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tele-guar bass project
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:35 am
by dawnofzion
Now that I am somewhat winding down on my hyper-sonic build, I decided to do a photoshop of a bass i have had in my mind for awhile. This will be my next project. A modified jaguar body (shortened top horn), P-bass pickup, Telebass headstock. It will be LPB color with mint guard. Rosewood fretboard with MOP inlays....possible block inlays. I am kind of digging this combo of all the basses.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:38 am
by freekandy
that looks pretty cool with the smaller upper horn
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:13 am
by dodgedartdave
Looks great! Would look cool in a guitar too.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:12 am
by roachello
NOOO! Super jealous i want one!!!
I have an idea though for a telecaster bass with the body of a telecaster. Good idea/bad idea? Can someone photoshop this pls?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:17 am
by euan
I'm pretty sure Fender Japan made a bass with a Tele body, but here is one from Shine

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:27 am
by roachello
euan wrote:I'm pretty sure Fender Japan made a bass with a Tele body, but here is one from Shine


Id prefer it painted with a headstock but the shape looks good! Is that a shortscale? The neck looks shorter...
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:35 am
by euan
Higher res with the pickup covers on.
Shine guitars is the house brand of Saein Musical Instrument Company of Incheon, Korea.
Saein is best known as the OEM for Gibson's Epiphone label. They also OEM for Ibanez and Peavey guitar brands
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:40 am
by roachello
Ok it's not shortscale but hm... intriguing.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:03 pm
by euan
I've got a Shine Telecaster. £120 job with an ash body. The neck was quite pish but the guitar itself sounded good.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:00 pm
by dawnofzion
I may add a bridge jazz bass pickup as well with the pbass pickups.
Re: tele-guar bass project
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:30 pm
by dodgedartdave
dawnofzion wrote:Now that I am somewhat winding down on my hyper-sonic build, I decided to do a photoshop of a bass i have had in my mind for awhile. This will be my next project. A modified jaguar body (shortened top horn), P-bass pickup, Telebass headstock. It will be LPB color with mint guard. Rosewood fretboard with MOP inlays....possible block inlays. I am kind of digging this combo of all the basses.

Is that just a Jaguar bass body?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:37 pm
by Justin J
dawnofzion wrote:I may add a bridge jazz bass pickup as well with the pbass pickups.
that's probably the way to go.
you should also consider a tortoiseshell pickguard. i think lake placid blue with matching headstock is one of the few custom colors tort works with.
Re: tele-guar bass project
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:07 pm
by dawnofzion
dodgedartdave wrote:dawnofzion wrote:Now that I am somewhat winding down on my hyper-sonic build, I decided to do a photoshop of a bass i have had in my mind for awhile. This will be my next project. A modified jaguar body (shortened top horn), P-bass pickup, Telebass headstock. It will be LPB color with mint guard. Rosewood fretboard with MOP inlays....possible block inlays. I am kind of digging this combo of all the basses.

Is that just a Jaguar bass body?
yeah but I modified the upper horn, and I took out all the switches.
Re: tele-guar bass project
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:11 pm
by dawnofzion
dodgedartdave wrote:dawnofzion wrote:Now that I am somewhat winding down on my hyper-sonic build, I decided to do a photoshop of a bass i have had in my mind for awhile. This will be my next project. A modified jaguar body (shortened top horn), P-bass pickup, Telebass headstock. It will be LPB color with mint guard. Rosewood fretboard with MOP inlays....possible block inlays. I am kind of digging this combo of all the basses.

Is that just a Jaguar bass body?
yeah but I modified the upper horn, and I took out all the switches.
Re: tele-guar bass project
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:17 pm
by dodgedartdave
dawnofzion wrote:dodgedartdave wrote:dawnofzion wrote:Now that I am somewhat winding down on my hyper-sonic build, I decided to do a photoshop of a bass i have had in my mind for awhile. This will be my next project. A modified jaguar body (shortened top horn), P-bass pickup, Telebass headstock. It will be LPB color with mint guard. Rosewood fretboard with MOP inlays....possible block inlays. I am kind of digging this combo of all the basses.

Is that just a Jaguar bass body?
yeah but I modified the upper horn, and I took out all the switches.
Are you gonna try to gather a full size tracing?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:36 pm
by dawnofzion
yeah I'm gonna try and find one...but I may end up having to find a high res. picture of one, scale it and trace is up in my cad program. This is the method I used on my super-sonic and it turned out ok....so that may be my only option.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:06 pm
by dodgedartdave
dawnofzion wrote:yeah I'm gonna try and find one...but I may end up having to find a high res. picture of one, scale it and trace is up in my cad program. This is the method I used on my super-sonic and it turned out ok....so that may be my only option.
Nice! That'll work.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:58 am
by Jagermeister
hmm, I sorta like the Jag bass stock more, but cool enough.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:19 am
by robert(original)
i dig it, you got some good ideas flowing around up there and the know how to make it all happen.
i think personally i would throw some switches in there, just to make it more jag-esq.