Dean eabc acoustic bass?

I have the 5-string version.

Surprisingly playable, quite a bit louder acoustically then the M. Kelly I used to have.

They have passive piezos, not atrocious, but certainly not good.

I was considering installing something like this, but not yet:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Fishman...032?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2ed16788f8

This other thing is in pedal form, less wiring, but who knows how good it is:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acoustic-Gu...384?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4ad775a558

But the bass as-is, for in-house noodling, quite good.

 

I put Ernie Ball Earthwood Phosphor Bronze strings on my ABG and it doubled it's volume acoustically.

 

It was my first acoustic bass and the neck alone made it worth the money...I bought mine for $175, if I remember correctly, and I'd still have it if I hadn't found this marked down from $399 to $225. I put D'Addario tapewounds on it and it's tone is incredible. Top-notch active electronics with Aphex Aural Exciter and Big Bottom Circuitry.

Nice thing about your bass is it's not active, so you won't have to worry about replacing batteries.
Sure, some will tell you the electronics aren't that good, but for the price of a set of strings you can make your bass sound much, much better.

Believe me, it will be the best $30 you've ever spent.
And don't listen to all that negative Behringer talk. They might make some cheap gear, but they got it right with this one.
One more thing, playing along with an acoustic or two your bass might not be loud enough, even with phosphor bronze strings. When I was playing in the backyard or even in the garage with my buddy playing a 12-string, no one could hear me until I bought this.

Not loud enough for much more than practice, it will be loud enough for campfire jamming.
I gave mine away only last week because I finally bought a Roland Micro Cube.

 

That Dean is as about as good as any, and louder than most.

 

I wanted to buy one of these simply for the looks. I would always play it amplified. So assuming the Exotica would be better for that?

 

I have two active hardbodies...Epiphone Thunderbird Pro and a Sterling SUB 4 and two passive hardbodies...Squier CV Jazz and Dean Motto.
I use the Dean Exotica more than any of them, and not just because it's easy to pick up and play.
The aural exciter switch and phase switch combined with the 3-band equalizer give me more tonal options than even the Thunderbird.

 

Sure, I can understand that, and even though the Roland is a decent-sized practice amp, the Vox is small enough to clip on your belt.

As for Phosphor Bronze strings, they're much louder than the flatwounds I prefer, that's for sure.

 

I used it because my Dean EABC wasn't loud enough to be heard over a 12-string...even in a garage with everyone sitting in a circle around a regular-sized picnic table no one could hear my bass. When I bought the mini amp, despite how small it was, people could hear my bass the next time we had a little get together. Now, of course it doesn't have the depth of an amp with a 15" speaker, but it does have enough volume to be heard with an acoustic or two. I don't think I had the volume on my bass or the amp turned up all the way, but it did the job.
I've seen people use the little Danelectro mini amps in the same situation... but they're not bass amps and they have too much distortion.
VOX AC1 Rhythm VOX Bass
The mini won't compete against a guitar being played in even a 15 watt guitar amp, but it should be good enough for what you need.
And if it isn't, maybe this is. I just found this searching for videos of the mini. It's about the size of a small loaf of bread. It's good for guitar, bass, keyboard and even has a microphone input.

Only a few youtube videos so far...new item, wasn't supposed to be available till March 2015, but I see them online at Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, etc.
Might be almost as good as the Roland Micro Cube at half the size and for $70 less.

 

4 words.... LaBella Black Nylon tapes.

 

Any ABG with active electronics is the way to go. If you're going 100% plugged, then a slightly smaller body might be something to look in to. Depending on budget, check the Breedlove, Boulder Creek, Takamine, Warwick...

 

Hey, as long as you have fun!I

 

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