New Squier Tele basses - medium scale!

[Gone Fission]

Literal Tele shape rather than the 70's Tele Bass style (which was essentially a '51 P style):


http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0325212507


http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0325202506

Interesting. Should be retailing around $300 if consistent with the new offsets.

[Achtane]

The "Special" is ugly imo but I like the second one...

[Gone Fission]

The "Special" is ugly imo but I like the second one...

Agreed. The J pickup and the mudbucker don't seem to mix visually. Don't know what would have. Maybe the same '51 style or a Mustang Bass type split-coil?

[Achtane]

Mud - P - mud. My favorite combo

Wonder how useful the switching actually is with just that one pickup.

[Mudfuzz]

Doesn't spacelordmother have a older mij ss one of these?

[metalmariachi]

if they had used the old style single coil mounted in a Tele bridge for 4 string it would look killer with the mud bucker.

and it should be string through.
MM

[spacelordmother]

Doesn't spacelordmother have a older mij ss one of these?

Yeah, but it's a shortscale Hohner. I added a Musicmaster bridge, pulled the SS and dropped in a Dimarzio model one with coil tap. The thing sounds HUGE now.

Love this thing:



(not my image, but I don't have one handy after the modssss)

[aen]

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0325202506

Interesting. Should be retailing around $300 if consistent with the new offsets.

Unless these turn out to be hunks of flaming shit,
IT WILL BE MINE.

Obviously I have to budget a proper set of strings for it, too. Flats, my friends. FLATS.

[Jero]

I'll take both please.
Any idea how much luthiers usually charge to make something string through?

[MEC]

I'll take both please.
Any idea how much luthiers usually charge to make something string through?

You don't need a luthier...you need a drill.

[Mudfuzz]

Doesn't spacelordmother have a older mij ss one of these?

Yeah, but it's a shortscale Hohner. I added a Musicmaster bridge, pulled the SS and dropped in a Dimarzio model one with coil tap. The thing sounds HUGE now.

Love this thing:



(not my image, but I don't have one handy after the modssss)

Much cooler then Fender. But then my tele is a Hohner too so I am biased

[spacelordmother]

I'll take both please.
Any idea how much luthiers usually charge to make something string through?

You don't need a luthier...you need a drill.

Oh yeah - I also made my Hohner string through.

[univalve]

I'll take both please.

[Jero]

I'll take both please.
Any idea how much luthiers usually charge to make something string through?

You don't need a luthier...you need a drill.

Oh yeah - I also made my Hohner string through.

Did you just drill the holes directly on the other side of the bridge? And did you add the little metal things?

[aen]

Yep. Mark the holes. Make the holes. Then make the back holes the same size as your ferrules. Then stick all the parts back together. SUSTAIN FOR DAYS.