1973 Fender Telecaster Bass blonde

Very Good condition, 7/10, Made in USA, including original case with black tape, ash body, maple neck stamped 23MAR73B on the heel with burn marks on the side (side position markings from a solder iron?), stamped name on the neck heel include J Torres and in the neck pocket Chuck Lewis, shielded cavity, also including the bridge cover, tons of mojo on this heavily yellowed bass (see the pic of how the finish looks under the neck plate!), very clean, this is the 1972-1979 version with a humbucking pickup and large pickguard, the original wide range pickup and original white pickguard (with original stamps underneath) were in the case when we got the bass and are now re-installed and a black repro pickguard plus a Lundgren P-Bass ´51 single coil pickup are in the case, pot codes are 1377220 and a Mexican (typical for this era) pot with code 1377239, the previous owner has engraved some numbers on the neck plate, more info:

Bassists known for playing the model include Charlie Tumahai (Be-Bop Deluxe), Paul McGuigan (Oasis), Victor Damiani (Cake), Dusty Hill (ZZ Top), George Porter Jr. (Meters), Ron Wood (Jeff Beck Group), Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr.) and Mike Dirnt (Green Day). The original Telecaster Bass model lasted until 1972, at which point substantial modifications were introduced. These resulted in what was essentially a new version of the instrument.

Differences in the new Telecaster Bass model of 1972 were readily apparent. Chief among them was the replacement of the small single-coil pickup with a large and powerful humbucking pickup.

Staunchly single-coil Fender got serious about humbucking pickups in the late 1960s, hiring the inventor of the design, Seth Lover, away from Gibson in 1967. Lover designed new humbucking pickups for Fender that were introduced on the Telecaster Thinline (1971 version), Telecaster Custom (1972) and Telecaster Deluxe (1973) guitars.

The modified 1972 Telecaster Bass also benefitted from Lover’s efforts, with a look and sound substantially altered by the change in pickup type. Other changes included eliminating the chrome control plate in favor of a larger pickguard that extended down over the lower bout, a three-bolt neck plate with tilt adjustment, a bullet truss rod with headstock-end adjustment and a different headstock decal, changed from silver to gold with black outlining. This second version of the Telecaster Bass remained available throughout the rest of the decade until the instrument was discontinued in 1979. The second version of the Telecaster Bass was introduced toward the end of 1971, having it more closely resemble the Telecaster Custom that would take the world by storm the following year. These basses have a 3-bolt neck, a humbucking pickup, and were offered with the choice of maple or rosewood fretboards.