Fender Telecaster Bass (early 70's) Pots

dc10bass · February 02, 2016, 10:38:13 AM

Group,

I have a 1972 Fender Telecaster Bass that I bought as parts and need to know what rating the pots should be.

Are both Volume & Tone rated at 250K?
...and what is the tone cap value?

Ideally would like to use Fender parts... new is fine, not hung up on vintage or NOS.
http://www.angela.com/250ksolidshaftpot.aspx

Thanks in advance!

Curt

Dave W · February 02, 2016, 12:16:38 PM

The second edition Tele Bass had 1 meg volume and tone pots and an .022uF cap.

dc10bass · February 02, 2016, 02:04:19 PM

Quote from: Dave W on February 02, 2016, 12:16:38 PM
The second edition Tele Bass had 1 meg volume and tone pots and an .022uF cap.

Thanks Dave!

hieronymous · February 02, 2016, 06:49:15 PM

Are there early '72 Telecaster Basses with the single-coil pickup? Found this "official" Fender article on the Telecaster Bass - better written than I expected, plus there are some nice pictures.

http://www2.fender.com/experience/guitarchive/the-telecaster-bass/

The Telecaster Bass with the humbucker grabbed my attention when I was in high school - I had a Fender Japan catalog/poster that had one on it - must have been around 1985. Never thought I would end up with one!

Would love to see yours when it is fully restored!

godofthunder · February 03, 2016, 04:19:03 AM

I have a February '79 Tele that needed the big humbucker I ended up using the Squier unit from the Vintage Modified Tele they put out a few yaers ago. It certainley looks the part and sounds like I remember those big old beasts.

Dave W · February 03, 2016, 09:45:49 PM

Quote from: hieronymous on February 02, 2016, 06:49:15 PM
Are there early '72 Telecaster Basses with the single-coil pickup? Found this "official" Fender article on the Telecaster Bass - better written than I expected, plus there are some nice pictures.

The Telecaster Bass with the humbucker grabbed my attention when I was in high school - I had a Fender Japan catalog/poster that had one on it - must have been around 1985. Never thought I would end up with one!

Would love to see yours when it is fully restored!

Did you intend to post a link to the article?

I don't know if the single coil production extended into 1972 or exactly when in 1972 the humbucker version came out.

hieronymous · February 04, 2016, 10:38:43 AM

Quote from: Dave W on February 03, 2016, 09:45:49 PM
Did you intend to post a link to the article?

I don't know if the single coil production extended into 1972 or exactly when in 1972 the humbucker version came out.

Oops! Yes, edited my post above.

Dave W · February 04, 2016, 09:00:45 PM

Thanks, Harry. Good article.

hieronymous · February 04, 2016, 09:47:35 PM

The only thing I can think of to add is that there was a Fender Japan version produced for a few years in the mid-'80s for the Japanese market, with some version of the humbucker. That's the one that caught my eye, though I never saw one in person. Interesting to see a couple for sale recently on eBay & Reverb.

Alanko · February 18, 2016, 05:56:34 AM

I have a WRHB, minus the '70s Telebass it came from. As I said in another thread, it has quite a mids-focussed tone nut entirely unlike a dark P bass pickup. Quite a nice tone, but very much a baked-in EQ profile.

Anybody want to buy it off of me?