Dean Edge 8-String Bass, Active Electronics, Classic Black

by Dean Guitars

Product Features

• Gloss Black

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002GIKBS
• Item model number: EDGE 8 CBK
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,916 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

An Exception To The Rule- It is often said the "beauty is skin deep". The Dean Edge Bass is clearly the exception to the rule! While beauty was the inspiration of the Dean Edge, we put every bit of our 20 plus years of design experience into these models. We started with a body styled and contoured for comfort and the choice basswood to make them lighter. The maple necks were profiled to be faster and sleeker than virtually all other. We designed a "uniquely Dean" custom neck joint and heel along with our asymmetrical 4 bolt pattern creating uninterrupted access all the way up the two octave neck. The Edge Bass is offered in four, five, six and eight string models. Experience one of the worlds fines basses - the Dean Edge! Edge 8 ~8 String ~Basswood Body ~Maple Neck ~35" scale ~Rosewood Fingerboard ~Abalone Dot Inlays ~Grover Tuners ~Black Hardware ~Die Cast Bridge ~2 Dean / Active EQ Pickups ~Classic Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Budget 8-string, October 3, 2009

By 

Blake L. Kilbourne (Groton, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean Edge 8-String Bass, Active Electronics, Classic Black (Electronics)

So, I decided to buy an 8-string and learn how to play it, since I was already uver-used to playing the 4-string. You know,I wanted that high-end dominance that the 8-string provides.
This bass does all of that, and has active pickups to boot. Not that they are particularly the best active pickups (the battery dies out a little early for my tastes), but they get the job done - and can blast the hell out of a sound system with an impressive overdrive knob.
The tone is really good, by all means. Unlike the Schecter Stilletto 8, the first few frets don't buzz when you use them, and the thing maintains the octave-harmonics effect even when you use tapping or slapping effects. The strings feel really good on the fingers, and it's no problem to slide while keeping an even sound. The only problem I have is that, if one tries to use an octave string alone, it will not sound off as highly as the fat strings, which makes it a little less fun.

I would say that this is a worthwhile buy for those just starting on the 8-string, because it is reliable, has one of the best sound-qualities, and fits a good budget at $500.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plays like a $1,200.00 Bass, April 15, 2011

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Limitless "Limitless" (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dean Edge 8-String Bass, Active Electronics, Classic Black (Electronics)

Materials (Hardware) Good ****
Finish (Paint) Very Good *****
Neck Good ****
Tuners Very Good *****
Strings Very Good *****
Sound Excellent *******
Overall CraftsmanshipVery Good *****
Ability to put it down: Not Good at all **
(I cannot put it down) SORRY! ! !