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Title: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Basvarken on November 04, 2012, 08:43:07 AM

Yesterday I had three BaCH Telecaster bass guitars in the house.


Two Honey Burst Telecasters

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/46223_242699389191840_219102815_n.jpg)

And one Creme Telecaster

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/22782_243205849141194_372122123_n.jpg)


I made a quick video to give you an impression of the sound.
It was a bit of a rush job because the bass was going to be picked up in ten minutes :-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fNplTj3mAs



These brave little basses kick ass!

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: gweimer on November 04, 2012, 09:04:15 AM

Nice!

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: ack1961 on November 04, 2012, 11:11:08 AM

the honeyburst is really nice looking...

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Pilgrim on November 04, 2012, 01:40:21 PM

I have more than a leeeetle Telebass lust in my heart.....  :P

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Big_Stu on November 04, 2012, 04:18:48 PM

V Nice! I think I prefer the darker honey one. Great vid too! Lovely tight tone off the bucker.

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Dave W on November 05, 2012, 08:24:36 AM

Are these as low priced as their Tele guitars?

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Basvarken on November 05, 2012, 08:35:12 AM

Quote from: Dave W on November 05, 2012, 08:24:36 AM

Are these as low priced as their Tele guitars?

Yes. The Honeyburst Telecaster Bass is 250 euro.

And the Creme one is even cheaper: 223 euro

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Dave W on November 05, 2012, 08:41:27 AM

If I were in the market, it would be for the cream single coil with the traditional bridge.

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Pilgrim on November 05, 2012, 09:25:43 AM

I played the sample on my laptop (lousy speakers) but I admit I liked the sound of the double pickup model.

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: jumbodbassman on November 05, 2012, 11:56:01 AM

what doe sthe toggle do on the singlke pup bass??  And it appears it does  not do the same on the 2 pup version

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Basvarken on November 05, 2012, 03:36:34 PM

Here's what BaCH told me in their own cryptic English...

"Its switch works this way -
1. position - PU directly
2. position - tks to Tone pot You adjust a tone color and You get just this sound
3. position - a fix sound tks capacitor and resistor inside the bass   "

I played it a bit and it sounded like two different kind of treble cuts. Quite nice actually.

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Pekka on November 06, 2012, 07:30:13 AM

The single coil sounded great but both pickups on it sounded almost the same. I would think a humbucker would affect the sound much more than it did, is it wired differently than the usual series wiring when both on?

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Basvarken on November 06, 2012, 08:17:25 AM

Yeah it sounds almost the same. But slightly more compressed.
I have no idea how it's wired exactly. Haven't looked under the hood...

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: jumbodbassman on November 06, 2012, 09:34:54 AM

does the one pickup come in the sunburst also or only solid color?? 

sorry guys I am a hardcore SB fan,   especially on fenders...

Title: Re: Telecaster Basses by BaCH
Post by: Basvarken on November 06, 2012, 09:55:19 AM

Nope. They only have them in Creme. And in Butterscotch (sort of half transparent /opaque).

But I do think it would be good idea to introduce the Honeyburst Telecaster with just in single coil too!