1971 Fender Telecaster Bass - Color Options

[dc10bass]

Group...

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

[Droombolus]

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 )

[ilan]

There's this '72 in CAR from Olivia's that looks awesome.

[dc10bass]

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.

[Pilgrim]

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. 

[dc10bass]

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...

[Dave W]

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.

[Highlander]

Be radical... go something you like rather than try to emulate something, unless you want it to be "original" in concept...

[dc10bass]

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.

[godofthunder]

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.

[Pekka]

But I've never seen a single coil Tele Bass in anything but the  blond.

So Chris Squire's Tele was modded and painted?


Ronnie's Tele looks quite white too even if it's a B&W photo.

[Dave W]

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.

[Bionic-Joe]

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.

[veebass]

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.

[Bionic-Joe]

Wow! Mine is NOT see though....