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WITHDRAWN FS/FT Maruszczyk Mr Tee custom 5 string fretless, flame maple (short scale, E-C)
£850
High Wycombe


pluckedout
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Custom ordered Maruszczyk Mr Tee 5 string in mint condition, basically has had about 1 hour play. There is a story behind this bass...I ended up ordering 3 5-string Mr Tees because after the first one I was hooked, and still am; these are easily the best basses I have played. I ordered a fretted, a fretless and then a fretted piccolo. However, shortly after I received the fretless, which I had specced up to the skies including expensive piezos and preamp, I bought a Firecreek fretless on Basschat and that gives me exactly the fretless sound I was looking for. It's so perfect for what I wanted in terms of a piezo sound that I found I wasn't using the fretless Mr Tee and that seemed like a waste. 

I then had a brainwave: I play a lot of piccolo and wondered if the piezo on the fretless would be better suited to the piccolo. Hence, I swapped the necks and... perfect! (Before and after pics attached, the one that's for sale is the fretless with the flame maple top) The only thing that's not quite right is that the wood on the face of the headstock doesn't match the body (body is flame maple, headstock facing is Eye Poplar as it was chosen to match the original bass) but it doesn't look bad, just unusual.

The piezo sound is perfect for the piccolo. So now I have a solid bodied Mr Tee with a fretless neck for sale. This is an absolute beauty and sounds incredible, the magnetic pickup is perfectly suited to the Roto Tru Bass strings that are on there and it's remarkably flexible in terms of the sounds available. 

Body is mahogany with a flame maple top. Neck is flame maple in a matt finish with a Macassar ebony fretboard. Full specs below as well as lots of pics. Comes with original (excellent quality) gigbig, leather strap, unworn Maruszczyk t-shirt (size small) and paperwork although the latter will be a bit confused due to the neck swap. I'm happy to share pics of the paperwork for the other bass as well so the new owner can verify authenticity. 

Cost was over £1300 and nowadays there'd be import duty and VAT to pay too. Given the modified nature of the bass, I think £850 now £750 plus shipping is fair? Not really looking for a trade but I'd never say never, so by all means try me - definitely don't need an amp though.

 

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Type

Righthand

 

Number of Strings

4-String

 

Scale Length

Short Scale 30"

 

Number of Frets

20 Frets

 

Body Construction

Solidbody

 

Body Wood

Mahogany

 

Top Wood

Flamed Maple

 

Veneer

Without Veneer

 

Color Type

Natural

 

Body Binding

Without Binding

 

Body Finish

Gloss

 

Pickguard

3ply Cream

 

Neck Wood

Flamed Maple

 

Neck Finish

Matt

 

Neck Profile

Modern C

 

Nut Width

40mm

 

Carbon Rods

No

 

Fingerboard Wood

Macassar Ebony

 

Fretted / Fretless

Fretted

 

Side Dots

Side Dots

 

Fingerboard Inlays

Without Inlay

 

Fingerboard Radius

14''

 

Headstock Type

Flamed Maple

 

Headstock Finish

Gloss

 

Headstock Logo

Silver

 

Nut

Black

 

Pickup Combination

Single Coil (SSC)

 

Manufacturer

Bassculture

 

Pickup Finish

Black

 

Neck Pickup

Bassculture SSC 'Black' Closed

 

Electronics Type

Passive

 

Passive

volume, tone

 

ToneStyler

Without

 

Hardware Color

Chrome

 

Bridge Spacing

19mm

 

Bridge Type

F-Style

 

Knobs Type

Dome-Style

 

Tuner Type

Standard Y-Style

 

Security Locks

Without Security Locks

 

String Type

Nickel

 

Nickel Strings

M4DN

 

Gigbag/Suitcase

Nylon Gigbags

 

Nylon Gigbags

Standard

 

Your T-shirt Size

S

 

Additional Comments

5 string version, hollowbody-style pickguard

 

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