Ou7shined Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 It belongs to a mate who has been buggering about with the micro-switches on the active circuit and can't remember how they were set. [attachment=26937:Adams_Bass.jpg] I have looked in all the obvious places and drawn a blank other than it might be an Edge. It has rather odd wrist contour, a 15mm string spacing and quite a rubbish sound despite having a brand new set of D'Addario nickels on it.... but he loves it. Quote
Eight Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Looks like a Dean Edge (PJ?) to me. But those fret inlays are kinda unusual. Edited June 12, 2009 by Eight Quote
bythesea Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Not sure which model but there is a 4 string version [url="http://www.deanguitars.com/geninfo-blog/?archive=2005,1"]here[/url]. Need to scroll to almost half way down the page. Quote
Eight Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Changed my mind - I don't think it's an Edge - top horn doesn't seem to curl enough. Quote
bythesea Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Doesn't say which one other than it is a 1995 model, but there is a personal review of a 4-string one on [url="http://www.masht.com/"]this site[/url]. Go to Guitars>Dean Bass. And I agree - it's not an Edge Edited June 12, 2009 by bythesea Quote
bythesea Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Well it gave me something to do while I drank my wine It's a Dean Tropical - and the pics [url="http://www.deanguitars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45896"]here[/url] may be useful. Quote
RhysP Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 It's a Korean built DB95. They are generically referred to as "Tropical" basses because they were built in the period when Dean guitars was owned by a company called Tropical Music. They were manufactured between 1991 - 1996. Quote
Eight Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='512486' date='Jun 12 2009, 10:13 PM']Dean Martin.[/quote] Win. Anyway... I don't quite get the bit of wood/joint thing at the bottom of the neck. Looks ugly (in my very subjective opinion) and I've seen a few other makers do that recently... which puzzles me. Edit: as in I've seen it recently, not that they've done it recently. Although they do. But they obviously did it non-recently as well. Glad to clear that up. Edited June 12, 2009 by Eight Quote
lemmywinks Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 [quote name='RhysP' post='512520' date='Jun 12 2009, 11:15 PM']It's a Korean built DB95. They are generically referred to as "Tropical" basses because they were built in the period when Dean guitars was owned by a company called Tropical Music. They were manufactured between 1991 - 1996.[/quote] He's right! I had the 4 string passive version of this (there was an active and a fretless version IIRC). I paid £90 for it, lost the backplate then sold it for £45 and 5 sets of Elites. WIN! Mine sounded pretty poor, had the same forearm rout and (very badly done) inlays. I've got an old bass book with the model numbers in, can fetch it if required I've not since seen inlays done as bad as on my old Dean, more filler than wood! Quote
BottomEndian Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='512458' date='Jun 12 2009, 09:34 PM'][attachment=26937:Adams_Bass.jpg][/quote] Nice blurring, BTW. Makes me feel nauseous Quote
Ou7shined Posted June 13, 2009 Author Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks very much guys. You've nailed it. [quote name='BottomEndian' post='512698' date='Jun 13 2009, 11:26 AM']Nice blurring, BTW. Makes me feel nauseous [/quote] Yeah, don't know why I did that. I was resizing it in PS and got a bit carried away. Quote
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