Sting got a brand new toy?

[sblueplanet]

Saw a little trailer for the upcoming Sting 3.0 tour and grabbed a screenshot showing Sting using what looks like a new custom Fender. I'm not familiar with him playing this before as usually been his beat up '54 P for years now. This one doesn't look like a vintage P with humbucker but something maybe made to order. I'll leave it to the Fender experts to fill in the details. 😄

 

[Delberthot]

It looks similar to a Telecaster II but with the mudbucker in the regular split P position

[Baloney Balderdash]

3 hours ago, Delberthot said:

It looks similar to a Telecaster II but with the mudbucker in the regular split P position

 

Looks like the Fender Wide Range humbucker bass pickup, not a Mudbucker.

 

Same as in the current production Squier Paranormal Rascal :

 

Also that bass appears to not just be a slab body like the original Telecaster Bass, but actually feature contours. 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash

[NJE]

Yes please to a signature bass based on that!

[Chrisan2]

My first thought was a telecaster bass, but the pickup position is wrong 

[Baloney Balderdash]

6 minutes ago, Chrisan2 said:

My first thought was a telecaster bass, but the pickup position is wrong 

Also as I said, the body appears to be contoured, not a slab body as a standard Telecaster Bass.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

If it does become a new signature edition, the signature won't be on the back of the headstock like a normal person's there'll be a highly visible pearloid block inlaid into the fingerboard at the twelth fret with his signature displayed prominently on it.

[Owen]

3 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

 

Looks like the Fender Wide Range humbucker bass pickup, not a Mudbucker.

 

Same as in the current production Squier Paranormal Rascal :

 

Also that bass appears to not just be a slab body like the original Telecaster Bass, but actually feature contours. 

 

 

I am glad that does not come in 5 string format.

[Baloney Balderdash]

2 hours ago, Owen said:

I am glad that does not come in 5 string format.

You're thinking cause the pickups then would look comically huge, or?

 

Edited March 15, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash

[Chrisan2]

Also the string tree is closer to the nut than on a standard tele head stock and although it’s a little blurry does that head shape looks like it has a slight point at the bottom of the round end. Is it a Fender? 

[Owen]

20 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

You're thinking cause then the pickups would look comically huge, or?

[sandy_r]

4 hours ago, sblueplanet said:

I'll leave it to the Fender experts to fill in the details. 😄

 

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...i realise it's easily done, but it does appear that Sting has mislaid the Ford Mustang Spark Plug tip off his selector switch

 

fortunately we all know a man who can fix that for him...

 

Edited March 15, 2024 by sandy_r

[sblueplanet]

12 minutes ago, Chrisan2 said:

Also the string tree is closer to the nut than on a standard tele head stock and although it’s a little blurry does that head shape looks like it has a slight point at the bottom of the round end. Is it a Fender? 

Again another blurry image of the headstock. Can't see a Fender decal in this one so maybe a one-off by a luthier?

 

Edited March 15, 2024 by sblueplanet

[Pea Turgh]

Maybe he got in to modding Harley Benton PB 50s?  I jest, but that would be awesome.

[mep]

At least it's not one of MDP's Telebasses!

[ikay]

@sblueplanet can you post a link to the trailer? Had a look on youtube but couldn't find anything.

[sblueplanet]

1 hour ago, ikay said:

@sblueplanet can you post a link to the trailer? Had a look on youtube but couldn't find anything.

Here you are

https://www.instagram.com/theofficialsting?igsh=MTlpcTk3YTlzejYzYw==

[ikay]

Thanks. From the shape of the pickguard it looks very like a 70s Telecaster with the pickup moved to the P position. Agree the headstock shape is a little pointier so maybe a custom build rather than a modded 70s Tele.

 

Edited March 16, 2024 by ikay

[Chrisan2]

I spoke with Bernard at Fender , he was very helpful and found out it is a Fender custom shop build for Sting. 

[lidl e]

On 16/03/2024 at 12:07, ikay said:

Thanks. From the shape of the pickguard it looks very like a 70s Telecaster with the pickup moved to the P position. Agree the headstock shape is a little pointier so maybe a custom build rather than a modded 70s Tele.

 

Like my warmoth but with a different pickup 

 

[Chrisan2]

Check out sting’s Facebook he just posted and mentioned  his new bass and giving his old one “ a sabbatical”. 

[Chrisan2]

Ohh same clip is also on instagram now 

if fender did a release of these( not custom shop) would you buy one ? 

[sblueplanet]

Spotted the clip on X. 

 

[sblueplanet]

He seems pleased with it.

 

[NJE]

I would buy that bass, interesting pickup choice and I always loved the look of the 70s telecaster basses but not the pickup by the neck. Come on Fender, or better still Squier! 😄