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Dean Zelinsky Mule Bass

#21
This looks pretty interesting. I'd wear the paint off that thumb rest in no time at all, but that would just add to the mojo. ;)

So what happened to DBZ Guitars? Is that dead?

Edit: looks like DBZ is now Diamond Guitars. Well, at least Zelinsky gets to keep his name this time...
 
#22
Yeah, rumor has it that Zelinsky and Jeff Diamante (proprietor of Diamond Amplifiers) had a falling-out. Jeff Diamante is now head of "Guitars by Diamond", formerly DBZ.

I've been looking at the Mule bass with great interest-- particularly the four-string version in white with rosewood fretboard. I'd love it if they offered a torty pickguard for it... or a Swamp Ash body...

Heck, I've been thinking of taking up guitar for a while now. Dean's "StrettaVita," in either blonde or sunburst, is getting pretty hard to resist... especially since Laney is making an affordable Class A tube amp that would probably go great with it... okay, somebody PLEASE talk me out of joining the 6-string dark side!
 
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calypsocoral302 said:
... okay, somebody PLEASE talk me out of joining the 6-string dark side!
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Don't make Jules mad...

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#33
Tried a guitar with that z glide pattern, ill say for me, it really works I'd love to put it on a bass. I don't know if they do but I wish they had a less snakeskin/cowboy looking pattern. A straight checkerboard would suit me just fine.
 
#34
I was just about to pull the trigger on a 5er when I came across a used Tune 5er on the GC used site for a price I couldn't refuse. I still want one but its on the back burner for now. I love the integrated thumb rest. As for the neck treatment I see no problem with that. I have several basses with dings in the back of the neck. I notice them when I first pick them up. But not at all after playing for a few minutes. If you are thinking about getting one subscribe to his website, I did and get discount offers all the time. I also like the fact they aren't direct F-type knockoffs. They have their own style and the weight sounds reasonable.
 
#35
_jojo_bass said:
Got one! Its great. Needs a string tree bad and the spacing is a little big for the fingerboard (its not that bad, but I'm picky). Sounds great and the Z-Glide follows through well!
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As you're the first one "in the wild" who's commented on having one of these, can you give a little more detail when you say things about the spacing and the need for a string tree? How about the tone? I have one of these on my GAS list and I've almost ordered one several times but I can't bring myself to do it without any type of real-world assessments.
 
#36
bass_lord_mutha said:
It is a pattern etched into the back of the neck that reduces your contact area with the neck by about 70%, supposed to eliminate the sticky feeling a lot of players experience with a neck when their hands have a lot of moisture on them. It's been getting good reviews so far.

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I'm wondering if Dean will Z-Glide a bass neck that doesn't have it.My Dean Sledgehammer for instance.
 
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Jamvan said:
As you're the first one "in the wild" who's commented on having one of these, can you give a little more detail when you say things about the spacing and the need for a string tree? How about the tone? I have one of these on my GAS list and I've almost ordered one several times but I can't bring myself to do it without any type of real-world assessments.
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Turns out I dont need a string tree at all! The strings werent wound down the post enough. I changed strings and wound it a little lower and its fine now! No problem.

String spacing really doesn't bother me. I found it a problem when I was really trying to push the string off the fingerboard. I may try and find a Badass V, but mostly because its hard for me to play an unmodified instrument.... It's a habit.

I generally use a Lakland DJ5 for all my gigs. Its my number one. The Mule is a super jazz. It's a jazz setup with soapbars and a preamp. Its a fatter and fuller sounding because of the soapbars and I can do my tweaking when I need to. I'm not a fan of P basses, so I just switch to the neck pickup and roll back some treble.... In my opinion, makes it sound as close to a P without having a P.
 
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