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Post subject: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:16 am
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I have always wondered why the Fender Telecaster Bass was never re-issued in a time where RE-ISSUE'S are the fah'sizzel(latest "Fad")and seeing how they were just a copy of the p-bass for a few years I am OK with posting it here amongst the other p-basses.
I have seen a few models from Japan; Telecaster headstock on a semi-hollow body equipted with a single coil jazz pick-up at the bridge position and a humbucker located in the usual spot at the bass of the neck,along with a few sugarcoated versions in the Squier line that hardly pays homage to the real thing.
All of the basses that Fender is re-issuing why is this very important bass in the Co's early history is being overlooked,I dont get it at all.
I personally would love to add this bass to my arsenal and doubt that I am the only one who feels this way,Come-on who would'nt love a one piece maple necked Telecaster w/Humbucker high and tight in the Geezer position(he plays as close as possible to the neck and even sometimes over it entirely)mounted in a big'ol one piece ash body ? I cannot be alone on this thinking,Who else feels this way ?
Speak up,let me hear your take on it ?
BTW for ever person who posts I will send a single pickgaurd screw to to them.
disclaimer:may not actually send the pickgaurd screw,for add purposes only :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:33 pm
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Sabre Lane wrote:
BTW - Can I get my pickguard screw in black please? :D


black screws are available left turning only... :wink:
(left handed screwdriver required) :mrgreen:

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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:24 pm
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I had a 68- I was dumb and sold it. Slap me now.
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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:34 pm
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black screws are available left turning only... :wink:
(left handed screwdriver required) :mrgreen:

I know where they are in the store,I believe right next to the lefty hammers and the muffler bearings,I cant remember what isle they are in so we may have to ask someone who does'nt work there,I will keep everyone posted. :mrgreen:

I also heard that because of the placement of the pickup so close to the neck the tone and clarity are'nt what it should be,It caused sales to go down and the plug got pulled.
I would think after all the success lately with the re-issues it would be a no-brainer to offer this bass,either that or they are trying to drive up the value of the original vintage models :?: EITHER WAY;Throw us a bone,Fender rarely loses money on any model,why hold back now ?

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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:10 am
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A Reissue of a Reissue? Hmmmm. Don't hold your breath.

The first incarnation Telecaster Bass WAS a reissue of the 51 P-Bass. Cosmetically it was equivalent to the 1951 Precision since spare parts from '51's were used for the prototype, but electronically it was more equivalent to the 1952-1956 Precision Bass but for the Ceramic Disc Capacitor. The pickup was so close they had to change the color of the wrap so people would not think the Tele pickup was a 51 pickup.

Yeah I traded my 68 away for a 71 Jazz. Dopey me.

I would think that the recently discontinued 51 Reissue Precision was basically a '68-'70 Telecaster Bass RI too. So are the Custom Shop '51's.

Now I could see a '71/72 Telecaster Reissue with that huge Seth Lover humbucker pickup design with the embossed Fender logo on the chrome cover and the integral pickguard/control plate. That hasn't been done except by Squier. I always thought the humbuckers sounded darker, kind of like a Gibson, which makes sense as Mr. Lover designed Gibson bass pickups too (and later Seymour Duncan.) I prefer the original Fender single coil tone and I'm not alone in favoring that sound.


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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:37 am
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I should have been more precise,I was'nt thinking of the early models of them being not much more than a glorified copy of the first p-bass,I was referring to the later version with the chrome covered neck position pickup,big ol ash body and elongated plastic pickgaurd in place of the chrome electronics cavity cover.
Thats the bass I would love to see done again,I have owned 3 of the 51 re-issue p-basses and was'nt that impressed with the sound,the very last one I had I replaced the original single coil with a Duncan twin rail telecaster pickup ment for a guitar and thats the only one that really offered some quality tone and heft to the overall sound.
I was'nt happy with alot of the overtones and the treble waqs a bit much,I believe that if I had the 51 as my first couple of basses I would have liked the sound more but I had a Jazzbass special that really spoiled alot of other basses for me,everywhere the bass went I could have walked out with cash,I had a doctor come up to me after a gig and offer me 800.00$ for it after he realized it was the bass and not so much me sounding this good,and this was 6-7 yrs ago when these basses were only a few hundred bucks(before the mass realization of fender Japans quality).
The humbucker later version was more my liking,dark and woody deep and round very much so like a Gibson EBO sound(sorry Leo,I had to say it :cry: )the maple neck sort of evened out the playing field a little by adding some briteness to its tone.
Who knows,I may have to re-open my practice and become the Good Dr Frankenstein once again(and thats pronounced FROANK'enstein)or maybe wait and buy a custom shop model,Do they still take the first borne child as partial payment ? :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:17 am
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The 68 Telecaster basses had a smaller pick guard with more screws than a real early 50's P bass. If I'm not mistaken the Tele bass also had a different bridge. The bridge in the pic of mine is not the stock Tele bass bridge.


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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:07 pm
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True the saddle material on the 51 was a wooden composite, not metal. But the design was the same. I never counted the screws, but will. The frets also were different being larger on the Telecaster. The body shape, pickup and neck were dead ringers though.


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Post subject: Re: Never offered as a Re-issue ?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:27 pm
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The single coil Telecaster Bass was closer to the 1951 Precision than the 51 Reissue P-Bass too for more reasons than I can name.


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