Fender Telecaster Bass

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Telecaster Bass
Manufacturer	Fender Squier
Period	1968–1979 (occasional reissues thereafter) 2023-present
Construction
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Woods
Body	Ash, alder
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Maple, rosewood
Hardware
Bridge	Fixed
Pickup(s)	1 single-coil pickup (1968-1971) 1 Fender Wide Range bass humbucker (1971-1979, 2023–present; 2007-2014 as Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass TB) 2 Fender Wide Range bass humbuckers (Modern Player Series) 1 Fender Wide Range bass humbucker and 1 single-coil Jazz Bass pickup (Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Bass Special)
Colors available
2-Color Sunburst, 3-Color Sunburst, Blonde, Black

The Fender Telecaster Bass (also referred as the Tele Bass) is an electric bass introduced in 1968 by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. With few physical changes through the 1970s, it was discontinued in 1979 and reissued in 2007 by Fender's subsidiary Squier as the Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass TB, which was discontinued in 2014. In 2023, the instrument was reintroduced as part of Fender's Vintera II lineup.

Released as a rebranding of the original version of the Fender Precision Bass, it was named as "Telecaster" after the Telecaster guitar model. The Telecaster Bass differs in shape from the original Telecaster guitar in that the latter is a single cutaway guitar and the bass is double cutaway.