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Gear Discussion Forums => Fender Basses => Topic started by: dc10bass on June 01, 2015, 06:24:28 AM
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Does anyone know what color options were used on 1971 Fender Telecaster Basses?
...I have a '71 body that was stripped down and I would like to have it painted to the vintage color options and spec.
Thank you!
Curt
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Only ever saw 'm in creme ....... paisley and blue flower didn't last that long. Other fins usually turn out to be refins ( or custom jobs )
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There's this '72 in CAR from Olivia's that looks awesome.
(http://cdn1.gbase.com/usercontent/gear/3057093/p1_uksg2p2jp_ss.jpg)
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Only ever saw 'm in creme ....... paisley and blue flower didn't last that long. Other fins usually turn out to be refins ( or custom jobs )
So would "creme" be "blond"? Looks slightly transparent.
...I have also seen them in a wood grain gloss finish. I think those were ash wood.
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There used to be a Fender site at provide.net that had color charts and extensive lists of models, but I can't find it at the moment.
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There used to be a Fender site at provide.net that had color charts and extensive lists of models, but I can't find it at the moment.
I looked around online first, nothing jumped out at me so I figured I'd ask here...
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There used to be a Fender site at provide.net that had color charts and extensive lists of models, but I can't find it at the moment.
That site has changed URLs. Here's the Fender main page http://www.guitarhq.com/fender.html but he doesn't have a page on the Tele Bass
Jules has a '69 bass catalog page http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/fender/catalogues/1969_bass_4.php -- if you squint you can see it comes in "natural blond" as the only standard color listed but it does say it's available in selected custom finishes. But I've never seen a single coil Tele Bass in anything but the blond.
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Be radical... go something you like rather than try to emulate something, unless you want it to be "original" in concept...
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Be radical... go something you like rather than try to emulate something, unless you want it to be "original" in concept...
I'm with you on that... but I do like the original look of those basses.
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Ugh I had CAR custom color Tele got it for peanuts and sold it for even less back in the day when you couldn't give these things away.
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But I've never seen a single coil Tele Bass in anything but the blond.
So Chris Squire's Tele was modded and painted?
(http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2012/post-16197-0-27432200-1337967844.jpg)
Ronnie's Tele looks quite white too even if it's a B&W photo.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/sekesguitarist/85363942.jpg)
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So Chris Squire's Tele was modded and painted?
Ronnie's Tele looks quite white too even if it's a B&W photo.
No idea. I can't tell from those photos whether either is the original blond. Hard to imagine anyone ordering it in olympic white since it looks so close to the blond.
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I know the bodies are ash....Like My '69...it's blonde...but under the pickguard it is white. So I assume it WAS white....Maybe they all were???? I would go Olympic white.
Also, the Pickguard is Mother Of Toilet seat on the bottom.
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The blonde finish on my 69 Tele is reasonably see through. I have seen others that are more opaque.
I have a 73 that you can see the grain in quite easily as well.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/v7gkrp.jpg)
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Wow! Mine is NOT see though....
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At least some early Tele basses had alder bodies. A transparent blond would typically be on an ash body. An opaque finish could be either.
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I have seen a couple of first series Teles where the grain is visible (apart from natural which have been stripped), but not many. As I said I have a second series where the grain is also visible. Here's a pic of the two together- you can see it best on the back of the basses.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/34oyruw.jpg)
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Here is my 1972, which is natural. The pickguard was white, the second owner replaced it with this black guard when the original cracked. I do have the original guard though.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/justadrummer5359/Fenderpowertrio_zpsf3e6e1bd.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/justadrummer5359/media/Fenderpowertrio_zpsf3e6e1bd.jpg.html)
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There used to be a Fender site at provide.net that had color charts and extensive lists of models, but I can't find it at the moment.
Here it is: http://www.guitarhq.com/
Fender custom colors: http://www.guitarhq.com/fenderc.html
Fender photo gallery: http://www.guitarhq.com/gallery.html
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At least some early Tele basses had alder bodies. A transparent blond would typically be on an ash body. An opaque finish could be either.
I've never heard that. I heard that they all had Ash. That's what makes them so bright.
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I don't think there's a significant difference in brightness between alder and ash.
My opaque blond alder Tele (guitar) is bright as can be.
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Slightly OT but what do you think is a reasonable price for a '69 Tele bass MkI, unfortunately stripped (was white), otherwise original inc. the chrome covers, feather weight and plays/sounds like a dream? It's for sale locally for $3,180 and I want to make them an offer.
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Slightly OT but what do you think is a reasonable price for a '69 Tele bass MkI, unfortunately stripped (was white), otherwise original inc. the chrome covers, feather weight and plays/sounds like a dream? It's for sale locally for $3,180 and I want to make them an offer.
Stripped price = 1/2 to 2/3 of market value. I'd be opening negotiations at $2,000 and wouldn't go any higher than $2,400
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_sop=16&_nkw=telecaster%20bass&LH_PrefLoc=2&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
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Thanks. Maybe they will consider a trade, but either way I'll keep that $2,400 mark as my limit. I'll update. Now back to Tele MkII colors...
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I don't think there's a significant difference in brightness between alder and ash.
My opaque blond alder Tele (guitar) is bright as can be.
Interesting, Dave. I had a Tele bass with an aftermarket Alder Body a year ago and I found out that RS Guitarworks had painted the body. At the same time, I picked up a Used stripped original Ash body tele. There was a big difference..