Bromberg B2 fiver - defretted and transformed

[BobWestbrook]

Dean Bromberg B2 - defretted, fretboard refinished with Epoxy, and repainted with Duplicolor Mirage Purple/Green, and other painting techniques







































Asking $585 shipped.

Description to follow soon.

[BobWestbrook]

This bass I bought from TB member FL Knifemaker some time ago. It had been damaged, and I bought it as a refurbishment project. As you can see, the design concept is a bit daring, and will not appeal to those looking for a conventional image.

I've owned 2 others of this bass in the past. It's got a great sound, as I'm sure most who have owned it will attest. If you search the Basses forum here, you'll see lots of praise for these. Defretted, this one has loads of MWAH.

The electronics package is very good. The piezo bridge pickups have a separate battery from the active preamp. In this bass, the piezos have some hum when activated; I'm not sure what the issue is.

Dean's original info (these are no longer in production)
Here's an old review of the four string version
Harmony Central reviews

This project was a long and challenging one, with many missteps and redos. There are some minor cosmetics flaws here and there I'm not 100% satisfied with.

[kesslari]

Dang, if I could justify getting another bass, that would be perfect for my funk band.
wowzah!

[triplelutz]

Looks like a Warlock made that bass.

[Bassslayer69]

Does the headstock match the purple body?

[BobWestbrook]

The headstock and the top portion of the neck are painted with black lacquer followed by Duplicolor Effex paint. Those last five pictures were taken in direct sunlight to show the Effex. In other light, the effects are less dramatic (as seen in picture #8).

[MrMe]

Really awesome!
If I had the money....
Well, we´ll se when christmas is over.

[bassteban]

That is awful purdy- what's the scale length & string spacing, can you clarify(I'm a bit thick )- it appears the fingerboard is also purple/green..? Also, are you interested in any trades?

[BobWestbrook]

Thanks! Scale length is 35", string spacing I'll measure. The fingerboard is epoxy with glitter mixed in. No trades, please.

[BobWestbrook]

String spacing at bridge is 17.5 mm.

Also, I put in 2 new batteries, thinking maybe it would alleviate the piezo hum. It didn't. So while the main pickups are dead quiet and sound great, the piezos hum badly to the point of being unusable. I think it's some kind of grounding problem, because the hum diminishes when fingers touch the strings.

[MNAirHead]

I have the peavey version of this.. The dean is quite the deal.

The body style looks much classier in person

[BobWestbrook]

I used to own a trans-black version of this bass; the only one I've seen in that color. IMO, the orange and blue versions are not that attractive. But this one looks fabulous!

Still available - almost had a buyer from Germany for this, but he backed away after learning how much the extra international postage cost would be.

[BobWestbrook]

This is what the bass looked like before I redid it.

[J. Crawford]

Can you wait until after my birthday? I doubt Ill have enough money, but if I do...

[Kwesi]

Oooo, this is tempting! A fretless 5er with an epoxied fretboard for $400?! It's almost too much. Would you mind describing the preamp layout?

Shoot, if I don't grab this one myself I really hope another TBer does so I may have a chance later on

[BobWestbrook]

Here ya go:

[BobWestbrook]

If it sounds like this in my somewhat mediocre hands, just imagine what it would sound like in yours!

[BobWestbrook]

Price is $435 shipped to CONUS

[MNAirHead]

435.. dang.

[BobWestbrook]

Yeah, I had paid in the past between $600-$700 used for another one of these. This is a bargain.