My new toy - Dean Jeff Berlin

[Carlo Tanori]

Sweet!

Carlo T.

 

[smeet]

With the blend fully on the neck PU and the bass maxed, it gets pretty damn thumpin, very old school R&B, motown-ish.

Keep in mind if you get one when you pull up on the master volume to put the bass in passive mode, the EQ is inactive.

No passive tone rolloff? Too bad...

 

[ransombass]

Every once in a while you find yourself kicking your own ass for not jumping on a deal when you find it.... I've learned from the past not to have that regret.

I just picked this up Jeff Berlin Dean today from a super nice ebay seller in the Bronx. I know there have been a lot of questions regarding the availability, so I called Dean last week and they told me they are starting production again on the USA model which should be moving out to stores in a few months.

This is the overseas model but the action, sound, finish is tremendous. The best part about it.....$200 with a gig bag!

It also has a active/passive switch (push/pull volume knob) which I wasn't aware of.

I love this bass....LOVE it.
I think next to my Fender, they make a nice pair

Do they offer it in a five string?

 

[RSchuster]

Haha awesome! I posted a thread earlier where I was wondering if they were going to bring back the Bartolinis-and-passive-EQ version of the bass, so I guess that's the USA model. Time to save money for that one . . .

 

[ThunderLizard]

X-
I was following that auction but didn't bid. You made an excellent purchase.
I have a basic model and it's a very good instrument.
Congrats!

 

[buzzguy]

Very nice axe!
May have to check-out some Deans for myself this weekend.

 

[excane]

Sweet!

Carlo T.

Haha awesome! I posted a thread earlier where I was wondering if they were going to bring back the Bartolinis-and-passive-EQ version of the bass, so I guess that's the USA model. Time to save money for that one . . .

X-
I was following that auction but didn't bid. You made an excellent purchase.
I have a basic model and it's a very good instrument.
Congrats!

Ya know...I was hesitant on bidding at first myself but I figured "what the hell, it's not a bad price at all"
I had played this model a few years ago and wanted one ever since. I really am impressed with the action on such a "cheap" bass but it goes to show people you can really find some excellent instruments for not a lot of money.

Very nice axe!
May have to check-out some Deans for myself this weekend.

Thanks.
I Haven't stopped playing it since I got it.

 

[NOVAX]

The proverbial no-brainer. That looks plush. For the price of 10 pizzas?
The only thing to say is "Nice score, man" Is it Korean?

 

[excane]

China, but inspected here