Dean E09 Edge Bass, Mahogany Finish

by Dean Guitars

Product Features

• 34-inch maple neck with rosewood fretboard and abalone dot inlays
• Dean passive soapbar pickup with volume and treble controls
• Dean vintage-style bridge with adjustable intonation
• Diecast Dean tuners
• Basswood body with mahogany top and natural satin finish

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0009XPMOM
• Item model number: E09 M
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,151 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #20 in Musical Instruments > Bass Guitars > Electric Basses

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This mahogany-enhanced monster from Dean features a lightweight basswood body with a mahogany top, finished au natural for serious good looks. Appointments include a Dean vintage bridge, a single Dean soapbar pickup, and a speedy maple neck. It's an affordable axe that's ready for any modern style.

EDGE 09M Specs Top: Mahogany Body: Basswood Scale: 34" Neck: Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood Inlays: Abalone Dot Tuners: Die Cast Hardware: Black Bridge: Dean Vintage Pickup: One Dean Passive Finish: Satin Natural

Dean passive soapbar pickup with volume and tone controls.

A vintage-style bridge provides precise intonation.

Dean's Edge Series
Sure, beauty is skin deep, but the Dean Edge Bass might be the exception. Dean started with a body styled and contoured for comfort, and made it lighter with basswood construction. The maple necks were profiled to be faster and sleeker than most, and Dean designed a custom neck joint and heel, for uninterrupted access all the way up the two octave neck. The Edge Bass is offered in four, five and six string models. The Edge 09M is the most affordable instrument in the Edge Line.

Mahogany Looks
The Edge 09M features basswood construction, but it's topped off with naturally finished mahogany. The basswood means this axe is lighter than most its size, and the eye-catching mahogany grains give it plenty of class.

34-Inch Maple Neck
The Edge 09M features a speedy maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and classic abalone dot inlays. It's a 22-fret model--this barely matters on some instruments, since access to the high frets is difficult, but a deep cutaway and Dean's custom joint/heel mean you can ring out the high notes when you want.

Dean Passive Pickup
The Edge 09M features a Dean "soapbar" style passive pickup, for smooth low-end, aggressive high-end, and plenty of response to your playing and the tone control. Dial it in no matter your musical style.

Black Dean Hardware
The vintage-style Dean bridge lets you set things up perfectly on the intonation front, and Dean diecast tuners ensure that you'll stay in tune.

Product Description

It is often said the "beauty is skin deep," but the Dean Edge Bass is clearly and exception. While beauty was the inspiration, 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 to make them lighter we used choice basswood. The maple necks were profiled to be faster and sleeker than virtually all others. We designed a "uniquely Dean" custom neck joint and heel along with our asymmetrical four-bolt pattern, creating uninterrupted access all the way up the two octave neck. The Edge Bass is offered in four, five and six string models. Experience one of the world's finest basses. E09 M is the most affordable in the Edge Line.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginner instrument, October 5, 2007

By 

Jeremy York "-beanish-" (Bothell, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean E09 Edge Bass, Mahogany Finish (Electronics)

I've been learning to play bass with this model for about a year and a half, and I enjoy it thoroughly. It's lighter than some instruments, but still has enough mass that it has a good tone. The neck is maybe not as slender as some fancier, faster basses, but it's still quite comfortable. It stays in tune well, and I've never had any troubles with the knobs or electronics.

With only a single pickup, and just knobs for volume and treble, you don't have much flexibility in sound. If you're just learning or playing for fun, this isn't much of an issue. The bass sounds great for a variety of jazz, blues and rock. One person I play with thinks the tone from this bass is nicer than one of his that cost about eight times as much.

A couple of other thoughts... You'll want to find a local guitar store to help you make adjustments periodically (and perhaps with initial setup), or learn to do it yourself. I use a Behringer practice amp, and it's partially responsible for the good tone that I seem to get. Finally, I rarely use a pick - if that's more your style, the lack of a pick guard might be an issue for you.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK beginner and Dean is great, but..., December 18, 2007

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BASS DAD "the progenitor" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dean E09 Edge Bass, Mahogany Finish (Electronics)

Why not step up to Dean Edge 10a with active electronics?! You will get two pick-ups and way more tone options for $149!!! The 09 is ok for a throw in the trunk type bass but for a few bucks more you can get so much more. BTW, my son has a black 09 and a black 10a so we have played/heard both side by side. To put it in perspective we bought a beater 09 of CL for $25 and are in the process of defretting it as a first time experiment. The 09 is a great candidate for something like that where a mistake won't hurt too bad. You should be able to pick up a black 09 for around $100 new. Maybe the natural look is worth the extra to you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value for a beginner bass, September 17, 2010

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CS - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dean E09 Edge Bass, Mahogany Finish (Electronics)

I paid under a hundred bucks. With a single passive pickup this isn't a high end bass, but I hadn't played in over 40 years and it lets me get back into music cheap. Good looking unit, good build quality. Wish it had flat wounds as the OEM strings are a bit buzzy, but if I get into anything other than hobby playing I'll make the investment. All in all it's a respectable deal and I'm happy.