Bass of the Week: Retrovibe T32 Telenbacker

Retrovibe T32 Telenbacker BassThis week we’re checking out a cool and affordable bass by Retrovibe called the T32 “Telenbacker”. The medium-scale bass is a mashup of Telecaster and Rickenbacker basses that weighs in at 8.2 pounds.

The bass is built with a basswood body and bolt-on maple neck that’s carved on the back of the heel area to fit the telecaster neck pocket. Retrovibe fits it with a pair of their black HyGane single-coil pickups with adjustable pole pieces.

“[The T32] has traditional Rickenbacker VVTT controls with a 3-way pickup selector giving a great range of tones,” the company writes. “It sounds like the love-child of a Precision and a 4001/3 with a focused low/mid and plenty of clang available should you need it.”

Retrovibe T32 Telenbacker Bass Specs:

Scale:32″
Body:Basswood
Body Colour:Gloss White
Body Binding:Double Black
Neck:Maple, bolt-on construction
Fretboard:Maple
Frets:20
Width at nut:42mm
Markers:Black dot
Pickups:Retrovibe HyGane (Black)
Controls:Volume, Volume, Tone, Tone, 3-way selector
Bridge:4-string P-style, high-mass, chrome
Tuners:Closed type
Weight:Approx. 8.2lbs

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  1. John Bradford

    Looks fantastic, I would order one right away if it was a 5 string

  2. Troy Hughes

    I don’t have a problem with this.