Fender Telecaster Bass 1972 - Natural

Best Telecaster Bass on Reverb. Has been refinished Natural before I owned it. The original finish may have been black, based on the look of the neck pocket. Has new GHS flatwound strings on it. Sounds amazing. Original 1972 Seth Lover Humbucking pickup. With original hardshell case. Also have the original white pick guard which is cracked. For a 51 year old Telecaster Bass, I'd rate the condition and playability nothing short of incredible. Nice action, no fret buzzes as the frets are in great shape. Only picked it up occasionally (I play 6 string Strats and Teles). Feel free to ask any questions about this incredible rare bass guitar.

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1972 FENDER TELECASTER BASS GUITAR, ASH, WIDE RANGE HUMBUCKER, MAPLE NECK, ORIG CASE

Fender introduced a Humbucking Pickup Telecaster Bass in 1972. By this time, Fender had noticed that Rock players were adding Gibson Humbucking pickups to their Fender basses and surmised there might be a demand for it, this also occurred with the Telecaster guitar line too. Fender chose to install a Seth Lover designed, "wide range" humbucking pickup. These original double-coil models differed from most of the popular humbucking designs as these utilize adjustable Pole magnets vs. Bar magnets, which seems to give them more clarity and a wider frequency range, on a bass, these can really produce strong lows. This bass is no exception.

These 2nd generation Telecaster Bass models also have Fenders newly-introduced Head-adjust Bullet truss rod, 3 bolt neck plates with micro-tilt adjustment systems and were available with Maple necks in optional colors. This one comes to you in a Natural Ash finish with a black pickguard.  

The Telecaster Bass produces a very big sound, and because they are long scale, assisted by the Pole-Magnet pickup design, the sounds they make have clarity, a wide tonal range and definition when compared to short scale Humbucking basses, although both have their virtues.

This model is quite unique compared to most Fender basses and would make a fun and affordable Vintage bass addition to a collection. Serial number 352232.

This 1972 Fender Telecaster Bass Guitar is a used item in VG+ condition. The bass is in very nice condition. Globally there are some small marks, dings and signs of light playing wear, but nothing major that the photo's don't reveal.