it says Fender but...

[Thuddy Waters]

I think I might be answering what I think the OP's question might possibly be when I say that Mexican made Fenders are very nice and a professional could definitely play one professionally. I have two Mexican P Basses and I love them as much as my American P Basses.

 

[matante]

Plenty of professional bassists use Mexican Fenders. Plenty of pros use Squiers and Epiphones as well.

 

[Maxdusty]

I think the musical talent of the person playing either the MIM or MIA is more of a determining factor of whether the bass is professional or not.

 

[Ghastly]

There’s a picture or link? I see nothing but text

I was just kidding around with nonsense talk.

 

[BassholeKI]

The way I see it, especially since MIM have really improved their QC over the years, it's either assembled my Mexicans south of the border in Mexico, or north of the border in the USA.

CNC has changed things for the better, and really all that matters are the folks spraying the finish, polishing and setting the instrument up.

 

[Chickenwheels]

If it’s good it’s good. Fender gave Jimmie Lee Sloas a mex Roadworn P bass to use for a few gigs with Keith Urban, and he reckons he ended up using it in the studio (he’s a Nashville pro) because producers liked it..!

 

[Wisebass]

crushed by the Fender gods if i have one in the wild?

I am carrot number 8!

Wise(b)ass

 

[Rumbledore]

There’s a picture or link? I see nothing but text

I was just kidding around with nonsense talk.

^shenanigans

 

[Frank77]

Is this an attempt at humor? Because if it is it should have been posted elsewhere.

 

[nilorius]

You don't have to be a professional with a 5000E cost bass. You can with a pretty cheaper too, not Fender.

 

[Gluvhand]

Is this an attempt at humor? Because if it is it should have been posted elsewhere.

Yeah, but not the Humor area.

 

[Bass Man Dan]

I've noticed that a duck's opinion of me is greatly influenced by whether or not I have any bread.

 

[baileyboy]

it says Fender but... it worth it and be a professional

Huh?

 

[micbass]

I voted because there is no picture or link.

 

[Cowboy in Latvia]

I have idea. Take not real Fender. Then put logo on it. Swear never to sell. Make into real fender. Then sell. Can even say "Made in GDPR". My friend Boris think this is good idea. You not argue with Boris right?

 

[fretlessguy]

Well, there are a lot of reasons why I'd . . .
I'd drag a girl such as yourself back to this . . .
plastic hotel room and . . .
rip you off for spare change to run a . . .
to run a vibrating machine attached to this queen-size,
bulk-purchase, kapok-infested,
do-not-remove-tag-under-penalty-of-law type bed and . . .
and make you take off all your little clothes . . .
until you are nearly STARK RAVING NUDE!
(Save for your chrome-with-heavy-duty-leather-thong
Peace Medallion, heh . . . )
And make you assume a series of marginally erotic
poses involving . . . a plastic chair and . . .
an old guitar strap while I . . .
did a wee-wee in your hair and . . .
beat you with a pair of tennis shoes . . .
I got from Jeff Beck

Well, that was pretty surreal.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Fender for make happy, with tuning and string. You rotate tuning? Good sound! All custom wood (Brazil wood) with bolting neck very solid. For playing of Jazz Rock music efficacious. All color paint, not sad!

 

[Spidey2112]

There’s a picture or link? I see nothing but text

You have to read between the lines...

 

[Spidey2112]

Fender for make happy, with tuning and string. You rotate tuning? Good sound! All custom wood (Brazil wood) with bolting neck very solid. For playing of Jazz Rock music efficacious. All color paint, not sad!

!

 

[Spidey2112]

Well, there are a lot of reasons why I'd . . .
I'd drag a girl such as yourself back to this . . .
plastic hotel room and . . .
rip you off for spare change to run a . . .
to run a vibrating machine attached to this queen-size,
bulk-purchase, kapok-infested,
do-not-remove-tag-under-penalty-of-law type bed and . . .
and make you take off all your little clothes . . .
until you are nearly STARK RAVING NUDE!
(Save for your chrome-with-heavy-duty-leather-thong
Peace Medallion, heh . . . )
And make you assume a series of marginally erotic
poses involving . . . a plastic chair and . . .
an old guitar strap while I . . .
did a wee-wee in your hair and . . .
beat you with a pair of tennis shoes . . .
I got from Jeff Beck

Now THAT, I understand...