Hughes Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 would i be able to get a shape of a telecaster, but make the guitar a bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 ahh nevermind, the only part i really like on it is the bridge so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Churchyard Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 (edited) would i be able to get a shape of a telecaster, but make the guitar a bass? ← Fender itself does/did it. The first and second one I came up googlinghttp://www.jimlawrence.net/BASSES/TeleBlonde.html andhttp://www.jimlawrence.net/TELE73BASS/1973TELE.html have both very untelecasterily (is that even a word?) a horn. In fact, it doesn't look at all like a Tele, but more of a Precision. Probably it was just a marketing thing. ibanez did also copies, but they seem to have been like the Fender ones. So I suppose there would be problems with neck heaviness using the standard telecaster shape. But perhaps you could try it - just don't make it an extra longscale, hmm? And look for more, I suppose someone must have tried it before. Oh, don't stone me to death please, but one suggestion I just came up with: you could make it a headless perhaps? Edited March 24, 2005 by Mr.Churchyard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 The tele basses had a tele style pickup and headstock.. The original actually preceeded the p-bass and that was more of a nickname that stuck. But who wants a bass with a wimpy little tele pickup in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 haha yeah, i was kinda leaning towards the tele electric guitar...i think that body is pretty cool, but i love the bridge the most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 It should work, theres no reason why it shouldnt, but if balace becomes an issue can you not use some of thoes strap button extenders i saw a while back on ebay? I think it could turn out real sweat ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 i think so to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Better work out the scale length. You may be close to falling off the end of the body with a 34" or 35" scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Could you not enlarge the body by 25% to avoid having to put an 'extension' off the end for the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 who knows...also does anyone know the size of a neck for a 6 string at the nut, 12th fret, and 22nd fret? hah sorry just thought id ask since i was here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 actually n/m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Churchyard Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Could you not enlarge the body by 25% to avoid having to put an 'extension' off the end for the bridge? ← I suppose it depends on how heavy you can afford your instrument to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 good point there, tone chambers on a bass? Ive never seen that befor, is there a reson for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Churchyard Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 good point there, tone chambers on a bass? Ive never seen that befor, is there a reson for that? ← Have you never seen a Rickenbacker? There are lots of half-acoustic basses (Are they called like that in english?), now Ibanez builds some too. They give a different sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar31262 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Here is a picture of a tele bass, the bridge does fit on the body, just! tele bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 that looks pretty cool, not to wild about the pain job (dont get me wrong its good, i just dont like it)but the shape on a bass looks quite cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 That is one nice bass, i like it alot! Sparkle paint, wooo!! Glam rock here we come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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