iconic Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Been a few posts on these Tele basses but has anyone seen one in the flesh yet, even, better had a noodle on one, and for a bonus point bought one? My Squier Tele is my favorite bass so far and having a rear pup would seem to be my ideal bass....'for the foreseeable future' cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I like them but that pickup ring grates on me really badly - to the point where I'm building myself one but without the pickup ring and the bridge pickup moved to the (MM) sweet spot. It's nearly there for me but not there enough.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 No offence and dont want to be picky but I hate the squier '51: nothing in comparison other than the shape and finish. Alternatively, Squier does offer better quality to the beginner and budget end player, so not all bad I think for the price of the new MP Pbass, you could pretty much pick up a MIJ/CIJ '51 2nd hand. The pick up configuration on the MP is one I'd like to try out after seeing a custom shop in USA sporting it, sort of "pawn shop" look and feel to it but the overall look is quite cheap looking that I don't see why they haven't added this to that series! I wish you all the best trying to find this bass or what you need to know of it (no harm in calling up guitar stores ;] ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmz Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Interesting..... I think I'd rather go for the beast that Chris Squire put together in the very early 70's [url="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5548694"]http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5548694[/url] .....so two 50's pickups, with some interesting control cavity action going on (!) and an old style bridge. Would be kinda cool to put something together like that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh87 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I have heard the Tele bass will be in stores around the end of October or start of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I saw one in Wunjo last weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I definitely want to try out one of these! I've played a couple of '72/'73 tele basses before and they were great, having a bridge pick-up to blend in a bit more high-end clarity would be ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I meant the squier 51, like the one in my pic. TBH I've never tried the mudbucker ver but I had picked one up and had some weight to it! <3 gotta love a heavy bass My problem is, I've tried so many sh*t quality basses, mostly ibanez and Indonesian and once I felt the American and Japanese made basses I've not put one down or bought any budget basses since. Some say I'm spoilt lol Never to say these budget basses won't take over though, I think squier and the fender MIM's are getting better with time. The bass in question, I can see this going far and possibly Fender making it into a standard model with the demand for modded/reproduced, vintage basses from Squier and Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q_of_doom Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Interesting. The one posted looks like a stripped-down version of the Fender Lotto Bass that had two mudbuckers. The Lotto cost over $ 6 000 if I recall correctly, hence the name. http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2112.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Odd, my Squier vm tele is very light?!? My vmj...the harwich ferry could toss one over the side and use in a force 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 [quote name='q_of_doom' timestamp='1319533697' post='1415172']Interesting. The one posted looks like a stripped-down version of the Fender Lotto Bass that had two mudbuckers. The Lotto cost over $ 6 000 if I recall correctly, hence the name. http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2112.0[/quote] Your my hero, been looking for that for aaaaaages! Did see it origionally on musicians friend but never seen it since. Looks great though, you would have to win the Lotto to purchase it though ^_^ lol bad pun I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Odd, my Squier vm tele is very light?!? My vmj...the harwich ferry could toss one over the side and use in a force 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q_of_doom Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) [quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1319598742' post='1416243'] Your my hero, been looking for that for aaaaaages! Did see it origionally on musicians friend but never seen it since. Looks great though, you would have to win the Lotto to purchase it though ^_^ lol bad pun I know [/quote] Actually, I stumbled upon it while doing research for my latest project, a '68 Tele bass. Then, just to add to the envy I found this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXdkW9xy1g4"]video[/url], where Will I Am's bass player gets one given to her at the Fender Custom Shop. Bad sound quality, but since these things are so rare, I'll share. Are we hijacking a thread? Edited October 26, 2011 by q_of_doom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 [quote name='dmz' timestamp='1319382154' post='1413373'] Interesting..... I think I'd rather go for the beast that Chris Squire put together in the very early 70's [url="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5548694"]http://www.liveaucti...om/item/5548694[/url] .....so two 50's pickups, with some interesting control cavity action going on (!) and an old style bridge. Would be kinda cool to put something together like that ! [/quote] That's a fantastic bass, he used it for a few songs on Time and a Word I believe, and Lucky Seven on Fish Out of Water. As far as I know it was wired stereo, with each pickup having it's own control plate, the extra one from a Telecaster. You can see him play the bass in the 'No Opportunity Necessary' video, although it sure sounds like he used a Rick on record. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVL8IZWNh5k&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVL8IZWNh5k&feature=related[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Cosmo Valdemar, I must thank you for posting that video, you know I was 13 back when the "Time and a Word" almbun was released, never saw that video, to this day I didn't know there was a video, still... that record was on my turntable on repeat for hours and it was a wonderful time of my life, we were very happy and carefree, and just listening to that song has cheered me up no end. I have to admit that bassline was an inspiration and one of the deciding factors that made me want to learn to play bass instead of a 6 strings, specially since everyone else wanted to be Jimi Page, Eric Clapton or even Hendrix back then, I wanted to be a Chris Squier, a Jack Bruce or a Greg Lake. I think a lot of us from that generation might well agree that sadly they don't do music like that anymore. Cheers for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmz Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks for that Cosmo. I think there may be more footage of it on the DVD that came with the Fish Out of Water remaster - will have a rummage Would be a great little project wouldn't it - has definitely got me thinking now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q_of_doom Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 So... Has anyone actually gotten hold of one of these yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I tried one in a shop a few months ago. Nicely finished and put together, but the sound was way too old school for me. Very bassy, even on the bridge pickup. Too much mud for me. I thought I had stuffed cotton wool in my ears. I really had thought the bridge pickup might have lifted the sound a bit but no. No amount of amp tweaking could bring it out. A shame, I wanted to like it. Someone must have liked it, it's not hanging in the shop any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Sounds ideal for stoner rock. I like this more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Alsatian Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I had mine (butterscotch) for two months before selling recently. I posted in the other 'Modern Player' thread about my first impressions two weeks after buying it. I ended up selling as I've trimmed myself down to one bass (a Yamaha BB424x in Vintage White). Here are some quick good points/bad points for anyone interested: Good: - well built, feels good and I couldn't fault the finish - plenty of bass, even with the bridge pickup solo'd - a little more note definition with both pickups on full - great for anything requiring the mudbucker sound Bad: - the bridge pickup, despite having a little more definition than the neck pickup, is still muddy-sounding. - bad for anything requiring something other than the mudbucker sound - might feel heavy for some (weight didn't bother me) Here's a quick demo of it with a new set of Rotosound nickel roundwounds [color=#000000][font=Arial]direct into my Zoom R16 recorder with no EQ. You'll hear (in order) - both pickups, neck pickup, bridge pickup (tone at maximum) and then both pickups, neck pickup and bridge pickup (tone at minimum):[/font][/color] [url="http://soundcloud.com/andrew-john-durney/fender-modern-player"]http://soundcloud.com/andrew-john-durney/fender-modern-player[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueslemac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 See [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/168983-nbd-fender-modern-player-telecaster-bass/page__fromsearch__1"]here[/url] also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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