Dean Pace 5 5 String Electric Upright Bass (Black)

by Dean

Product Features

• Solid Maple Neck-Thru Construction
• Classic Slotted Headstock Design
• 6'' Radius Rosewood Fingerboard
• Piezo Bridge
• 35'' Scale Length

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GA91F4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,592 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

A truly one of a kind design that'll add a touch of character to any upright bassist's collection. Electronics include a Piezo pickup for a crisp, clean sound, well suited for any style of music from jazz to rock. Features dot markers along the sides and a comfortable 6 inch radius for first-time upright players. Stands off the floor while playing with a double braced tripod. Need to hit the road? Custom case included for protection with a perfect fit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the price its ok. Pretty cool. Sounds much better than hoped., July 10, 2011

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Brian T. Clem (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean Pace 5 5 String Electric Upright Bass (Black)

1st. YOU NEED a bass pre amp. The saddles have pizzo pickups and work very well if you use a bass pre amp. This is what will make it open up and sound great: [...]

2. No battery on these current models. One vol knob.

3. My side dots ever off. I fixed it using my dremel, but I really dont care what it looks like (with in reason) as long as it works for me. And works well.

4. The B string is too big to fit correctly in the saddle pickup. Again, I used my dremel to shave a U so it would slightly widen up and accept the larger B string. Otherwise it would never get picked up. Now it works fine.

After having it a month or so... there are a few wishes I have for it.. but, for the price I am ok not having them I guess.

1. I would rather have a much more curves radius per string and expesically at the bridge.
2. Much higher string action. Weird huh? I need to DIG IN on the strings and I can not do it as I would like to. It is much more of a fence play now.
3. Much thicker strings.

Its really like a regular 5 string fret-less bass being held up to look like a electric string bass. I have played it sitting down and it really works well like a electric bass. Makes me think of throwing a strap on it and using it both ways.