Members gardo Posted April 30, 2020 Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 After literally decades of looking I pulled the trigger and bought an acoustic bass. I know they aren’t loud enough acoustically which is why I never bought one. Saturday MF had them for the stupid deal of the day at $169 . That was it I had to have one It’s a Dean EAB satin finish .. spruce top mahogany neck and body . Something called balsamo for the fretboard it’s a 34 inch scale and like 50 inches overall I like the satin finish on the neck and the build quality seems decent . The strings are D’Addario phos bronze so the sound is a little bright but useable. Playing with a pick it has a piano like sound unplugged. Haven’t done much with an amp yet. I know these things get no love but for the price I’m happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 30, 2020 Author Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 Here’s one with my epi for comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 30, 2020 Moderators Share Posted April 30, 2020 they make a lovely couple...😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted April 30, 2020 Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 Congratulations. Dean guitars are pretty good instruments and you had a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 30, 2020 Author Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 Thanks. Guys It does a nice “Wichita Lineman “ solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 30, 2020 Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 14 hours ago, gardo said: After literally decades of looking I pulled the trigger and bought an acoustic bass. I know they aren’t loud enough acoustically which is why I never bought one. Saturday MF had them for the stupid deal of the day at $169 . That was it I had to have one It’s a Dean EAB satin finish .. spruce top mahogany neck and body . Something called balsamo for the fretboard it’s a 34 inch scale and like 50 inches overall I like the satin finish on the neck and the build quality seems decent . The strings are D’Addario phos bronze so the sound is a little bright but useable. Playing with a pick it has a piano like sound unplugged. Haven’t done much with an amp yet. I know these things get no love but for the price I’m happy Purdy cool. I have a spruce top fretted Kala U Bass, that a buddy of my gave be for my 50th birthday. I have a couple of bass amps to play it through. Back in the day I bought a SWR California Blonde to run my acoustic guitar through. They are heavy, but it was a popular amp at the time. I stopped sing that and started carrying a Fishman loud box performer, that's like 30 lbs lighter. The other bass amp I have is a very old Ashdown ABM 500 4 x10 combo, made in the UK. I never thought about the weight when ordering it. It like 110 lbs. I think you'll enjoy that acoustic bass. Kinda makes acoustic gigs look like acoustic gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 30, 2020 Author Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Mikeo said: Purdy cool. I have a spruce top fretted Kala U Bass, that a buddy of my gave be for my 50th birthday. I have a couple of bass amps to play it through. Back in the day I bought a SWR California Blonde to run my acoustic guitar through. They are heavy, but it was a popular amp at the time. I stopped sing that and started carrying a Fishman loud box performer, that's like 30 lbs lighter. The other bass amp I have is a very old Ashdown ABM 500 4 x10 combo, made in the UK. I never thought about the weight when ordering it. It like 110 lbs. I think you'll enjoy that acoustic bass. Kinda makes acoustic gigs look like acoustic gigs. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “killer amp “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 1, 2020 Members Share Posted May 1, 2020 Congratulations and Happy New Bass Day.👍 My own bass amp is a little SWR LA12, 60 Watts, 1X12, and about 40 lbs. The new Class D bass amps from TC Electronic and others are both loud and lightweight. Worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 2, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2020 Thanks for the suggestion my phone is a little too smart. I opened a new tab, typed T and it was already suggesting the amp for me. I’d give one of those amps a try when life returns to something resembling normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 3, 2020 Members Share Posted May 3, 2020 23 hours ago, gardo said: my phone is a little too smart. I said for years I didn't want a phone that was smarter than I am. Turns out it doesn't take much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, DeepEnd said: I said for years I didn't want a phone that was smarter than I am. Turns out it doesn't take much. My smart phone might be smarter than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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