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Why don't tele basses look like guitar teles?
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They're more precise than a lot of bassists with fatass fingers. In other words it's "easier" to play with precision with frets.
Well, the Fender "Close Enough" or "Approximately" Basses don't sound too good, now do they?
I'm same way, theres really no reason that the bass version of a guitar cant have allmost exact same body, at least in porportions. The BC Rich Bich is my main example, the basses versions just isnt nearly as syemtrical and balanced looking as the guitar version. Same for tele bass your referring to. Dunno why they dont make them more alike for bass and guitar versions bodys porportions etc.
Pssshhhhhhh. This works.
I know what you're saying, although precision and accuracy aren't necessarily the same thing. I would agree that frets aren't particularly accurate, but by definition, they are precise.
It's hard to capture in the picture, but in person the trans orange over figured ash doesn't need any covering. I can see where a black pickguard would look badass on their butterscotch blonde one with gun oil tint maple fretboard tho'.(in response to post with pic about G&L ASAT bass)
I love G&L headstocks too. I feel though, usually with basses, when there's no pickguard, it kind of feels vast... I guess because of all that real estate on the body, as opposed to a guitar. They should put another pickup against the neckThat would be cool.
Still, they are also pretty stunning looking as is.
Those pickups rawk! They also swing, snarl, bark, growl, thump, and sing. Whatever you need for the music, those pickups and the player's fingers form a beautiful partnership.
More precise than 99 % of the fretless bassist population, the ones who generally burry out this argument.
I now what I'm talking about, I play fretless too.
As for OP's question, there is no way to properly balance a bass with a Telecaster stylebody. Which is why Fender added a horn. It's probably been said.
The cutout is pleasing to the eye on your particular one, and that orange is beautiful - most orange basses blind my eyes. Though I wouldn't buy one just for the cutout
Not too particular to hollow-bodies, especially with that pickup configuration. I'd spend all my time trying to find the sound I wanted, and then some.I'd like 'em. The ones on my Ray34 are awesome - It was my first bass with only one pickup, but man, they sound absolutely beautiful. When I bought it and sold my Ltd (which had two humbuckers), I was skeptical for essentially trading away one pickup, but it handles sharp slap tones without any struggle and just fills notes with warmth and tone when walking.
I'd love to get an EBMM Sterling HH for my next bass, to be able to have one of those pickups in the middle of the body... How do you think the ASAT would compare?
I think balance would be okay with a short scale neck and Ultralites. I'm a Tele lover, so I'd love to have a bass like that.
There are a couple of guys over on the Tele forum who built Tele basses using a guitar body and a shortscale Fender bass neck. I think they look pretty badass.
There are a couple of guys over on the Tele forum who built Tele basses using a guitar body and a shortscale Fender bass neck. I think they look pretty badass.
