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Dean Club!!!
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This is not an Edge model. The horns are different and the body is not offset similar to a jazz style bass
It is a Dean Zone XM not to be confused with a Custom Zone bass. These also came in a two pup model called a Zone II XM made exclusively for GC by Dean
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Looks like the one you posted was refinished as I have only seen these in black, red and silver IIRC.
Here’s an Edge 09 for comparison
All Edge basses share this shape
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Well done indeed. Dean bass reviews are sorely lacking on YouTube. Could be why the Juggernaut and Paramount sold so poorly. Between both I only found a 15 second clip of a guy slapping a Paramount. Dean seems to only put out promos for signature models.
thx for the info, not much online to help convince me in plopping down $200, the guy is firm on the price...
$100 - $150 tops
Probably wants a premium for the refinish? IDK? It certainly is different than other Zone XM basses.
For comparison
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Miss labeled as an Edge - confusion abounds
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Our latest member @Carl Hogg is having some issues with lifting frets on his recently acquired Czech made Dean
Lifting frets? (See Link)
I was thinking something like fret sprout because of dryness? Or the fretboard needs some mineral oil after possible neglect maybe?
Anybody care to offer some ideas?
@NicJimBass any idea?
@Templar any idea?
Lifting frets? (See Link)
I was thinking something like fret sprout because of dryness? Or the fretboard needs some mineral oil after possible neglect maybe?
Anybody care to offer some ideas?
@NicJimBass any idea?
@Templar any idea?
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Went to GC to pick up my Paramount. Girl brings over a big ole box with my name on it. I asked if I could unbox everything in the store and they obliged. After opening the bigger box my eyes are greeted to a smaller Epiphone box. I thought for a second, oh maybe that's just the box they used. Then realized it was too small to be a bass. Opened it up to find a brand new Epiphone Sheraton. Pretty guitar, but obviously not a Dean P bass. If it had been shipped to my house I would have been tempted to keep the Epiphone, since it's worth almost 3x the bass, and certainly would if it were a Gibson. 
So anywho they're going to overnight the Dean and hopefully the real thing arrives tomorrow.
So anywho they're going to overnight the Dean and hopefully the real thing arrives tomorrow.
Oy vey!Went to GC to pick up my Paramount. Girl brings over a big ole box with my name on it. I asked if I could unbox everything in the store and they obliged. After opening the bigger box my eyes are greeted to a smaller Epiphone box. I thought for a second, oh maybe that's just the box they used. Then realized it was too small to be a bass. Opened it up to find a brand new Epiphone Sheraton. Pretty guitar, but obviously not a Dean P bass. If it had been shipped to my house I would have been tempted to keep the Epiphone, since it's worth almost 3x the bass, and certainly would if it were a Gibson.
So anywho they're going to overnight the Dean and hopefully the real thing arrives tomorrow.
Hang in there!
Discontinued, but on sale brand new remaining stock for $264 at GC and affiliates like MF, WW&BW and Music123
Well, she made it today!
It needed a setup badly. SN indicates it was made in 2016 and it was setup like it's been sitting in a box for that long. Gave it a good cleaning and tweaked everything to my liking, strung up with Chromes.
Wow, this thing is fantastic! Fast and smooth maple neck (with some birdseye spots on the fretboard), no dive, weight is 9.2lbs. Pick-ups are much hotter than my player P so I lowered them more than I normally do and they sound great. Overall build quality is easily as good as my MIM P, if not better. I'd put it at the same level as the Fender P Special (satin w/ honeyburst) I used to own and that was US made.
Definitely a steal at $259, I'm tempted to order another as a backup or to string with rounds.
I'll wait another week and if I still like it this much the Player P shall be returned.
Yeah, I really like the necks on these and the Juggernauts.
Well, she made it today!
It needed a setup badly. SN indicates it was made in 2016 and it was setup like it's been sitting in a box for that long. Gave it a good cleaning and tweaked everything to my liking, strung up with Chromes.
Wow, this thing is fantastic! Fast and smooth maple neck (with some birdseye spots on the fretboard), no dive, weight is 9.2lbs. Pick-ups are much hotter than my player P so I lowered them more than I normally do and they sound great. Overall build quality is easily as good as my MIM P, if not better. I'd put it at the same level as the Fender P Special (satin w/ honeyburst) I used to own and that was US made.
Definitely a steal at $259, I'm tempted to order another as a backup or to string with rounds.
I'll wait another week and if I still like it this much the Player P shall be returned.
Glad you jumped in!
Sharp looking in Red
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I just pulled the trigger on a G&L Tribute LB-100 this week. If one of my local shops had carried the Paramount I would have considered it.
My Dean Cabbie, now with a pair of blackface Filtertrons installed. The tone control no longer changes anything, but I'm happy with the sound for now. Thank heavens for the old trick of tying long strings of monofilament around the pot shafts to allow them to be removed and pulled back into place. The pickups were a perfect fit, no Dremeling required in the openings - all that was required was adding two small holes for the surround screws on each pickup. Two of the four screw holes were usable on each pickup.
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Paramount continues to impress. I thought my Player P had a nice neck but this one is just about perfect IMO. It's got a smoothness about it that reminds me of EBMM basses, and the width for me is spot on, not too narrow or too wide.
Also loving the pickups, they're very musical and clear, but I can still get that thumpy P sound by rolling off the tone and palm muting. So far the sweet spot for the volume is around 75%.
Another big difference is the E string feels more tight and articulate compared to my Fender, and I wonder if the higher mass bridge on the Dean has anything to do with that. It certainly has more sustain. The 22 frets and ease of access to those higher frets makes playing chords a joy, and something I don't usually do as much of on a P bass.
The real test will be live, but no gigs lined up for another 3 weeks. I'm sure it'll sound fantastic.
Can't recommend this bass enough. If you love P basses and don't care what name is on the head stock this is the best deal out there that I know of. I don't feel the need to change or mod anything, just a setup and you're g2g.
Also loving the pickups, they're very musical and clear, but I can still get that thumpy P sound by rolling off the tone and palm muting. So far the sweet spot for the volume is around 75%.
Another big difference is the E string feels more tight and articulate compared to my Fender, and I wonder if the higher mass bridge on the Dean has anything to do with that. It certainly has more sustain. The 22 frets and ease of access to those higher frets makes playing chords a joy, and something I don't usually do as much of on a P bass.
The real test will be live, but no gigs lined up for another 3 weeks. I'm sure it'll sound fantastic.
Can't recommend this bass enough. If you love P basses and don't care what name is on the head stock this is the best deal out there that I know of. I don't feel the need to change or mod anything, just a setup and you're g2g.
