VM Telecaster Bass Special. Has bridge pickup.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:07 pm

Love that they're 32".
Not sure how I feel about the two-pickup model, but the single is very tempting.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:02 pm

Hmmm, has there ever been a bass with a Tele body before?

I always wondered why the Tele bass didn't have a Tele shaped body, and why Fender didn't make one in that shape. Now I know. It looks fucking dreadful.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:05 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:Now I know. It looks fucking dreadful.

Aye.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:07 pm

Noirie. wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:Now I know. It looks fucking dreadful.
Aye.

I can't argue, my first reaction was a barf.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:03 pm

One member made a shortscale tele bass that looks absolute TITSOR. Very nice project indeed.

If these were 30" and the black one had an all white pup I'd be sorely tempted.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:08 pm

tits

George · Post by **George** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:31 pm

Maybe it's the colours or the pickups looking daft together but I can't get used to it.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:02 pm

Billy3000 wrote:I didn't see that it was a 32" scale... perhaps that would help keep it from being neck heavy?

I think the elongated body does more on that front.

But also, i tend to hold the bass neck in my left hand, so it doesn't really fall down very often.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:04 pm

PS, care to take bets on how long before the "VM TELE BASS/BASS VI CONVERSION ON THE CHEAP?" thread shows up?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:05 pm

aen wrote:PS, care to take bets on how long before the "VM TELE BASS/BASS VI CONVERSION ON THE CHEAP?" thread shows up?

That would be awesome though.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:14 pm

The truth is, when I see "tele bass" I picture ANYTHING but this. A Schecter Tele, an ASAT bass, a '70s Fender Tele bass ('51 p-bass with WRHB in too-forward neck position)... but this is a Telecaster. In bass form. I absolutely love both the double and single pickup versions, really hard.

And I sincerely doubt it's super neck heavy given the strap button location and how heavy Tele guitar bodies typically are. Teles are really heavy. It at least wouldn't contribute to any serious neck dive issues I bet, not as bad as a violin bass or SG anyway. Hard to say without playing one but I imagine getting on with these swimmingly, I'm pretty much torn between the Jazz and Precision at any other time, leaning slightly more towards the Jazz.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:28 am

aen wrote:
Billy3000 wrote:I didn't see that it was a 32" scale... perhaps that would help keep it from being neck heavy?
I think the elongated body does more on that front.

But also, i tend to hold the bass neck in my left hand, so it doesn't really fall down very often.

That was always my response to people that complain about SG's being bad about neck dive. An SG is so lightweight though, that it didn't cause any problems. But with basses it's a whole different issue with a neck heavy bass. Basses are always heavier, and therefore harder on your shoulder, and when you have one that is neck heavy, adding the need to hold the bass neck up more while you're playing it makes for a much more painful experience, especially during long practices or long shows.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:52 pm

ekwatts wrote:
aen wrote:PS, care to take bets on how long before the "VM TELE BASS/BASS VI CONVERSION ON THE CHEAP?" thread shows up?
That would be awesome though.

umm these are all 32", I thought bassVI was 30"?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:26 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:Hmmm, has there ever been a bass with a Tele body before?

I always wondered why the Tele bass didn't have a Tele shaped body, and why Fender didn't make one in that shape. Now I know. It looks fucking dreadful.

even this one had an extended top horn, come to think of it.

i'm not a fan of the squier, looks a bit like someone put it together in a tin shack on the edge of the desert in 1948.

tee-hee.

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:41 pm

Dave wrote:
ekwatts wrote:
aen wrote:PS, care to take bets on how long before the "VM TELE BASS/BASS VI CONVERSION ON THE CHEAP?" thread shows up?
That would be awesome though.
umm these are all 32", I thought bassVI was 30"?

30.3" actually. But they list 30"

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:53 pm

what's regular 34?

mustang is 30?

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:11 pm

robroe wrote:what's regular 34?

mustang is 30?

Yeah, regular, long scale is 34", short is 30", medium is 32"... and a few extra long scales are 35-38".

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:16 pm

robroe wrote:what's regular 34?

mustang is 30?

Yes and yes

spellcaster · Post by **spellcaster** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:56 am

Billy3000 wrote:I didn't see that it was a 32" scale... perhaps that would help keep it from being neck heavy?

Not sure about a 32" scale being neck heavy. I can tell you from my experience that with a 34" scale Precision neck, they're definitely a neck-diver.

I read something elsewhere about this, and one guy said he thinks the VM Tele bass body is longer, so perhaps with the slightly longer body and slightly shorter than full-size neck it might work out.

This new bass might lead to some interesting mod possibilities, such as converting the body to a Thinline, or a Custom.

MagnetInMyHead · Post by **MagnetInMyHead** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:38 am

This is an April fools joke. I know that.