Dean Guitars Edge 4

I purchase this bass at mother's music in edmonton. For around $425.00. I tried the basses they had. I was wanting a 5 string but the for string had better attack than the Five. The sound from it was more powerful, since it had actice puckups.

The neck is comfortable and has good sound out of it as well. I have a digitech effect pedal and it plays well with it, so much so that I have to watch the noise since I live in a basement. I wich I could turn up my peavy amp to see what this baby can do under liver circumstances. The bass is well balanced and and light but I never complain about wieght you get used to it. I Play song from system of a down, Rage against the machine, audio slave, and other heavy metal bands and it hold it's own rather well.

I don't like having too many controls on my bass It has four I prefer three at most less a hassle. The other thing I can say I don't like about it, is that I prefer I bass with allot more attack when I play it. I slap and pop it pretty hard. But if that is the case I should go for a five string, but I'm not really complaining about it.

The quality is good the body is made of Basswood which gives a warm tone. and makes it light. I prefere wenge and maple body to give it more of an attack. But the electronics are rather good and the and so is the wood too.

all in all, it is a good bass. I don't think I would buy anything else if I was starting out. I figure I will go after a higher quality one when I get better though. But this is a good bass that can hold it's own rather well. Beleive me I tried every kind of bass from an Ibenaz to yamaha this one works well for a starter to intermediate. I can't say the complains I made is the fault of the manufacturer it is only my personal preferance but there are others that will think I rather nuts to be takling this bass down. Others will be saying it sucks. But I said my two cents

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I purchased this unit at mother's music in Edmonton $425.00 canadian. I was orginally looking for a five string. I tried Ibenaz, peavy, Squire and fender, even Yamaha. The Yamaha they had wasn't bad, but I heard so many bad things about them that I didn't want to take the chance. I tried the Dean five string they had, it wasn't bad but I felt the Edge 4 had more of an edge I was looking for, since it has actice pick-ups.

The neck is Comfortable good enough to do slap playing or even other forms of jazz. Provided that you have a descent amp the sound is rather good. I like playing to rock songs of Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down, etc.. The bass itself seems to hold up, I unintentionally put it through some abuse but it still let up without any problems, though I would advise you take care of it. I own a peavy ten inch amp and there is a good sound that comes out of it. I bought the amp because of the price and the durability it had, but I was nervous on how it would hold up, the reality was that it produced very good sound. I want to see how it sounds with other effects. The area where you have to the battery is simple and quick. it maybe a dumb thing to point out but I've seen ones where you have to use a screwdriver to get teh battery in an out.

At first I had a little problem with the controls, I spent a while trying to figure out ways to get the tone as the right pitch when playing certain songs but that is nothing really, that is how it is with any bass. One thing to note though that if you a living in appartment and basements suite, don't turn the volume all the way up, I have a ten inch amp, and it rumbles through the walls at half way. I had a few comlaints that way.

The bass holds up rather well due to the unitentional abuse I gave it. The sound quality is there if you want to add more of an edge to your play technique in a band or play along in other songs

all in all, it is a good bass. It is a good bass to start out with but it is able to hold it's own if you have to wait to get another upgrade.

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My mother bought me a bass guitar in the 6th grade. She said she paid 600 dolars for it. She bought it from a store called American Music.

This bass plays everything from slow melodys that make you that make you feel addicted to mayhem. I can play this bass and make it sound good with jazz, rock, metal, blues you name it.

The only thing i dont like about my bass is that it is a 4 sring but other than that it is flawless to me.

A buitifull red finish made of maple. I think it has a walnut fret board.

if there is any way you could help me to win a 5 or 6 string please contact me.

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