NBD-Dean Hillsboro J

even a black 3ply would look sweet, luv the maple.

 

I've got one of those.

 

I was considering the blue one, would've given it the smoked-mirror pickguard treatment, but I'm still waiting for a Motto.

Hats off to Guitar Center...you scored!

 

Looks exactly like mine...

 

Yes, then again, I've bought 30 basses in the last 5 years or so and I've only kept 4.
This is from 2014.

 

Too late. Nice snag!

 

Oh, no, I'm the one who's batty.
Out of those 30 basses I can't remember a bad one. Some weren't bass perfection like the ones I own now, but some of them were very good indeed. I should've held onto my G&L SB-2, Inca Silver CV Jazz and the Motto, but I definitely had a problem with never being quite satisfied or always having to replace one bass with another.
I've managed to get a handle on it, though, and now I only have this problem with women.

 

Hey that's my old bass!! I sold it years ago. I wonder whatever happened to it. It has the DMT upgraded pickups in it too...

 

The DMTs are very nice pickups. When I first tried the Motto I thought it was active!

 

Neat!
This one is for sale locally, I am thinking about it but definitely don't need it:

 

Under $200 I'd buy it if I were you.
I've always liked the necks on these things and with the right strings they sound pretty damned good.

 

Nice Gibson

 

. . . . . so are the two Deans suddenly not talking to the EpiBird ? ? ? ?

 

Man, Deans seem to get ignored here and I never see one in person, but those Hillsboro j basses have always seemed killer to me. Love the black and tan. Score!