Tele Thinline Bass

[Chris P.]

http://www.public-peace.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=606:mr-tee-tobacco-hollowbody&catid=95:maruszczyk-mrtee&Itemid=418

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[ilan]

I predict major neck-dive.

[dadagoboi]

Seems pricey...made where? cheap tuners, cheap bridge.

[Basvarken]

cheap tuners, cheap bridge.

Fender has been using cheap bridges since day one and it seems to work pretty good. And it doesn't seem to affect their pricing either.
I'm not sure where you see those are cheap tuners? And if they are, does that disqualify them? The cheap tuners that I have on some of my basses hold their tuning as good as the
expensive ones. But I do think that Mr. Tee bass could use some -more expensive- lightweight tuners to help cure the neckdive (which I suspect it does have).

Adrian Macuszcyk is a reputed bass player and his bass guitars get pretty good reviews.

[Chris P.]

He's Polish, but living in Germany. Took me ages to write Maruszczyk right;)

[dadagoboi]

Fender has been using cheap bridges since day one and it seems to work pretty good. And it doesn't seem to affect their pricing either.
I'm not sure where you see those are cheap tuners? And if they are, does that disqualify them? The cheap tuners that I have on some of my basses hold their tuning as good as the
expensive ones. But I do think that Mr. Tee bass could use some -more expensive- lightweight tuners to help cure the neckdive (which I suspect it does have).

Adrian Macuszcyk is a reputed bass player and his bass guitars get pretty good reviews.

I asked where it was made to get some idea as to value and what things cost in the Eurozone.  Does that include VAT?

As to the tuners, there's a rear headstock shot of the 'Windmill' bass which is the same price.  Assuming they are cheap tuners, YES, a 1000 Euro bass should have tuners that cost more than $20 a set.  Ditto a $10 bridge.  Fender doesn't use that bridge on their American made basses except for their CS stuff when appropriate.

The only thing that would relieve neck dive in that design is either a boat anchor at the bridge or a helium balloon at the headstock.  IMO that's a major reason Fender has never never made a Tele bass.

I attempted to read some of the reviews but my German is nonexistant.