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pjmuck
 Post subject: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 6:21 am 
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Haven't seen one of these pop up in a long time:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-FENDER-TEL ... 4d1b2e34b1
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 6:38 am 
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Wow that thing looks amazing :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 7:06 am 
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Wow! interesting serial number, I never seen Fender have a bolded "76"00857?
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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 7:54 am 
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amazing. haven't seen one of these pop up in a long long time.
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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 9:41 am 
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bobjones2260 wrote:
Wow! interesting serial number, I never seen Fender have a bolded "76"00857?


My '76 Jazz has the same bold "76."

It was a transition year for their serial number format. Sometime during 1976, they switched to the "S6" plus 5 digits format.
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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 11:19 am 
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And GONE for a ton of $$$.
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pjmuck
 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 12:19 pm 
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Well I'll be damned. Never thought it would go for that much. :shock:
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 12:20 pm 
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Me either.

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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 12:37 pm 
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I bought it. JUST KIDDING!! Anyone here grab it? Wowza, that's a lot of money... but what a bass!!
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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 1:58 pm 
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A store in Berkeley had one of those in '93... It had like 55-115 flats on it and it took almost everything I had to fret a note. It was literally painful to play and sounded like a tuba with a blanket stuffed in the bell.

They priced it at $799 and I thought it was a ripoff... I guess I should have bought it.

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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 2:09 pm 
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Addison wrote:
It had like 55-115 flats on it and it took almost everything I had to fret a note. It was literally painful to play and sounded like a tuba with a blanket stuffed in the bell.


LOL. You made my day.
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 3rd, 2014, 2:12 pm 
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Addison wrote:
It was literally painful to play and sounded like a tuba with a blanket stuffed in the bell.


I think there are numerous TalkBass threads on how to achieve this tone.

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PostPosted: April 4th, 2014, 8:15 am 
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Matt R. wrote:
Addison wrote:
It was literally painful to play and sounded like a tuba with a blanket stuffed in the bell.


I think there are numerous TalkBass threads on how to achieve this tone.


And I bet you will recieve nothing but ridicule if you do not have the correct period blanket :)

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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 4th, 2014, 12:33 pm 
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Do not mock the blanket.

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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 4th, 2014, 1:32 pm 
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beware-est the tuba bells, for if thou are not forewarned, thou shalt be wearing it over thy noggin!
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 Post subject: Re: 1976 Fender Telecaster Bass
PostPosted: April 5th, 2014, 5:53 pm 
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NoXX wrote:
Matt R. wrote:
Addison wrote:
It was literally painful to play and sounded like a tuba with a blanket stuffed in the bell.


I think there are numerous TalkBass threads on how to achieve this tone.


And I bet you will recieve nothing but ridicule if you do not have the correct period blanket :)


Does that make it the best bass for metal?
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