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Dean Acoustic-Electric Bass Satin Finish

Manufacturer : Dean Guitars
In Stock : 13

List Price:	$298.75
Price:	$149.00
You Save:	$149.75 (50%)

Features

Select Spruce Top
Mahogany Abck and Sides
Now you can play bass with or without an amp!
Passive piezo pickup system
Incredible sound

Product Description

Dean EAB Electric Acoustic Bass is a Large Body, Big Sounding Acoustic Bass. Dean EAB comes with passive pre amp and is available in natural and classic black. Dean EAB is the BEST VALUE in a acoustic/electric bass on the market today. EAB ~Select Spruce Top ~34" scale ~Mahogany bound neck ~Rosewood fingerboard ~Pearl DOT Inlayes ~Die Cast Tuners ~Set Neck ~Celluliod Binding/Rosette ~Rosewood Bridge ~Dean/ Passive Preamp Electronics ~Slim Neck Profile for Easy Play ~Satin Natural

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 7 reviews

Rating :
a pleasent surprize - Fredi Tal, Sep 15, 2009

We bought the guitar for our 15 old boy for birthday. He was wanting a Acoustic Bass guitar for awhile, he was very pleased as the guitar have a good sound, a deep echo.
Thank you

Rating :
Great Buy for the money - J. Liotti, Aug 21, 2009

Been playing acoustic guitar for 25yrs, and wanted to try the bass.
I received the order in 24hrs, with free shipping!
The guitar was in great shape, no problems.
Will change the strings to a flatter variety, as per previous reviews.
All in all, great buy, great price.

Rating :
Good Value for The Money - frankp93, Oct 24, 2008

I've wanted an acoustic bass guitar for years but don't play it enough to justify the prices I've seen. I couldn't resist the Dean at under [...] and I wasn't disappointed. This instrument feels quite light for its size yet the neck feels very solid with a large round shape to it. I never expect an instrument to be playable out of the box and, sure enough, I had to loosen up the truss rod (with the included Allen wrench).

I'm not sure if the strings it came with were Rotosound or ordinary phosphor-bronze, but that's not the sound I'm after. I agree with another reviewer who opted for flatwound strings (which are hard to find for acoustics, but a set of Fender electrics, 9050M's, gave it a kind of smooth, "upright-like" tone once you find the right touch. I mentioned the truss rod and, to be honest, the neck has a bit of a hump on the high string side, resulting in some buzzing on the G and D strings around the 9th-10th frets. I'm still in the setup stage and I like to tinker so I hope to tweak the saddle and nut and possible shave the frets/fingerboard if I can't get rid of that buzz.

Cosmetically, the satin finish and detail are very impressive. For this price I expect imperfections and there is a dark blemish on the soundboard where a tiny bit of what I suspect is painted-on purfling bled, possibly while the finish was being sprayed (it is a Chinese-made instrument and I've seen it on cheap violins). There's also a tiny half-grain-of-rice-sized chip in the neck finish that I hope a furniture pen and a little lacquer will take care of.

Other than that, it looks great, plays well and has a nice woody tone. If I saw this instrument "on the rack" I would have guessed it was at least twice the price if not more. I haven't even tried the electronics; I bought it to record acoustically and use my electric for amp-time.

Rating :
For the money, you cannot go wrong with this. - Angus Barrs, Sep 18, 2007

I have the 5 string model and have played the 4s at stores. I'm very impressed with this instrument for the price! The quality is excellent, the bass itself plays well - my only issue is while the action sits quite low and the instrument is very playable, the string noise with the roundwounds is annoying. I believe I will try some flats or coated strings, because I wouldn't want the action higher on the bass. I haven't had much chance to plug it in, but that is because my huge Ampeg cab is at the rehearsal space. This is my jump-in-the-car and go jam bass, and it suits that purpose fine.

Rating :
Great playing instrument - R. Lewis, Aug 26, 2005

Each time I pick up this bass I'm impressed with how fine an instrument it is for the price. My entire technique is improving as I have to rise to meet the clarity of sound my Playmate provides. The craft of its manufacture is high, the tone is clear and volume good, and the price is spectacular. My first worry was that this would be a dumbed down, inferior version of the Dean Performer EAB. That fear didn't materialize. The same Dean attention to quality has gone into this instrument as into the higher end Performer. Note: My Playmate has a cutout body for reaching the entire fingerboard...and I didn't buy through Amazon.

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