Dean Club!!!

[B-Mac]

Lots of interesting Dean basses recently sold on Reverb. Hope someone from TB bought at least one of them to post here!

 

[Shaggai]

Its like a premium Hillsboro. One or two years plus a USA model with pearloid blocks.
Don’t come across them often.
Different headstock and slightly different shape body. A USA model is on GC now for $1,299.
I’ve been trying to talk them down since May.
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You are lucky my good sir that I blew my gear card credit on a EBMM BFR fretless otherwise I would poach this right before your eyes!

 

[B-Mac]

You are lucky my good sir that I blew my gear card credit on a EBMM BFR fretless otherwise I would poach this right before your eyes!

Wait…
That’s no laughing matter

 

[Keger Jupti]

NDD!
I stumbled across this while seriously looking at P-basses for the first time in 30 yrs. Curiosity got the best of me after seeing Berlin's name on it...H.O.L.Y. M.O.L.Y! It has a seriously punchy bridge P/U, & the combo of both P/U's doesn't sound like anything else I've heard. Nice playability, good Czech construction...I'm sold. I like it!

Not my picture, but it looks exactly like this one. I guess I'm in the Dean Club now. Howdy!

 

[B-Mac]

NDD!
I stumbled across this while seriously looking at P-basses for the first time in 30 yrs. Curiosity got the best of me after seeing Berlin's name on it...H.O.L.Y. M.O.L.Y! It has a seriously punchy bridge P/U, & the combo of both P/U's doesn't sound like anything else I've heard. Nice playability, good Czech construction...I'm sold. I like it!

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Not my picture, but it looks exactly like this one. I guess I'm in the Dean Club now. Howdy!

@Keger Jupti

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 240

And please peruse through the pages of Dean Club!!! Lots of good info.

Please post an actual pic of your bass when you can.

There’s an unwritten rule among the members of TB…pics or it didn’t happen

Did you buy the one that was posted on GC's used website?

They are great basses. Thin narrow neck which I like. Obviously not for everyone.

I own a few. 3 Czech, 1 USA, 1 China.

@Ronen and @Darth_Linux also own at least one.
Darth Linux has some great YouTube vids where he plays his JB Czech Signature.
If your S/N starts with an 8 it is a '98...if 9 then its a '99

Here are some catalog pages
2001 catalog

2003 catalog

2007/2008 catalog

 

[B-Mac]

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[Keger Jupti]

@Keger Jupti

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 240

And please peruse through the pages of Dean Club!!! Lots of good info.

Please post an actual pic of your bass when you can.

There’s an unwritten rule among the members of TB…pics or it didn’t happen

Did you buy the one that was posted on GC's used website?

They are great basses. Thin narrow neck which I like. Obviously not for everyone.

I own a few. 3 Czech, 1 USA, 1 China.

@Ronen and @Darth_Linux also own at least one.
Darth Linux has some great YouTube vids where he plays his JB Czech Signature.
If your S/N starts with an 8 it is a '98...if 9 then its a '99

Here are some catalog pages
2001 catalog
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2003 catalog
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2007/2008 catalog
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Since I don't have a picture yet, allow me to entertain the court with this giant mound...of CARROTS!!!

 

[B-Mac]

Since I don't have a picture yet, allow me to entertain the court with this giant mound...of CARROTS!!!

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[Nenor]

NDD!
I stumbled across this while seriously looking at P-basses for the first time in 30 yrs. Curiosity got the best of me after seeing Berlin's name on it...H.O.L.Y. M.O.L.Y! It has a seriously punchy bridge P/U, & the combo of both P/U's doesn't sound like anything else I've heard. Nice playability, good Czech construction...I'm sold. I like it!

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Not my picture, but it looks exactly like this one. I guess I'm in the Dean Club now. Howdy!

Picture is mine LOL... my first Dean JB. Sounded great but had an unstable neck. Traded 12 years ago. Got another one years later with a good neck. Never really cared for the neck pu position so modified this one to my liking. It's a great instrument. Congrats.

 

[B-Mac]

Picture is mine LOL... my first Dean JB. Sounded great but had an unstable neck. Traded 12 years ago. Got another one years later with a good neck. Never really cared for the neck pu position so modified this one to my liking. It's a great instrument. Congrats.

Too Funny!
New member used a pic from an existing member as an example of what he bought and the existing member who sold it commented on it.
Hope to see a pic of what @Keger Jupti actually got and to see what the S/N is to see where it falls in with everyone else’s here.

 

[Five String]

Putting the pickups both very close to the bridge and is interesting. I can see it would impart a distinctive sound

 

[B-Mac]

Member @Darth_Linux wailing away on his Czech made Dean JB Signature Standard
Great Playing!

 

[Keger Jupti]

Picture is mine LOL... my first Dean JB. Sounded great but had an unstable neck. Traded 12 years ago. Got another one years later with a good neck. Never really cared for the neck pu position so modified this one to my liking. It's a great instrument. Congrats.

Busted! I was actually looking for a random pic of a green one, & ran across yours, @Ronen ! Sounds like it's a rare color. I took it to practice last night, & am loving it. Superb playability, & lots of usable tones.

 

[B-Mac]

Busted! I was actually looking for a random pic of a green one, & ran across yours, @Ronen ! Sounds like it's a rare color. I took it to practice last night, & am loving it. Superb playability, & lots of usable tones.

How do you like the neck?

 

[B-Mac]

Busted! I was actually looking for a random pic of a green one, & ran across yours, @Ronen ! Sounds like it's a rare color. I took it to practice last night, & am loving it. Superb playability, & lots of usable tones.

At least you didn’t post mine.
My green JB

 

[Keger Jupti]

How do you like the neck?

L.O.V.E. it! ...that said, I wish the headstock tilted back, as there is no string tree The 7th fret harmonic dies out too quickly. I'm not sure what to do about that...maybe add my own string tree. Any suggestions?

 

[B-Mac]

L.O.V.E. it! ...that said, I wish the headstock tilted back, as there is no string tree The 7th fret harmonic dies out too quickly. I'm not sure what to do about that...maybe add my own string tree. Any suggestions?

I’d recommend trying these before drilling any holes.

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@Ronen and @Darth_Linux may have other suggestions.

 

[Keger Jupti]

I’d recommend trying these before drilling any holes.

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@Ronen and @Darth_Linux may have other suggestions.

Well isn't that cool! You just solved my problem, thanks @B-Mac !!

 

[B-Mac]

Well isn't that cool! You just solved my problem, thanks @B-Mac !!

I’d shop around besides the Fender site.

 

[Nenor]

L.O.V.E. it! ...that said, I wish the headstock tilted back, as there is no string tree The 7th fret harmonic dies out too quickly. I'm not sure what to do about that...maybe add my own string tree. Any suggestions?

Some came with tilted headstock. I was lucky to get one of those. You can id them by the two parallel pair of tuners across the headstock. I'd try @B-Mac's idea first. If you install a string tree you need to give up the truss cover.