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Dean Club!!!

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McDean said:
Was scrolling through some old posts and realized I never did post any pics. Without further ado:View attachment 3353670
From top left: Dean Edge 5; Dean Dime Razorback; 90's Lotus (P bass clone that my late father used to play); Dean EAB 186.

I use LaBella LT flat wounds on all of them except the Razorback which is strung with Elixor Rotos.
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Nice presentation, but I certainly hope you take them down off the wall occasionally:-)

Thanks for posting!
 
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Mark Yurick said:
Can I get a number. Very new to the board, but I recently bought a Dean Paramount and liked it so much I bought another one. I love it- my favorite bass. I got the tobacco burst white an aged white pick guard and a maple board. The neck and the hardware are especially amazing. Planning to buy more Dean's in the future. They were not on the radar until I saw the Paramount.
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@Sub-Frequency gigs with a Paramount.
 
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McDean said:
Was scrolling through some old posts and realized I never did post any pics. Without further ado:View attachment 3353670
From top left: Dean Edge 5; Dean Dime Razorback; 90's Lotus (P bass clone that my late father used to play); Dean EAB 186.

I use LaBella LT flat wounds on all of them except the Razorback which is strung with Elixor Rotos.
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Your edge is actually an Edge Q5 (based on Edge Q4, but 5 string) The Edge Q came in 4, 5 and 6 string. There was also the Edge Q4B which had Barotlini pups and only came in 4 string version. See first bass on left.
(did you modify your bridge?)

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Mark Yurick said:
Can I get a number. Very new to the board, but I recently bought a Dean Paramount and liked it so much I bought another one. I love it- my favorite bass. I got the tobacco burst white an aged white pick guard and a maple board. The neck and the hardware are especially amazing. Planning to buy more Dean's in the future. They were not on the radar until I saw the Paramount.
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Welcome!

Mark Yurick,

Welcome to Dean Club!!!

You have been officially issued Member Number 187
 
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BradWorld said:
Yeah man. There is a Czech 5 string on there that is sweet. An Edge Pro. And a Berlin. Among other things of interest.
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Yeah and the Edge Pro is an older one like mine that has the Badass II bridge before they switched to the monolithic bridge.
The Czech 5 string European Select is bolt-on rather than neck thru but still really nice
There’s a Rhapsody active 4 string and a Stylist 32” Hollow body in Gretsch style orange!
 
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-Stingray said:
My Edge 3 arrived yesterday morning. I had a 2pm rehearsal to attend, so I gave it a quick setup and brought it along. Here are my first impressions:

Fit & Finish:
  • Out of the box, setup was just meh. Had to make an adjustment to the truss, and bring the action down a bit at the bridge. Once it was setup, it played beautifully.
  • The hardware appears to be medium grade. The bridge is beefy. Tuners feel solid. Tuning stability was decent (tbh, a little hard to tell with new strings though).
  • Fit and finish were all good. The rosewood on the fretboard needs to be hit with a little conditioner as it looks a little dry to me. The finish is a dazzling metal flake blue/purple burst. My iPhone had a hard time picking up the purple, but it really is stunning in person. I almost went with the green burst, but now that I've seen the purple in person I'm glad I didn't.
  • The neck is wickedly thin. Even thinner than the necks on any of the Ibanez's I've owned. This could be a turn off to some people, so if you're not sure you like super thin necks I would definitely play one before purchasing. Fortunately I happen to love thin necks. The neck is finished in a satin clear coat, similar to my Paramount.
  • The body is also quite thin. Probably one of the thinnest body's I've played.
  • I was a little disappointed to see the bass weigh in at just under 9 pounds, given the thinner neck and body.
  • The bass did in fact have B/M/T controls with volume and balance.......so the pictures that Sam Ash posted were not correct. I really don't use the preamp controls much on my basses that have them. That said, the bass, mid, and treble controls all had a very useable range. Surprisingly, no distortion when cranking any of the settings. I had convinced myself that I would probably need to upgrade the pickups/electronics, but I don't think that will be necessary. The bass sounds really good with the knobs all set at the center detent. The detent for the pickup mix control is a little weak. I'll likely replace it at some point.
  • The 1/4 input jack feels cheap. I will be ordering a replacement from Stewmac asap.
Sound: It does the stingray upper mid growl thing in spades....as you would expect with the MM pickup configuration. I've never owned an MM styled HH pickup configuration, and I'm surprised to say I like it. Running both pickups at 100% I get a slightly scooped voicing still with that upper mid range growl that seems to cut nicely through the mix. I tried soloing both the neck and bridge pickup, but after a few minutes went right back to running both wide open. The neck pickup gets a little in the way when slapping.....that's something I'm just going to have to adjust to.

Overall Thoughts: So far I'm happy with the purchase, especially considering the $300 price point (open box from Sam Ash). This is my second (Asian) Dean bass, and fifth Dean instrument (I've also owned three Dean guitars over the years, two Korean single cut EVO's, an American Caddy). Granted, the quality of the American Caddy was amazing, but it was also literally 6 times more expensive than this instrument. It's a great instrument for weekend warriors like myself.....especially given the price point. I would not hesitate to buy another......and will probably check out the Hillsboro next.

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Well, I’ll be dipped in grape soda!!! I just noticed that purple beauty has a matching headstock too!!!!
That’s another TB bass thread you gotta visit besides show your purple basses.
Nice touch!!!
 
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Well, this got delivered last night. Brand new. Price was unbeatable.
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  • Alder Top
  • Alder Body
  • 34" Scale Length
  • Bolt-On Neck
  • 'C' Neck Profile
  • Rosewood Fingerboard or Maple Fingerboard
  • Pearl Dot Inlays
  • 22 Frets
  • Vintage Knobs
  • Black/Chrome Hardware
  • Die Cast Bridge
  • DMT Series Pickups
  • Gloss Finish
Amazon lists this at 9.92 pounds. I'll have to weigh mine tonight
51" x 18" x 6"
 
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