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Post subject: Fender Telecaster bass Reissue?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:49 am
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I recently saw that Squier has put out a mid 70s Telebass reissue. Does anyone know if Fender plans on putting out an American made Fender version of this?


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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:10 pm
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I received a message from Fender indicating that they do not have any plans for reissuing the Telebass. However, the rep said they would consider it based on interest. Out of curiosity, how many folk would buy a mid 1970's Telecaster bass if Fender decided to reissue one?


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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:16 pm
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i would definately buy one...maybe even two. lol. that is a realy great vintage product for someone to own. i tried bidding on some originals on EBAY but i always got outbid on the ones that looked legit. someone outbid me in the last 2 minutes cus my internet went down, and i didnt find out that i lost until hours later after jamming with some friends. it was like a punch in the gut....

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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:45 pm
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hi i ve, played a fender telecaster bass i got new in 72 i love it you don,t make any heavy basses like that any more ,another thing is you don,t make 24 fret basses why is that?


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Post subject: Y'know...
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:40 pm
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I'd love to get one...the two big items on my Fender Wishlist for next year is that they do an AVS 78' P and now that the 55' P has been retired the CS does a 72' Telecaster Bass Time Machine Series.

Though I must confess I'd love to see the 55' return, or more acurately an early 57' (SCPB) with the 56' tone circuit. :idea: (possibly a Bill Black Tribute Model...HINT!!! lol) :idea: What's up with that anyhow...us P guys are down to the 59' and the Pino for CS models? Both amazing instruments I'd love to own, but where's the love?!?



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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:21 am
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I have the Squier and would buy an us-made one if the neck specs are closer to the original. The Squier is a great bass for the low price, but they saved in wood for the neck and the whole neckshaping.

By they way: how did fender contribute to the development of the PU on the Squier? It is a good one..


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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:31 am
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cellkirk74 wrote:

By they way: how did fender contribute to the development of the PU on the Squier? It is a good one..


Because it's Fender's spec. Squier uses Fender spec on everything, just not on the same level of the quality of it's material. It is a value arm of Fender to compete with lower level Ibanez, Yamaha, etc, with out cheapening the Fender name so to speak.

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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:43 am
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I do know the intention behind the whole Squier-Idea, but my question was something else:

Is the PU on the TB a modified copy of the original Humbucker used in the Telebasses or is it just a lookalike?

I think Fender uses the Squier-Brand for testing new ideas. If Fender is not going to do a real reissue, the SVMPB-TB is going to be a nice collectorsitem, even with a basswood-body.


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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:40 pm
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i just looked up a tele bass on google. it was beautiful. i would definatly buy one if fender reissued it.


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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:02 pm
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The Summer NAMM show is this weekend. After the show, new products will be presented.


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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:05 am
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Definitely consider it, if they had more than 20 frets, yeah I'm riding that horse again, and no, I don't want replacement necks.


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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:34 am
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Yea, if I had some money I would buy one. what do they sound like??? Kind of like a P Bass I presume.


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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:18 pm
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cellkirk74 wrote:
I have the Squier and would buy an us-made one if the neck specs are closer to the original. The Squier is a great bass for the low price, but they saved in wood for the neck and the whole neckshaping.

By they way: how did fender contribute to the development of the PU on the Squier? It is a good one..


Believe it or not, the original was developed by Seth Lover,the same fellow who helped design the Gibson humbucker.Fender hired him to assist them in the design of humbucker pickups for their Telcasters and Telecaster Basses in the early 70's.


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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:41 pm
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I'd like to see Fender re-issue ALL their basses from 51 onward, but I'd particularly like to see the Coronado Bass, an affordable BassVI and the original Bass V (WITH all the chrome)...oh but if wishing could make it so...


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Post subject: Tele Bass
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:46 am
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My father has an EARLY 1968 Telecaster Bass with the maple capped neck, paddle tuners, large black logo, blonde nitro lacquer...if Fender would make a reissue of the early tele bass with those specs, I'd buy half a dozen of them- I'm not joking. It's the best bass I've ever played, period.


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