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Dean Q4 w/Bartolinis, $132.99 84% Off

#50
Seems to be more of a rock/alternative bass than something for a more Motown-type /funk, etc. vibe. Wonder if a VT Bass or SFT could correct for this...

And Bongo...Is this really a keeper?

Also, the pups alone appear to be worth more than the whole bass at this price point.

I don't even play a 4-string yet I'm strangely tempted at this point nonetheless. Such is GAS........
 
#51
First person (that ordered since this thread started) to get any kind of information back from Amazon please post it here. I ordered one right away. Like others I don't need it, wasn't looking for it, but the G.A.S. just took over. I'd like to get delivery by Christmas so I can wrap it up for my wife :-)
 
#52
This bass has been the number one selling bass item on Amazon for the last few days. I wonder how many back orders they have now? I ordered another the other day just for the hell of it. I'm a little more amazed by the one I got everyday. New Elixir's and a fretboard oiling have made this one awesome. Great range of tones, looks beautiful and plays really nice as well.
 
#53
Need2KnowBasses said:
This bass has been the number one selling bass item on Amazon for the last few days. I wonder how many back orders they have now? I ordered another the other day just for the hell of it. I'm a little more amazed by the one I got everyday. New Elixir's and a fretboard oiling have made this one awesome. Great range of tones, looks beautiful and plays really nice as well.
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#1 because of this thread no doubt........

What style(s) is it best for tone-wise?
 
#54
While having some minor problem with customer service about something else the other day, I asked about these and was assured that they were really coming and it wasn't a dead offer someone forgot to pull down.

Beyond that, I dunno. :hmm:

Is it a "keeper"? Well, for me probably, because I never sell anything due to the sheer hopelessness of Craigslist where I live.
 
#55
Bongolation said:
While having some minor problem with customer service about something else the other day, I asked about these and was assured that they were really coming and it wasn't a dead offer someone forgot to pull down.

Beyond that, I dunno. :hmm:

Is it a "keeper"? Well, for me probably, because I never sell anything due to the sheer hopelessness of Craigslist where I live.
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LOL! seriously though, tone-wise what type of music is it best for?
 
#58
kenstee said:
LOL! seriously though, tone-wise what type of music is it best for?
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Generic plinky modern bass, I suppose. [shrug]

Here's my no-fail, enemy-making generic take on forum gear madness. Be warned! :D :

These obsessive "Duh, what bass is best for metal?" questions are not technically meaningful.

I have a ton of basses of all sorts in my studio, a couple of dozen, at least.

For my money, there are four basic kinds of bass, distinctions beyond which are insignificant:

1: Basses with flatwounds

2: Basses with roundwounds

3: Basses with neck pickups

4: Basses without neck pickups

I can make anything properly working and set up in these categories effectively sound pretty much like any other bass in the same category in the track treatment or by playing technique.

By effectively, I mean "sounds indistinguishable within the mastered product or live ensemble performance."

Those two criteria are the ONLY meaningful ones...and when you consider that a fairly large majority of people on any gear forum are neither gigging with a band or seriously recording, you have to dismiss their sweaty tone obsessions, because they aren't based in any reality outside the bedroom. What sounds "awesome" sitting on the edge of your bed with your face stuck in the speaker cone doesn't translate to the real world...and most of the recorded sounds about which people are most enthusiastic are the products of top-drawer studio engineers and producers, not the bassists and their gear.

On the other hand, presentation is vital. If you're in a band with pointy green instruments with skulls on, get that kind of bass. Something less, um, extreme for earnest folk-rock. :)

Most decent basses will do perfectly fine with most music...if nobody's watching.
 
#59
Bongolation said:
Generic plinky modern bass, I suppose. [shrug]

Here's my no-fail, enemy-making generic take on forum gear madness. Be warned! :D :

These obsessive "Duh, what bass is best for metal?" questions are not technically meaningful.

I have a ton of basses of all sorts in my studio, a couple of dozen, at least.

For my money, there are four basic kinds of bass, distinctions beyond which are insignificant:

1: Basses with flatwounds

2: Basses with roundwounds

3: Basses with neck pickups

4: Basses without neck pickups

I can make anything properly working and set up in these categories effectively sound pretty much like any other bass in the same category in the track treatment or by playing technique.

By effectively, I mean "sounds indistinguishable within the mastered product or live ensemble performance."

Those two criteria are the ONLY meaningful ones...and when you consider that a fairly large majority of people on any gear forum are neither gigging with a band or seriously recording, you have to dismiss their sweaty tone obsessions, because they aren't based in any reality outside the bedroom. What sounds "awesome" sitting on the edge of your bed with your face stuck in the speaker cone doesn't translate to the real world...and most of the recorded sounds about which people are most enthusiastic are the products of top-drawer studio engineers and producers, not the bassists and their gear.

On the other hand, presentation is vital. If you're in a band with pointy green instruments with skulls on, get that kind of bass. Something less, um, extreme for earnest folk-rock. :)

Most decent basses will do perfectly fine with most music...if nobody's watching.
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LOL!! This is great! Sticky worthy!
 

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