| | |  | Bass Guitars | Home » » » Dean E09 Edge Bass, Mahogany Finish | | | | | | | Description: | | It is often said the "beauty is skin deep," but the Dean Edge Bass is clearly and exception. While beauty was the inspiration, we put every bit of our 20-plus years of design experience into these models. We started with a body styled and contoured for comfort, and to make them lighter we used choice basswood. The maple necks were profiled to be faster and sleeker than virtually all others. We designed a "uniquely Dean" custom neck joint and heel along with our asymmetrical four-bolt pattern, creating uninterrupted access all the way up the two octave neck. The Edge Bass is offered in four, five and six string models. Experience one of the world's finest basses. E09 M is the most affordable in the Edge Line. | | | Features: | |
• 34-inch maple neck with rosewood fretboard and abalone dot inlays
• Dean passive soapbar pickup with volume and treble controls
• Dean vintage-style bridge with adjustable intonation
• Diecast Dean tuners
• Basswood body with mahogany top and natural satin finish
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 45.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 16.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 11.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Great beginner instrumentOct 05, 2007
By Jeremy York
"-beanish-"
I've been learning to play bass with this model for about a year and a half, and I enjoy it thoroughly. It's lighter than some instruments, but still has enough mass that it has a good tone. The neck is maybe not as slender as some fancier, faster basses, but it's still quite comfortable. It stays in tune well, and I've never had any troubles with the knobs or electronics.
With only a single pickup, and just knobs for volume and treble, you don't have much flexibility in sound. If you're just learning or playing for fun, this isn't much of an issue. The bass sounds great for a variety of jazz, blues and rock. One person I play with thinks the tone from this bass is nicer than one of his that cost about eight times as much.
A couple of other thoughts... You'll want to find a local guitar store to help you make adjustments periodically (and perhaps with initial setup), or learn to do it yourself. I use a Behringer practice amp, and it's partially responsible for the good tone that I seem to get. Finally, I rarely use a pick - if that's more your style, the lack of a pick guard might be an issue for you.
13 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 OK beginner and Dean is great, but...Dec 18, 2007
By BASS DAD
"the progenitor"
Why not step up to Dean Edge 10a with active electronics?! You will get two pick-ups and way more tone options for $149!!! The 09 is ok for a throw in the trunk type bass but for a few bucks more you can get so much more. BTW, my son has a black 09 and a black 10a so we have played/heard both side by side. To put it in perspective we bought a beater 09 of CL for $25 and are in the process of defretting it as a first time experiment. The 09 is a great candidate for something like that where a mistake won't hurt too bad. You should be able to pick up a black 09 for around $100 new. Maybe the natural look is worth the extra to you.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great value for a beginner bassSep 18, 2010
By CS
I paid under a hundred bucks. With a single passive pickup this isn't a high end bass, but I hadn't played in over 40 years and it lets me get back into music cheap. Good looking unit, good build quality. Wish it had flat wounds as the OEM strings are a bit buzzy, but if I get into anything other than hobby playing I'll make the investment. All in all it's a respectable deal and I'm happy.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Good bass guitar for beginnersJan 28, 2012
By MichaelMiguel
At first, when I took it out of the packaging and plugged it in......DOA! No sound at all. Took it to a guitar shop, they opened the panel in the back and found out that there was some shoddy soldering and defective mini-pots that had a bad connection. They did some minor soldering and adjustments and it works fine now. The guy at the shop who fixed it said that Dean guitars tended to have this issue. I had bad luck and got a lemon. Luckily, it was an easy fix and he didn't charge me.
Also, the strings were too low to the fret board(low action). When you plucked the strings, it would rattle against the frets. They adjusted the neck, so that the strings don't rattle any more. I haven't learned how to do this myself yet.
When buying any guitar online, it's a crap shoot. When you buy a guitar at a shop or online, you'll inevitably have to bring it in to a shop for adjustments anyway, if you don't know how to do it yourself.
Pros:
- Once working, bass sounds great. Nice tone control from clean bass sound to a bit of "growl" and everything in between
- Nice looking. Mahogany finish has a distinctive look that grows on you. I admit, I was a bit skeptical from the pictures on Amazon, but seeing it firsthand, it is a beautiful guitar.
Cons:
- Poor quality control at Dean factory. Possibility you could get what I got, and have to do some fixing.
- Only one passive pickup. If you want another pickup, or some active pickups, you'll have to pay more.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
really GREAT instrument!Apr 18, 2011
By Tad Sharpe
its pretty! the single pickup has a tone control with a wide range, I get all sorts of musical tones from my Dean 09. I have several others from peavey, fender, schecter and THIS ONE IS a favorite already! its lightweight, has GREAT bass sound, and its what I needed for a ramones cover band as the bass does not overpower as do my schecters... the finger board is comfortable. I would most def recommend this bass! it makes me want to REALLY PLAY!
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