Side by Side Comparison of: Dean Guitars vs Fender vs DR Strings vs DiMarzio vs Souldier

This bass is a very good bass for the price!It sounds really great, and more aimed towards the rock bassist, or playing with a pick.The tone knob is very functional, dialing in between a nice bright slap tone, and a mellow 70's Motown sound.The fretboard is polyester (plastic) as opposed to rosewood or ash, but it allows for a very nice bright tone (think somewhere between a regular warm tone, and a bass with graphite neck).The polyester neck has been done successfully on several basses, and works really well on this green bass, as it's easy to use whatever color (as wood is limited in color).This bass has frets, and it sounds great slapping.If you're looking for a cheap slap monster that can also dial out some old school funk, this probably will be your monster!And what's more, the price,I can't believe that prices like this exist on a bass of this caliber!If I wouldn't know any better, I would say it sounds just as good as a $600 bass of a few years back!

VERY amateur bass player, and do it just as a hobby, so didn't want to spend a lot for my bass guitar. Going into the purchase knowing full well "you get what you pay for" I am extremely pleased with how easily it plays. I had been playing on an equally priced starter Ibanez, and the Dean felt a lot more comfortable/easy to play in comparison, lot less finger fatigue.I did replace the stock stings with some Black Beauty strings, so that likely helped as well with the ease of playing, (and a pink guitar with black stings just looks really awesome!) but the Dean overall did feel more comfortable even before the string swap.I've had mine for over a year now and still love playing it. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an inexpensive starter bass.About the only minor downside I have with it, is the location of the amp plug. If you're sitting down to play at all, your right leg will bump into the amp plug. Not so much a problem verses just something I notice if I sit down.

Really pretty - not as neon looking in person as it appears in the picture.

It plays like how much it costs. Still, good sound. But it didn't take long for my tone knob to come off, and I had to reconnect a wire to the tone knob after some turning.

This bass guitar steals the show and will get folks talking. Everyone who plays asks to see it, touch it, hear it. The color is subtle in the pics compared to the guitar in person. Add glow in the dark green strings and neon green DiMarzio Nylon ClipLock to complete the look. Great tone, for the price - it's a bargain. I was skeptical but Dean definintely makes a quality product.

This Dean Bass is very worth more than the price. Looks and sounds amazing. I may purchase another color in the future. If you are a starter this is in your budget. I played Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi Is Dead" right off... very amazing sound. You cannot go wrong with a Dean.

Absolutely love this bass! Elegantly simple and a blast to play, and sounds great - removed a star because while I have been super careful with this bass, eventually one of the tuning pegs became ever so slightly loose (not affecting the tightness of the string, but the whole peg itself, so it was a little bit crooked) - I pushed it back into alignment but I've never seen that happen before. More importantly, the tone knob one day just broke past its left/right limit, so it more or less spun freely and made a scratching noise when doing so - after some fiddling I got it to return to rotating smoothly and stopping at its left/right limits but it does not affect tone like it used to. This was likely more my fault, as I would rapidly spin it from max left to max right to compare tone, but it's also something I've never seen before.

This bass is a great addition for those who want to add some gaudy 80's flare to their collection or for those on a budget but just wanting a decent instrument. It did need a substantial bridge (saddle) adjustment out of the box in order for it to feel comfortable to me. I use a pick (yeah, yeah) and rest my hand on the bridge, with that being said the strings were way to high for my liking. The bass itself is sturdy but I do agree with another reviewer that the nut could be a little better quality. The color on the front is vibrant and looks great but on the back you can see it was just slightly under-sprayed, or not overlapped properly on the paint strokes (but as it rests up against the body no one will see that.) Only other negative for me (which isnt major) is that I wall mount all of my basses and guitars and due to the shape of the headstock certain wall hangers dont work as well as the bass sits crooked in them and look funny on the wall. It is still a very good instrument with a great rock sound and in my opinion is a fun bass for under $200. This is the fifth guitar I have bought from Amazon and again I have had no problems with packaging, shipment, etc.

Everything is fine except for a scuff and a crack

Perfect gift. Works great!!! The receiver was very happy with this product. Would recommend. Great value and product. Thank You

bought this baby for my son, maybe he will get to play it if I can ever put it down.

I found this bass on Musician's Friend and ordered it there originally; it had great reviews from an assortment of players and the nuclear green color looked amazing. I ended up canceling my order with MF because of just how popular this guitar is- They had to put a 30-day backorder notice on it.I paid the extra to get Amazon to ship it sooner and it was well worth it! The green is even sharper in person. I have never seen an instrument this color before.I have it plugged into my Fender 60w Rumble Bass amp and I get a really full sound. It's great, especially for the price! My complaints are minimal, especially for just how affordable this made-in-China guitar is. I have a small fret buzz that I'll probably be spending [...] bucks or so to fix and the jack is making my sound fuzz a wee bit. It's unnoticed when actually playing with another guitar, though (Yes, I checked! :) ). Keeping in mind you're only spending [...] bucks on a guitar, this bass' tone is GREAT.It's solid, great-looking, and a wonderful size for a medium-sized player (I'm 5'5'' and it's perfect). I love playing it and it's going to make a great impression on the stage.

Its not a American Fender Bass, but it does the job... Quality 6 out of 10. Very Pretty Bass thought.

The bass plays very good but the cord jack is loose and one of the volume knobs is broken, other than that I love it.

Pros:Great BassVibrant color (not as bright lime green as picture shows but still awesome)Great PriceCons:Amazon.The bass is great. I've played a lot of basses, this is the first dean bass I've played however I really enjoy it. It's lightweight, sounds good, nothing wrong with it and overall great price. The only problem I had with it is the shipping. I'm an Amazon Prime member and it took twice as long (and a whole other order) to get the bass delivered. This is the second package they've had to re-ship. This generally wouldn't be a big deal however you can find the bass cheaper at Guitar Center. I was willing to pay more to get it shipped fast, however I wish I would've just drove or ordered it from Guitar Center.

The bass wasn't to heavymy problem with it is the face of the guitaris so big, to me it makes the bass look ugly and bulkyThe green color is very sick in person, butit feels so cheap and plasticlyI feel like it wasn't worth the almost 200 dollarsI didn't get a chance to play it.

This bass is okay for a beginners.I was attracted by the color, which is why I bought it.The pickups often give unwanted feedback, even on Monster cables.The action is very difficult to set.You'll need an allen wrench to adjust the tremolo height.The truss rod is there, but I have not needed to adjust it since neck is straight.It is pretty durable and heavy, which is expected of a bass.The only problems seem to be the bridge and the pickups.Does not seem worth it to replace pickups.Just get a different bass!

Guitar is really good, especially for this price, but tuning machines are all screwed up. Two of them broke, so I had to replace them, so when you're buying the guitar keep that expense in your mind.

Not adjusted. Not even close to being adjusted. Major fret rattle.

This bass guitar is terrible. The nut is soft plastic, the string ate into the groove causing a buzz. When my son's music teacher tried to change the strings he noticed this, he stated that he had never seen a nut made of such soft material. Then when he removed the screw, or TRIED to remove it, it broke off in the head. Very cheaply made bass, I do not recommend this to anyone. If I could give 0 stars I would do so