The 1972 Fender Telecaster Bass represents a key historical evolution for its time, marking the debut of the second version of this model with profound aesthetic and sonic modifications compared to the original 1951 design. Its main feature include: Wide Range Pickup (designed by Seth Lover), this powerful humbucker replaced the classic single-coil to offer a more powerful sound with deeper bass, allowing it to compete directly with Gibson basses. Its neck and fretboard were constructed from a single piece of maple, with the signature skunk stripe and bullet truss rod adjustment system accessible from the headstock side. It incorporates the three-bolt tilt-neck neck system, an engineering change typical of the CBS era. Its ash body maintains the traditional aesthetic lines of the 1951 Precision Bass, with a body without ergonomic contours and a natural finish, allowing the wood grain to show through. It features a 2-saddle bronze bridge with its strings passing through the body, and is completed with Clover 70s tuning pegs, a metal ashtray to cover the bridge and a tug bar.
