Dean Club!!!

[B-Mac]

I picked up this Squier a few years back. I think it's a mb4. I paid $40 and it came with a hard case. The neck below the scarf joint is birdseye maple. The rosewood fretboard is very thick and highly figured with a abalone skull. Looks like Bart Simpson had it custom made.View attachment 4348992 View attachment 4348993 View attachment 4348996

Now that I look at this fretboard, it's one of the best I've seen. It is so thick and figured that the grain on the edge is wild too. What a waste!View attachment 4349010

Squier?
You in the right place?
Or you replying to @barclaybass post?

 

[Bass Man Stan]

lol....barclay post. Just showing how some premium wood can to show up on some none premium guitars.

 

[B-Mac]

lol....barclay post. Just showing how some premium wood can to show up on some none premium guitars.

 

[B-Mac]

I just found out one of our Club members passed away last month. I am bummed. He was a nice guy and I had quite a few good conversations with him.
@EdBo Club Member #186 RIP

 

[JimmyM]

I just found out one of our Club members passed away last month. I am bummed. He was a nice guy and I had quite a few good conversations with him.
@EdBo Club Member #186 RIP

Sorry to hear. I have a few convos with EdBo too and I agree. Condolences to his friends and family.

 

[B-Mac]

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236 members....once a member always a member.

 

[Five String]

Oh wise clubmasters please accept my petition for membership! Attached are pictures certifying my worthiness!

I wanted to get a better fretless and bought this about a month ago. Unlined fretless are sort of hard to find and it looked good on FB. The seller was selling it for a friend who he claimed was a hoarder and bought this years ago and never played it. There is not a scratch, mark or blemish on this. It was strung with rounds when I got it and there is no fingerboard wear whatsoever - none. I'm inclined to think this is an instrument in brand new barely played condition.

Overall it seems like a very well made instrument. The little I could find online about this is the body is basswood, the neck five piece maple and walnut, double action truss rod and Dean pickups.

That said, the neck had a pretty significant back bow which it has taken me some time to remedy. Also I am still going through strings to find a set that sounds good on this instrument.

Playing it has been kind of a new experience. For the past few years I have been playing a fretted '56 P knockoff with a little '51 single coil. One volume, one tone. The Dean is active and has a volume, blend, treble and bass knobs. Not as much volume or variation in tone as my old SR, but a big change from the old passive '56 knockoff, for sure, especially the pickup that is so close to the bridge.

I can't tell whether I really like it or not yet. I normally prefer much wider necks and this one is very narrow, but so far I haven't felt cramped like I have with prior narrow necks. The two active pickups are certainly intriguing and at last practice it was fun to find different sounds. Light and comfortable, very well balanced. I find myself drawn to playing it a lot more than other instruments I have had so maybe my bringing it home was a good thing.

There is very little information on TB or elsewhere on the web about this bass. Any ideas what year this instrument is? Thanks.

 

[JimmyM]

Oh wise clubmasters please accept my petition for membership! Attached are pictures certifying my worthiness!

I wanted to get a better fretless and bought this about a month ago. Unlined fretless are sort of hard to find and it looked good on FB. The seller was selling it for a friend who he claimed was a hoarder and bought this years ago and never played it. There is not a scratch, mark or blemish on this. It was strung with rounds when I got it and there is no fingerboard wear whatsoever - none. I'm inclined to think this is an instrument in brand new barely played condition.

Overall it seems like a very well made instrument. The little I could find online about this is the body is basswood, the neck five piece maple and walnut, double action truss rod and Dean pickups.

That said, the neck had a pretty significant back bow which it has taken me some time to remedy. Also I am still going through strings to find a set that sounds good on this instrument.

Playing it has been kind of a new experience. For the past few years I have been playing a fretted '56 P knockoff with a little '51 single coil. One volume, one tone. The Dean is active and has a volume, blend, treble and bass knobs. Not as much volume or variation in tone as my old SR, but a big change from the old passive '56 knockoff, for sure, especially the pickup that is so close to the bridge.

I can't tell whether I really like it or not yet. I normally prefer much wider necks and this one is very narrow, but so far I haven't felt cramped like I have with prior narrow necks. The two active pickups are certainly intriguing and at last practice it was fun to find different sounds. Light and comfortable, very well balanced. I find myself drawn to playing it a lot more than other instruments I have had so maybe my bringing it home was a good thing.

There is very little information on TB or elsewhere on the web about this bass. Any ideas what year this instrument is? Thanks.

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No full frontal shot? Help a brother out, man!

 

[B-Mac]

I just found out one of our Club members passed away last month. I am bummed. He was a nice guy and I had quite a few good conversations with him.
@EdBo Club Member #186 RIP

EdBo

 

[B-Mac]

Oh wise clubmasters please accept my petition for membership! Attached are pictures certifying my worthiness!

I wanted to get a better fretless and bought this about a month ago. Unlined fretless are sort of hard to find and it looked good on FB. The seller was selling it for a friend who he claimed was a hoarder and bought this years ago and never played it. There is not a scratch, mark or blemish on this. It was strung with rounds when I got it and there is no fingerboard wear whatsoever - none. I'm inclined to think this is an instrument in brand new barely played condition.

Overall it seems like a very well made instrument. The little I could find online about this is the body is basswood, the neck five piece maple and walnut, double action truss rod and Dean pickups.

That said, the neck had a pretty significant back bow which it has taken me some time to remedy. Also I am still going through strings to find a set that sounds good on this instrument.

Playing it has been kind of a new experience. For the past few years I have been playing a fretted '56 P knockoff with a little '51 single coil. One volume, one tone. The Dean is active and has a volume, blend, treble and bass knobs. Not as much volume or variation in tone as my old SR, but a big change from the old passive '56 knockoff, for sure, especially the pickup that is so close to the bridge.

I can't tell whether I really like it or not yet. I normally prefer much wider necks and this one is very narrow, but so far I haven't felt cramped like I have with prior narrow necks. The two active pickups are certainly intriguing and at last practice it was fun to find different sounds. Light and comfortable, very well balanced. I find myself drawn to playing it a lot more than other instruments I have had so maybe my bringing it home was a good thing.

There is very little information on TB or elsewhere on the web about this bass. Any ideas what year this instrument is? Thanks.

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@Five String

Very nice Dean Edge 4 Fretless!

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 236

 

[B-Mac]

Oh wise clubmasters please accept my petition for membership! Attached are pictures certifying my worthiness!

I wanted to get a better fretless and bought this about a month ago. Unlined fretless are sort of hard to find and it looked good on FB. The seller was selling it for a friend who he claimed was a hoarder and bought this years ago and never played it. There is not a scratch, mark or blemish on this. It was strung with rounds when I got it and there is no fingerboard wear whatsoever - none. I'm inclined to think this is an instrument in brand new barely played condition.

Overall it seems like a very well made instrument. The little I could find online about this is the body is basswood, the neck five piece maple and walnut, double action truss rod and Dean pickups.

That said, the neck had a pretty significant back bow which it has taken me some time to remedy. Also I am still going through strings to find a set that sounds good on this instrument.

Playing it has been kind of a new experience. For the past few years I have been playing a fretted '56 P knockoff with a little '51 single coil. One volume, one tone. The Dean is active and has a volume, blend, treble and bass knobs. Not as much volume or variation in tone as my old SR, but a big change from the old passive '56 knockoff, for sure, especially the pickup that is so close to the bridge.

I can't tell whether I really like it or not yet. I normally prefer much wider necks and this one is very narrow, but so far I haven't felt cramped like I have with prior narrow necks. The two active pickups are certainly intriguing and at last practice it was fun to find different sounds. Light and comfortable, very well balanced. I find myself drawn to playing it a lot more than other instruments I have had so maybe my bringing it home was a good thing.

There is very little information on TB or elsewhere on the web about this bass. Any ideas what year this instrument is? Thanks.

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Based on the serial number and orientation of the Dean Script Logo your bass appears to be a 2009 model.
I own a 5 string version with the same finish tuned E,A,D,G,C and love it though I am not a very good fretless player. Having it tuned this way makes it much easier to play a 5 string for obvious reasons.
I love Dean Edge necks, regardless of model, especially satin finished back of necks. Thin and narrow.
Here is a page from a 2008 catalog.

This came from the ‘World’ factory in Korea (E in S/N) which has made Schecter and Epiphone basses.

 

[B-Mac]

Oh wise clubmasters please accept my petition for membership! Attached are pictures certifying my worthiness!

I wanted to get a better fretless and bought this about a month ago. Unlined fretless are sort of hard to find and it looked good on FB. The seller was selling it for a friend who he claimed was a hoarder and bought this years ago and never played it. There is not a scratch, mark or blemish on this. It was strung with rounds when I got it and there is no fingerboard wear whatsoever - none. I'm inclined to think this is an instrument in brand new barely played condition.

Overall it seems like a very well made instrument. The little I could find online about this is the body is basswood, the neck five piece maple and walnut, double action truss rod and Dean pickups.

That said, the neck had a pretty significant back bow which it has taken me some time to remedy. Also I am still going through strings to find a set that sounds good on this instrument.

Playing it has been kind of a new experience. For the past few years I have been playing a fretted '56 P knockoff with a little '51 single coil. One volume, one tone. The Dean is active and has a volume, blend, treble and bass knobs. Not as much volume or variation in tone as my old SR, but a big change from the old passive '56 knockoff, for sure, especially the pickup that is so close to the bridge.

I can't tell whether I really like it or not yet. I normally prefer much wider necks and this one is very narrow, but so far I haven't felt cramped like I have with prior narrow necks. The two active pickups are certainly intriguing and at last practice it was fun to find different sounds. Light and comfortable, very well balanced. I find myself drawn to playing it a lot more than other instruments I have had so maybe my bringing it home was a good thing.

There is very little information on TB or elsewhere on the web about this bass. Any ideas what year this instrument is? Thanks.

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Also, consider yourself fortunate that this bass still has the original Grover tuners. These often get cannibalized and replaced with no-name tuners.

 

[Five String]

No full frontal shot? Help a brother out, man!

Here you go

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[Five String]

Based on the serial number and orientation of the Dean Script Logo your bass appears to be a 2009 model.
I own a 5 string version with the same finish tuned E,A,D,G,C and love it though I am not a very good fretless player. Having it tuned this way makes it much easier to play a 5 string for obvious reasons.
I love Dean Edge necks, regardless of model, especially satin finished back of necks. Thin and narrow.
Here is a page from a 2008 catalog.
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This came from the ‘World’ factory in Korea (E in S/N) which has made Schecter and Epiphone basses.

Cool. It seems very well made. 2009 eh? That means it was in storage a long time.

 

[B-Mac]

Cool. It seems very well made. 2009 eh? That means it was in storage a long time.

Dean started using the horizontal script logo around 2007 per the catalogs I have. Based on the '09' in your S/N this would be correct. The Catalog page I provided is from 2008, which as you can see also has the horizontal script logo rather than the vertical script logo. Unfortunately I only have the 'New for NAMM' 2009 catalog, which doesn't have this bass in it since it was already an existing model from a previous year.

 

[B-Mac]

Here you go

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That's a beauty!
I think they have a very simple understated elegance to them.

 

[B-Mac]

Oh wise clubmasters please accept my petition for membership! Attached are pictures certifying my worthiness!

I wanted to get a better fretless and bought this about a month ago. Unlined fretless are sort of hard to find and it looked good on FB. The seller was selling it for a friend who he claimed was a hoarder and bought this years ago and never played it. There is not a scratch, mark or blemish on this. It was strung with rounds when I got it and there is no fingerboard wear whatsoever - none. I'm inclined to think this is an instrument in brand new barely played condition.

Overall it seems like a very well made instrument. The little I could find online about this is the body is basswood, the neck five piece maple and walnut, double action truss rod and Dean pickups.

That said, the neck had a pretty significant back bow which it has taken me some time to remedy. Also I am still going through strings to find a set that sounds good on this instrument.

Playing it has been kind of a new experience. For the past few years I have been playing a fretted '56 P knockoff with a little '51 single coil. One volume, one tone. The Dean is active and has a volume, blend, treble and bass knobs. Not as much volume or variation in tone as my old SR, but a big change from the old passive '56 knockoff, for sure, especially the pickup that is so close to the bridge.

I can't tell whether I really like it or not yet. I normally prefer much wider necks and this one is very narrow, but so far I haven't felt cramped like I have with prior narrow necks. The two active pickups are certainly intriguing and at last practice it was fun to find different sounds. Light and comfortable, very well balanced. I find myself drawn to playing it a lot more than other instruments I have had so maybe my bringing it home was a good thing.

There is very little information on TB or elsewhere on the web about this bass. Any ideas what year this instrument is? Thanks.

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The following Dean Club!!! members either have or had a Dean 4 FL or a Dean 5 FL

@BlackLake #5
Edge 5 FL
@bstringrandy #10
Edge 5 FL
@chump stain #27
Edge 4 FL
@Ash Jazz #95
Edge 4 FL
@NicJimBass #158
Edge 4 FL
@Bass V #170
Edge 4 FL
@McDean #181
Edge 4 FL
@DavidEdenAria #223
Edge 5 FL
@Fishtude #222
Edge 4 FL
@Sachelis #224
Edge 5 FL

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The following non-Dean Club!!! TB members (either they didn't want a number or they did a NBD but didn't stop in or they're in a different Dean club that fizzled out)

@vicenzajay
Edge 4 FL
@McSpunckle
Edge 4 FL
@COOL AND DEADLY
Edge 4 FL
@bassteban
Edge 4 FL

Maybe they can share their impressions of this bass with you.

 

[Jv-d]

Hey B Mac
May I join this esteemed club also!!!
You are aware of the RARE Trans blue B2 -- 2006 I have already
So, if you have a number for me, I'd be flattered!

 

[B-Mac]

Hey B Mac
May I join this esteemed club also!!!
You are aware of the RARE Trans blue B2 -- 2006 I have already
So, if you have a number for me, I'd be flattered!View attachment 4373266

Absolutely!

 

[B-Mac]

Hey B Mac
May I join this esteemed club also!!!
You are aware of the RARE Trans blue B2 -- 2006 I have already
So, if you have a number for me, I'd be flattered!View attachment 4373266

@Jv-d

Very nice Dean Brian Bromberg B2!

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 237

That MK Dragonfly ain't too shabby either!