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12-25-2012, 10:44 AM
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I found this in a pawn shop yesterday and I thought the price seemed too cheap. It's a Dean Rhapsody and I got it for 100USD.
It's an eight string , EMG-HZ pick ups with a custom Dean preamp and a set of grover tuners. I don't know if I like it. Anyone have any experience with this bass? |
12-25-2012, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by urb  I found this in a pawn shop yesterday and I thought the price seemed too cheap. It's a Dean Rhapsody and I got it for 100USD.
It's an eight string , EMG-HZ pick ups with a custom Dean preamp and a set of grover tuners. I don't know if I like it. Anyone have any experience with this bass? | No experience with a Dean or an 8 string but I'd say you scored a pretty good deal for 100.00.
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12-25-2012, 11:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 53.0000° N / 71.0000° W | | I wish I could stumble across something like that once in a while!
Looks like you got a supah deal, check this out: http://www.deanguitars.com/content/a...pages/rhap.htm
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12-25-2012, 01:50 PM
| | | | Nice find! I just got my 8 string for Christmas today in the form of an ESP B208, they are LOADS of fun to play! |
12-25-2012, 05:32 PM
| | | | Thanks guys , but I don't think I like it. My other bass is a 5 string and I wish it was a 4. I play a six string guitar mostly . Well used to , they have been collecting dust lately. For some reason I have become infatuated with bass. |
12-25-2012, 05:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | nice bass at a great price |
12-25-2012, 05:42 PM
| | | | i HAD a Dean 8-String just like that. Sounded great, played great- i just hated the way it looked. Sold it and bought an ESP 8-Banger. Good score though! |
12-25-2012, 05:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CT | | | 8's are a very specialized creature. For starters I think most players who use them play them with a pick so if you're mainly a fingerstyle bassist it might not work for you.
I know you can get some great sounds out of them but they seem to be a very specialized instrument. I cant imagine using one on a bar gig on a cover of Mustang Sally.
But is still looks like you got a GREAT deal on that bass. if it doesnt work for you, you can always try to trade or sell it in the classifieds. Might take a while to move though- I think the market for 8's if rather small.
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12-25-2012, 05:46 PM
| | | | If I were to remove the octave strings , would I need to do anything with the truss rod to compensate for tension? |
12-25-2012, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by urb If I were to remove the octave strings , would I need to do anything with the truss rod to compensate for tension? | Well, you'd probably need to loosen it. What I think is a better idea is to try and sell it for several times what you paid for it, and then use that money to buy a four string you like.
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12-25-2012, 06:13 PM
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12-25-2012, 07:44 PM
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12-25-2012, 07:51 PM
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12-25-2012, 08:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic USA. | | | Seriously, spend the money to get a membership and sell or trade it here. If you sell it, use the cash to get something you'll like. |
12-26-2012, 06:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Exiled in Texas | | | My brother in law got one from his wife this this past summer for his b-day, lucky bast...pun...uh...guy!
He loves it. I know his wife got it for a deal at about $350-400-ish. He describe it as going from thick to thicker-er, sound wise.
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12-27-2012, 07:41 AM
| | | | Thanks guys , as KJPollo pointed out , it's going to be a tough sale. I listed it on Craigslist to trade or sale and didn't get one reply. Not even a scammer. The bottom G has a distinct buzz that annoys the **** out of me. Maybe the bridge needs to have a file lightly passed through it. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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