NBD Dean USA Jeff Berlin Patchwork

Picked this up during my lunch hour about 45 minutes ago at the GC near my office. Can't wait to get home and play it!

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Yep, USA DEAN.
My first USA Dean.
Even the Dean case is USA made and it is different from their other HSC!
It also came with the build sheet which lists all the wood.

 

It is in great shape. Only thing I can see is a little ding on the back on the lower bout where your left arm hangs over the front of the bass.
I was playing it last night for a bit and dare I say 'it plays like buttah'. I know many people are sick of that phrase since it is so over used, but it really does.
The maple neck and FB is very nice. Has abalone dot markers too. Frets are jumbo and well finished. FB is flat with no radius I can feel however I did not put a straight edge on it to verify.
For a passive bass the tone control and volume controls really provide a really surprising range of tones.
I own the Czech made and Chinese made versions of this bass as well and the difference is very obvious in feel from the Chinese version and while not as obvious with the Czech made it does feel like a more substantial bass.
The biggest difference off the bat is the feel of the maple FB, which I like. I have a maple FB on my fender American Deluxe and American Limited Sand Blasted as well as my T-40 and T-45 and I tend to like the feel of them. The Barts sound different than the ones the Czech made and other Dean basses I have with Barts, so I am guessing there really is some truth in that these were really made to JB's requirements on the USA made models?
The bass currently has round wounds on it, which I'm surprised about as I think this bass would be better suited with flats.
I have to go to a couple job sites today, so...
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Caddy Shack?

 

Lancaster PA
I didn’t get charged shipping either

But this bass has been on GC for more than 3 months

So I’m not sure it’s the same one.

This bass would appear then disappear then reappear this happened several times

 

Then it’s definitely the same bass. Explains appearing and re-appearing. I noticed on the build sheet that it has black hardware noted even though the bass has chrome hardware.

 

Me too! If it disappears in my house I’m calling ghostbusters! Who ya gonna call?

 

I didn’t notice the finish crack. Watching football at the legion right now. Have to look for it when I get home