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Check out my review of the "Stylist" archtop:
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1308"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1308[/url]

This review has now been added to the Basschat Wiki:
[url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/vault:bass:dean:stylist_archtop"]http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/vault:bass:dean:stylist_archtop[/url]

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I've had a Dean DB95 (5 stringer) for over 10 years, it was my first 5 string!

I think it was a precursor to the edge series, and I think it ain't bad at all. Going on that, I'd say the Edge series should be really sweet! I've only ever read and heard good things about them, decent spec level as well for the money.

Maybe people get put off the Dean marque because of it's heavy rock/metal associations (Dimebag, Mustaine [i]et al[/i])?

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[quote name='parker_muse' post='43969' date='Aug 10 2007, 08:02 PM']Oooooh
Im pleasantly suprised!
Why aren't they considered to be one of the biggest and best manufacterors then?
Thanks,
Parker[/quote]


PM,

Its all about fashion...... Dean make very nice guitars, however much like ESP they intentionally aim their products at the 'metal market' !

Now imagine turning up to a black tie wedding party to play covers, with your DimeBag Darrel replica, black eyemake up and dreadlocks..... Would you be able to play the baslines? Yup, but they'd look at you like you'd just shi* in a Martini glass......

Now would you get twanged out the rehersal room of your thrash band with a Louisville slugger, if you turned up with a bog std '61 Fender P? I very much doubt it....

Any more capable bass than a Brand new Dean? Well thats open to opinion, but ultimately its about putting a set of strings, over pick ups and through an amp......

Just watch Mtv for a few hours and take in what the bassists play, I'd put money on, 7/10 would be playing Fenders or P/J variants.....

I guess there is just a much higher proportion of us on here that play a variety of genres and much fewer 'metal only' players, hence they dont seem so popular......

Popularity is no guarantee of quality.... and the inverse is true !!!!!!

Does that help ?

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