lighting not quite right for photos, but:

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[iamthebassman]

The first lefty of the thread. Douglas, I've reshaped the extremely ugly headstock to a somewhat more pleasing shape.

 

[turbo2256b]

The first remake of the telly headed Pbass was my first also. Added a Rick bridge pickup to it. Worked out well. Traded it in on one of the first MM Sting Rays which I still own. It was hard to part with but cash flow didnt allow keeping both.

 

[muzikman7]

Cause you twisted my arm my '68.

 

[Meddle]

Each one has a different pickup, and a different sound, so so it's not as redundant as it looks..

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I will take the one with Darkstar and pinstripes please. You have an amazing collection.

 

[49sfine]

Newly CL acquired 1984 Fender Bullet bass, made in Japan. I'm quite taken with it!

 

[Skullie]

Here's my 1990 MIJ '51 Precision. I'm the original owner, the body is finished in black nitro, and the pickup is a Seymour Duncan 1/4 pounder. I added Hipshot tuners (with a D-tuner), a Badass II bridge bridge, Charvel knobs, and a Fender Mike Dirnt Bass pickguard. Then I played the heck out of it. The switch between the volume and tone is not wired up yet.

 

[bassman74]

I always dreamed about these specs!

What do you think?

'54 ash body in alpine white
Black pickguard
Maple jazz neck/Rosewood board
Not sure between tele or precision headstock

Nordstrand MM4.2 pick in sweet spot
bigsplit in tele singlecoil position

Nordstrand 2 band preamp

Sounds cool!

 

[Moe Monsarrat]

Here's a couple: an Atkinson 4 string 55 P & a Regenerate Guitar Works Heritage '55 P.

 

[leftieray]

here's my 55 RegenerateGuitarWorks
lefty 2010