Dean Club!!!

[B-Mac]

I really dig my Hillsboros!
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Ok......so I was bored!
Frigging quarantine.
I've never 'discovered ' a model of bass and ran out and bought 3 of them within a few months!
Actually........I got my first Dean about a year ago and now I have 6. It took me 25 years to collect 15 BC Richs.
To me they are very similar brands in many ways.
Now I just need a Razorback bass dammit!!!!!

They all have different shaped PG

 

[barclaybass]

They all have different shaped PG

I know! I noticed it when I had the Silver and gold ones next to one another that the pg's were a little different.
I think mostly to accommodate the MM pickup into the pg?

 

[barclaybass]

Interesting interview with John Lawhon.
Apparently he helped design the Paramount bass, and originally that was going to be his signature model

Black Stone Cherry's Jon Lawhon on playing 'lead bass', his signature Dean and recording with Bob Babbitt | MusicRadar

 

[B-Mac]

I know! I noticed it when I had the Silver and gold ones next to one another that the pg's were a little different.
I think mostly to accommodate the MM pickup into the pg?

Yep.
It’s just interesting to see side by side like that.

 

[barclaybass]

OMG!
This is GORGEOUS, and TOTALLY up my alley!!!!
Purple sparkle

 

[B-Mac]

Interesting interview with John Lawhon.
Apparently he helped design the Paramount bass, and originally that was going to be his signature model

Black Stone Cherry's Jon Lawhon on playing 'lead bass', his signature Dean and recording with Bob Babbitt | MusicRadar

Interesting
He’s pictured with an Eric Signature (see the -e- on the headstock) And a modded Paramount.

I wonder how old this article is?

 

[B-Mac]

OMG!
This is GORGEOUS, and TOTALLY up my alley!!!!
Purple sparkle
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That is Rad!

 

[B-Mac]

OMG!
This is GORGEOUS, and TOTALLY up my alley!!!!
Purple sparkle
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He seems to have a few special models! He’s a lucky dawg!

 

[B-Mac]

Hello,

Have have an opportunity to buy a 2016 Dean Edge Pro (made in Korea) for a good price. The bass is listed as brand new and from the pictures it looks pretty good. One thing I'm unsure about is the painted neck.

@B-Mac or anyone else that owns one of these, can you share with me your thoughts on this bass? Does the painted neck change the feel or play-ability of the neck?

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Soooooo,
Did you pull the trigger?

 

[barclaybass]

Barclaybass, your work is excellent! I appreciate the tips! (Too late, though, I got carried away with the sandpaper tonight, lol!) I built a 5 string Explorer type bass from a kit last year and finished it with gloss black Krylon acrylic lacquer. I think I had some bad luck because I’m fairly certain the paint “colormaxx” paint I used was old - like 10 years old. The instrument is passable but I’m not satisfied. It was either bad paint, the Houston humidity or both but the Krylon paint was garbage. Oh, and it comes off if wiped with naphtha!

I’ve got another kit on the way, a custom V 5 string bass. The work on my Dean Zone is really just an excuse to practice with my Stew Mac nitro rattle cans that I bought a while back.

I’ve been re-reading Dan Erlewine’s book on guitar refinishing and the spray shellac is going to be a barrier between the old paint and new. I believe the Zone bass is finished with flat poly and I got some of it off tonight.

You are correct, I only needed to scuff it up a bit with 400 grit sandpaper, but since I’ve gone this far, I’m going to try to get most of the old paint off before spraying it with the schellac sealer.

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Any idea what this wood is?
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This is just practice on a bass that was pretty much abandoned.

Thanks again for the info, your finishing looks great!

Just an update and some FYI for funishing......
Here is the headstock after wet sanding and polishing, I got a beautiful mirror finish on this sucker! I'm as surprised as anyone, lol.

Some people start to wet sand at 400 grit, then 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, then rubbing compound........
NOT NECESSARY!!!!!!!
I sanded the headstock with 400 (dry) which took off the lettering and clear.
Then I shot 3 coats of Rustoleum "Universal Metallic all surface paint & primer" in Copper Rose.
24 hrs later I shot 4 coats of Rustoleum Acrylic Lacquer about 20 minutes apart.
I let that cure for several days.
Then I wet sanded with 400, next I went right to 2000 then finished up with Turtle Wax clean cut rubbing compound.
That's it!!
It was way easier than I thought wet sanding the Acrylic Lacquer. Took maybe 5 minutes.
Oh, and WARM UP the paint and Laquer in a tub of hot water for 10 minutes before you shoot anything, it flows better and helps a lot to get a nice even coat.

 

[B-Mac]

Just an update and some FYI for funishing......
Here is the headstock after wet sanding and polishing, I got a beautiful mirror finish on this sucker! I'm as surprised as anyone, lol.
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Some people start to wet sand at 400 grit, then 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, then rubbing compound........
NOT NECESSARY!!!!!!!
I sanded the headstock with 400 (dry) which took off the lettering and clear.
Then I shot 3 coats of Rustoleum "Universal Metallic all surface paint & primer" in Copper Rose.
24 hrs later I shot 4 coats of Rustoleum Acrylic Lacquer about 20 minutes apart.
I let that cure for several days.
Then I wet sanded with 400, next I went right to 2000 then finished up with Turtle Wax clean cut rubbing compound.
That's it!!
It was way easier than I thought wet sanding the Acrylic Lacquer. Took maybe 5 minutes.
Oh, and WARM UP the paint and Laquer in a tub of hot water for 10 minutes before you shoot anything, it flows better and helps a lot to get a nice even coat.

Nice tip about the hot water!
Never knew about that.

 

[barclaybass]

Nice tip about the hot water!
Never knew about that.

I read it on some website..........I'm one of those people who researches the living hell out of everything I do. It can sometimes lead to "paralysis of analysis" and I just need to stop reading and start doing, but generally it pays off nicely actually being prepared!! Lol

 

[barclaybass]

Btw......heres the paint I used.
This stuff looks FANTASTIC, there are a bunch of different golds and silvers and other really cool colors.

And this rubbing compound works great...

I am SERIOUSLY considering painting the wings on my Demonator like those limited run ones, green or maybe another color.

 

[B-Mac]

Btw......heres the paint I used.
This stuff looks FANTASTIC, there are a bunch of different golds and silvers and other really cool colors.
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And this rubbing compound works great...
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I am SERIOUSLY considering painting the wings on my Demonator like those limited run ones, green or maybe another color.

Purple Sparkle perhaps?

 

[B-Mac]

Just an update and some FYI for funishing......
Here is the headstock after wet sanding and polishing, I got a beautiful mirror finish on this sucker! I'm as surprised as anyone, lol.
View attachment 3960079

Some people start to wet sand at 400 grit, then 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, then rubbing compound........
NOT NECESSARY!!!!!!!
I sanded the headstock with 400 (dry) which took off the lettering and clear.
Then I shot 3 coats of Rustoleum "Universal Metallic all surface paint & primer" in Copper Rose.
24 hrs later I shot 4 coats of Rustoleum Acrylic Lacquer about 20 minutes apart.
I let that cure for several days.
Then I wet sanded with 400, next I went right to 2000 then finished up with Turtle Wax clean cut rubbing compound.
That's it!!
It was way easier than I thought wet sanding the Acrylic Lacquer. Took maybe 5 minutes.
Oh, and WARM UP the paint and Laquer in a tub of hot water for 10 minutes before you shoot anything, it flows better and helps a lot to get a nice even coat.

What bass project is this?

 

[Bassist59]

Then I wet sanded with 400, next I went right to 2000 then finished up with Turtle Wax clean cut rubbing compound.
That's it!!
It was way easier than I thought wet sanding the Acrylic Lacquer. Took maybe 5 minutes.

I had the same experience. Acrylic lacquer does buff up really well. Ah yes, soaking the cans in a sink of hot water before spraying, absolutely! I sometimes build plastic models and that is a common practice before spray painting.

The buffing works so well that I was even able to buff out some wrinkling in one area. I got sick of sanding it smooth and re-spraying so I tried buffing the heck out of it and those wrinkles disappeared!

Good Job!

 

[barclaybass]

What bass project is this?

It's a Squire Jazz bass that I'm painting (obviously! Lol) and replacing all the hardware on. Hipshot kickass bridge, Dimarzio pickups, Grover Titan tuners and possibly an Audere preamp (depending on how the Dimarzios sound)
I wanted to see how good I could make an under $200 bass. I bought it for my brother in law for Christmas years ago because he said he wanted to learn bass. He never touched it and left it here when he moved, so it became mine and I was REALLY surprised at how well it played so I made it a project.
I didn't go into detail because it's not a Dean but I wanted to share my tips with Bassist59 because he was working on refinishing his Dean

 

[barclaybass]

Purple Sparkle perhaps?

Oh dude, if I find that color its ON!

 

[B-Mac]

It's a Squire Jazz bass that I'm painting (obviously! Lol) and replacing all the hardware on. Hipshot kickass bridge, Dimarzio pickups, Grover Titan tuners and possibly an Audere preamp (depending on how the Dimarzios sound)
I wanted to see how good I could make an under $200 bass. I bought it for my brother in law for Christmas years ago because he said he wanted to learn bass. He never touched it and left it here when he moved, so it became mine and I was REALLY surprised at how well it played so I made it a project.
I didn't go into detail because it's not a Dean but I wanted to share my tips with Bassist59 because he was working on refinishing his Dean

Sounds like you might be ready for a Glarry? The ultimate modding platform.
Just ask these guys.
Official Exquisite/Glarry/Burning Fire Bass Club?

 

[B-Mac]

Oh dude, if I find that color its ON!

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