Dean Club!!!

[B-Mac]

Please sir, might I have a number?
(I thought I had one)

@mydogfarted

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 249

 

[B-Mac]

I'll have a number, please.

@RICHIERICH66

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 250

 

[B-Mac]

Please sir, might I have a number?
(I thought I had one)

Last number issued was on October 14, 2022 (#248), so nope, you don't have one, but now you do as of today!

 

[B-Mac]

UPDATE

tom once dead #1 (founder)
Spector Ray #2
Ric5 #3 (banned by TB)
Mr sprocket #4
BlackLake #5
Kalyptic #6
nutterisgo #7
Basstones #8
Nightsblood #9
bstringrandy #10
scionreality #11
theory028 #12
JMDT #13
toksik johnney #14
Scorsa #15
derrick007 #16
Bass-Waster #17
Ian perge #18
capn cosmos #19
CaptainWampum #20
mrtn400 #21
MetalManZ #22
The modifier #23
mattsbass #24
Gougedeye #25
BlizzardBass #26
Chump stain #27
JoeyZ #28
mr.Zer0 #29
tomswell #30
138BASS #31
DeanT #32
Zuokinis #33
BassShifter21 #34
Knight1292 #35
lowendfriend #36
rhapbus #37
MaidenFreak79 #38
CliffHarrisFan #39
Demonator #40
aallien #41
rictor66 #42
eastcoasteddie #43
davy4575 #44
rtslinger #45
stevoshsb #46
Avalon #47
Jzhobo #48
Chuck King #49
The Bassmonkey #50
countrybass007 #51
Johnston #52
crapusername #53
MetallicaFan18 #54
ScootBass1 #55
39-Bassist #56
Rick4001s #57
Angel.Of.Death #58
CrystalMan85 #59
JimInRadfordVA #60 (past number issuer)
Canadian_Man_44 #61
poomwah #62
BassPlayer95 #63
XXStatiX #64
ffutterman #65
garp #66
gard0300 #67
NML1986 #68
Freezer #69
zenofchaos #70
chicharra9 #71
lepreconbass13 #72
SteveMcB #73
watspan #74
topcat2069 #75
JasonKain #76
MKoby #77
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SkaryKid #81
Higgins666 #82
dougazbass #83
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winndaddy #85
Byron 92 #86
DiscoFace #87
dcalde78 #88
Need2KnowBasses #89
evic777 #90
66Atlas #91
BradWorld #92
nomeX #93
Muziekschuur #94
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davidgoldman #96
Oxo #97
jdb72 #98
RoyT #99
fourstringgirl #100 (past number issuer)
MVACCARO #101
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Geezer Brown --- formerly Pills Are Yummy #103
ProgRocker #104
Liverspot #105
Amara #106
jd56hawk #107
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Templar #109
Reid-O #110 --- formerly errornosignal
kodiakblair #111
wild4oldcars #112
dukey donkey #113
gebass6 #114
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pica #116
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DeaconBlues #118
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Shannon #122 (past number issuer)
drittal #123
alottabass #124
SnL #125
Sub-Frequency #126
B-Mac #127 (current number issuer)
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avillani89 #138
Rileygoodenough #139
moonshinegtrs #140 (Banned by TB)
pudge #141
Rocknrollover #142
patrickj #143
Swerve #14
BurnOut #145 (in Memoriam)
Pilgrim #146
2saddleslab #147
mojomike001 #148
Lammchop93 #149
McG #150
JACink #151
BassJuju #152
HeyPauly #153
Meschica7 #154
MrKeef #155
RobinG #156
DJ is a new bass player #157
NicJimBass #158
Farquhar #159
Wicked G #160
armyadarkness #161
dan W #162
Beersurgeon #163
TheBassmaster27 #164
dustklose #165
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BassikLee #167
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Leftka #172
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laughing house #176
Skeezix #177
Destroyer661 #178
noodler #179
MattSasquatch #180
McDean #181
Tigerclaw_x #182
trailer #183
Tony Sun #184
Jason Garrett #185
EdBo #186 (in Memoriam)
Mark Yurick #187
BishopHastur #188
Shaggai#189
One_Dude #190
58kites #191
lesouKurios #192
lucas303 #193
Bassface65 #194
bonin in the boneyard #195
FenderBassist #196
Tonecraft #197
2many #198
FinialBassist #199
unbridled #200
Maestro29 #201
Rev12_11 #202
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Hawkwood76 #207
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Darth_Linux #209
OldBlue61 #210
FugaziBomb #211
barclaybass #212
Leo D Edwards #213
DeanBassistTx #214
Bassist59 #215
grimhawk #216
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60Bass #218
Will_White #219
3684799953275 (aka JangoMike) #220
poochiecheeks #221
Fishtude #222
DavidEdenAria #223
Sachelis #224
Masochist70 #225
ficelles #226 (Banned by TB)
Marc61 #227
Portamenti #228
Bob T #229
HorusLupercal #230
Dantzer8001 #231
Tony Carel #232
PockySteve #233
BassikBrad #234
JimmyM #235
Five String #236
Jv-d #237
VoltstateMark #238
TheDeep #239
Keger Jupti #240 (Banned by TB)
NotBassless #241
Aceman #242
ChuckMann #243
jafp #244
CodyP #245
GWGuitar #246
Micha84 #247
Cal03 #248
mydogfatyed #249
RICHIERICH66 #250

 

[OldBlue61]

NBD!!

I now officially have 2 Dean basses. After going to look at the Rhapsody Q4 today, there was no way I was leaving without it. The thing doesn't have a mark on it (though it is in need of a good cleaning of the fret board and body) and is dead quiet hooked up to my amps. It's even still got the protective plastic on the rear cover. Only issue (other than it being strung incorrectly, see the last pic below) is the bottom strap button has a screw hole that's stripped out. Toothpick and some wood glue the best way to fix that? Well, now to remove the strings, give it a good cleaning, maybe hit it with a little carnauba wax, and restring it. I got the whole thing, bass, case, strings, and all for $200. I'm a happy camper.

 

[B-Mac]

NBD!!

I now officially have 2 Dean basses. After going to look at the Rhapsody Q4 today, there was no way I was leaving without it. The thing doesn't have a mark on it (though it is in need of a good cleaning of the fret board and body) and is dead quiet hooked up to my amps. It's even still got the protective plastic on the rear cover. Only issue (other than it being strung incorrectly, see the last pic below) is the bottom strap button has a screw hole that's stripped out. Toothpick and some wood glue the best way to fix that? Well, now to remove the strings, give it a good cleaning, maybe hit it with a little carnauba wax, and restring it. I got the whole thing, bass, case, strings, and all for $200. I'm a happy camper.

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$200 plus a HSC???????????? Man, you got a deal! Looks to be in great shape!!!!

From a Zone to a Rhapsody Q4 is quite a jump. Please let us know how you like it after you get it situated. You really did get a good deal. Was that a private sale like through CL or a Pawnshop? You don't see these for $200. There's a few on eBay, Reverb, etc. and they're all over $400 with no case.

 

[B-Mac]

Thanks B-Mac! First quarter turn CCW got me most of the way there. Letting that settle and give it one more nudge.

So, has it settled in ? Really hope so!

 

[B-Mac]

All

Nice to see activity here!

 

[OldBlue61]

$200 plus a HSC???????????? Man, you got a deal! Looks to be in great shape!!!!

From a Zone to a Rhapsody Q4 is quite a jump. Please let us know how you like it after you get it situated. You really did get a good deal. Was that a private sale like through CL or a Pawnshop? You don't see these for $200. There's a few on eBay, Reverb, etc. and they're all over $400 with no case.

Yeah, I found it on CL. Local, about 15 miles from my house! Very happy with it so far. It cleaned up well, and the strings that came with it were missing the A string. Oh well. I have a set of RS66’s being delivered tomorrow. I’ll fix the stripped strap button hole and put my Dunlop strap locks on it then as well. Thanks for the help @B-Mac !

 

[mexicanyella]

This bass is, I believe, a 2A Demonator Metalman, and was a $60 Craigslist purchase. It had a dead preamp and the seller made it real clear he was keeping the skull control knobs. I rewired it passive with a volume, blend and two “producer knobs” so I guess now it is actually a 2P Demonator Metalman.

I’ve really grown to like it; it has a great neck shape and a smooth thick tone and feels nice with .045-.100 D’Addario chrome flatwounds on it.

Can I get a number?

 

[B-Mac]

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This bass is, I believe, a 2A Demonator Metalman, and was a $60 Craigslist purchase. It had a dead preamp and the seller made it real clear he was keeping the skull control knobs. I rewired it passive with a volume, blend and two “producer knobs” so I guess now it is actually a 2P Demonator Metalman.

I’ve really grown to like it; it has a great neck shape and a smooth thick tone and feels nice with .045-.100 D’Addario chrome flatwounds on it.

Can I get a number?

You certainly can! Coming up in a jiffy!

 

[B-Mac]

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This bass is, I believe, a 2A Demonator Metalman, and was a $60 Craigslist purchase. It had a dead preamp and the seller made it real clear he was keeping the skull control knobs. I rewired it passive with a volume, blend and two “producer knobs” so I guess now it is actually a 2P Demonator Metalman.

I’ve really grown to like it; it has a great neck shape and a smooth thick tone and feels nice with .045-.100 D’Addario chrome flatwounds on it.

Can I get a number?

@mexicanyella

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been issued member number 251

 

[B-Mac]

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This bass is, I believe, a 2A Demonator Metalman, and was a $60 Craigslist purchase. It had a dead preamp and the seller made it real clear he was keeping the skull control knobs. I rewired it passive with a volume, blend and two “producer knobs” so I guess now it is actually a 2P Demonator Metalman.

I’ve really grown to like it; it has a great neck shape and a smooth thick tone and feels nice with .045-.100 D’Addario chrome flatwounds on it.

Can I get a number?

I always liked the Demonator. There are quite a few versions of this bass.

There's also a USA version and some signature versions.

 

[mexicanyella]

@B-Mac —#251 here saying thanks!

 

[B-Mac]

@B-Mac —#251 here saying thanks!

 

[Micha84]

Man, that brings back memories! The ML bass with the P/J configuration was the first bass I ever owned. Didn't know a thing about playing bass back then and didn't care too much for it, either. Bought it for the looks only, and when a poti died a few months later, I sold it again because it was so damn impractical. Replaced it with another Dean, an Edge Hammer 5, which I still have, play and love.
What would I give to have that ML back, though!

 

[B-Mac]

Man, that brings back memories! The ML bass with the P/J configuration was the first bass I ever owned. Didn't know a thing about playing bass back then and didn't care too much for it, either. Bought it for the looks only, and when a poti died a few months later, I sold it again because it was so damn impractical. Replaced it with another Dean, an Edge Hammer 5, which I still have, play and love.
What would I give to have that ML back, though!

Wow, you had an M/L Vintage! They’re hard to come by. Mostly see one pup M/L Metalman.
I have an Edge Hammer 4 and 10. The Edge Hammer 10 is definitely something I think they should bring back even if it’s just for a limited time.

 

[watspan]

I have a 1974 Fender P I bought brand new. Still have it.
The 2nd bass I bought was a blue Dean Edge 4 Improv made in the Czech Republic.
At one point I owned around 13 basses, but now own "only" 4--and the Dean is one of them!

 

[B-Mac]

I have a 1974 Fender P I bought brand new. Still have it.
The 2nd bass I bought was a blue Dean Edge 4 Improv made in the Czech Republic.
At one point I owned around 13 basses, but now own "only" 4--and the Dean is one of them!

Those Czech made Deans are sweet!

 

[OldBlue61]

$200 plus a HSC???????????? Man, you got a deal! Looks to be in great shape!!!!

From a Zone to a Rhapsody Q4 is quite a jump. Please let us know how you like it after you get it situated.

Well, I've had my Rhapsody Q4 for...what, a week now? Got it all cleaned up, checked out, set it up with D'Addario XL nickel strings, EXL165. I have a set or Rotosound strings I was going to use, but I figured for a Black Friday deal at $15.99 for a set of nickels, I'd put them on.

What's the general consensus on the best type of strings for this model? Anyone have any input or recommendations?

I'm ok with the action - a bit high, but I can live with it. I'm really enjoying playing it, and it has a nice tone with the nickels, though I may put the Rotosound strings that I have to see how they compare. Nice and quiet as well, no hum, no buzz, nothing. Only thing I'm noticing - the battery cover opens up occasionally on it's own. Not sure what I'm going to do about that right now. I'm sure a direct replacement is probably made of unobtanium now.

So far, so good! I'm liking it, and much more than the Zone that I sold to buy this!