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Telecaster Bass build
- Thread starter sk8
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Looks really nice. Not to toss cold water, but I've got a Tele-style body with Fenderesque headstock scaled down mandolin on the bench right now.
Yeah --- it ain't a bass - not even a guitar. But a commission to build it has been in motion for over a year, so I've gotta get it up ASAP.
This is a previous bass - not the mandolin LINK: https://plus.google.com/photos/1122...ms/5608586789518084897?authkey=CPaj4oaL8ZSuEA
(Hope that https works OK)
Yeah --- it ain't a bass - not even a guitar. But a commission to build it has been in motion for over a year, so I've gotta get it up ASAP.
This is a previous bass - not the mandolin LINK: https://plus.google.com/photos/1122...ms/5608586789518084897?authkey=CPaj4oaL8ZSuEA
(Hope that https works OK)
A few pics
It's at the last base coat stage waiting for top coating. The wooden scratch plate is the "Template" I've made to cut Tort' scratch plate from.
It's at the last base coat stage waiting for top coating. The wooden scratch plate is the "Template" I've made to cut Tort' scratch plate from.
Jumped to delivery, but here is the finished article
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Monsterous!
Not as heavy as you may think. It tilts a bit, to horizontal and then stops.
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Killer! Love it - nice job all around. May that bass treat you well and give you thousands of hours of enjoyment!
A word to the wise - Just don't try and join the Tele Bass Club on TB with it. Last I looked, they don't allow the REAL telecaster body shape over there. It's a very tough room.
BassHappy
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A word to the wise - Just don't try and join the Tele Bass Club on TB with it. Last I looked, they don't allow the REAL telecaster body shape over there. It's a very tough room.
BassHappy
www.innertainment.net
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Then why don't we found our club??
Good idea, but my instincts are that there probably already is an appropriate one.
Will take a look.
BassHappy
www.innertainment.net
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Hi all. Sorry to drag up this old thread. Anyone have dimensions or a dimensioned plan/template for that bass? I want to build one of these, but I'm having trouble working out the dimensions completely. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Looking for a template like the one at the start of the thread. A traditional Tele guitar-style body.
Bump. I’ve been looking all over for a pdf template for a bass-sized Tele body. Or a G&L ASAT, etc. This is the closest I’ve seen. I’m about to start my second build, a 32” scale Tele bass, but I need all the help I can get. This will be my first neck build.
