Dean Edge 1 Bass, Classic Black

by Dean Guitars

Product Features

• Basswood Body
• Die Cast Tuners
• Soap Bar Pickups
• Bolt-on Maple Neck
• 34" Inch scale

Product Details

• Item Weight: 17.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 79.2 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: B0002EK4P0
• Item model number: EDGE 1 CBK
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,043 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 and string models. Experience one of the worlds fines basses - the Dean Edge! Edge 1 ~Basswood Body ~Maple Neck ~34" scale ~Rosewood Fingerboard ~Abalone Dot Inlays ~Die Cast Tuners ~Chrome Hardware ~Die Cast Bridge ~2 Dean Pickups ~Classic Black, Trans Amberburst, Trans Red

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SETUP INCLUDES FRETUP, October 11, 2009

By 

Tim "Elias" (Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dean Edge 1 Bass, Classic Black (Electronics)

We know that $200.00 buys hardly anything these days. But, we weren't prepared for a complete setup; including (gasp), filing down the frets. This being out of production for a few years- we were thinking that maybe we would be getting something from what was left over from the great Zelinski start-up before the quality went that far south.
From when we first got this thing, all the strings buzzed all the frets, except the low B string. It was the only one that would past the muster. It came with the bridge settings for the strings too high to begin with. After a few beers for liquid courage, we detached the neck from the body, and filed all the frets down with a flat bastard mill file with masking tape double stacked over the fingerboard to protect the rosewood. Profile being at +-5 degrees, it was not too hard to keep the slight arc across the fingerboard. Creating the roundness was harder as the file would have to be passed over with an angle. After several hours of this operation, we reassembled and tuned up the bass, and the results were much better. E string was the only one that had a couple of frets that would have to be worked with. The others were just fine. Tightening or loosening the trussrod made no difference with the slight inward bow the fingerboard had with the strings in tune.
The body has a lot of flaws- it looks as if they put the finish on over splintered wood. The electronics have sloppy soldering as well for the most part.
If you are a beginner, this would NOT be a very good choice as your chances of making anything come out clean would only frustrate you into giving up- or into thinking that others have more of a talent than you. But once again- it is not only the person where practice makes perfect. A good musical device would have to be had as well.
Sad to report this.