Hey friend nice well mannered review! And I had a good experience with the ltd 208 I was shipped back in 2022. Though the Dean twelve string is slightly higher caliber. The ltd I have doesn't have any problems. The original strings were low quality but that's expected. And the action is really superb on the instrument I have. But I agree it would be great to have a replacement option for the bridge. I was just going to say I love the body size and shape and the neck feel. But I love this bass for heavy funk slap. I mean I decided to use it as just a four string. And it'd be great to use this bass as an entry to the contra bass. But the eq is really good for slap. Also, with any Indonesian bass keep in mind the instrument will loose weight while it dries out. And things will change for the better. But you got to be pretty patient with it. You know, I got forced air and dehumidifiers just like a professional music store. It's all necessary with a proper investment in instruments. Well I understood the rarity of certain basses, but no need for anything exotic. I got everything I need.
Thank you for the insight! I once had a Dean Edge 8 string bass. Apart from the noisy pickups, which I replaced, this one was a dream to play. I rue the day I sold it. It is surprising to hear your one was fine, the neck joint just seems to be simply planned wrong. All that I can fault on mine after my repair jobs is just one bum fret. Let me figure out how to fix that :)
@@BassCave7 I'm glad that you featured the eight string. And I have no clue about the neck joint. I'll be interested to see how you shimmed the neck. I don't know how common it is to have a neck joint problem. And I wonder if the shim changes the sustain at all. Also the Dean twelve string has active EMG pickups and a brass nut. And if ever you're in Oregon you could check out my basses.
Hi the shimming of the neck is here: ua-cam.com/video/-IOar6dynFw/v-deo.html Overall it was a success, only thing to complain are a couple of frets, which have not been put in right. I live in Australia, so much for popping by. But you will laugh, I have frequent dealings in Oregon, out data center is there. I there a lot, but only virtually :))
@@BassCave7 And I recognize the talent you have. And humans are not all the same. As basic as my comments are, there's a formula to the coherence. I'll watch the shimming video, but for right now I really think you could let the eight string dry a while. Maybe you could eliminate the shim later. But for now cheers from Oregon country and I'm cutting some silver maple for future bass projects. I'm here for you, if ever you embrace Oregon country as a home or second home to Australia. It's all a trade off no matter where you live.
Hey buddy, one more thing the way the strings are wound up more than three times. It's best for resonance but more stress on the truss rod. Probably try and save the string's and detention all string's and shorten the wraps around the tuner's.
Hey Mario, I agree as much winding as possible (without a mess) sometimes I make a bad judgement and it's close. :) My teacher back in the day told me this way the strings hold the tuning better. And when you have more winding the string comes from a lower position to the nut, thus having a stronger angle causing less unwanted resonance.
@@BassCave7 Actually I also went with similar winding earlier. I'm still not certain about it. But the extra winding seems to add tension. I guess guys might argue it but it's personal preference. There's different directions you can take instruments and most lend itself to a certain tonal direction. I definitely like the extra down tension sometimes but it's not totally nessasery. You know changing the tuners might be good for better down tension like you mentioned. Gotoh tuners are great because of the taper they provide the strings. Well different instruments work with different hardware.
Great review 👌👏
I watched (and commented on) the wedge video before I caught this one. I loved what you did during the installment of the wedge, Renė.
Thank you very much. Instrument plays so much better now!
cool instrument, and nice to hear you got your issues sorted. stay bassin' brother
Thanks, will do! Next adventure is 7 string :)
Hey friend nice well mannered review! And I had a good experience with the ltd 208 I was shipped back in 2022. Though the Dean twelve string is slightly higher caliber. The ltd I have doesn't have any problems. The original strings were low quality but that's expected. And the action is really superb on the instrument I have. But I agree it would be great to have a replacement option for the bridge. I was just going to say I love the body size and shape and the neck feel. But I love this bass for heavy funk slap. I mean I decided to use it as just a four string. And it'd be great to use this bass as an entry to the contra bass. But the eq is really good for slap. Also, with any Indonesian bass keep in mind the instrument will loose weight while it dries out. And things will change for the better. But you got to be pretty patient with it.
You know, I got forced air and dehumidifiers just like a professional music store. It's all necessary with a proper investment in instruments. Well I understood the rarity of certain basses, but no need for anything exotic. I got everything I need.
Thank you for the insight! I once had a Dean Edge 8 string bass. Apart from the noisy pickups, which I replaced, this one was a dream to play. I rue the day I sold it. It is surprising to hear your one was fine, the neck joint just seems to be simply planned wrong. All that I can fault on mine after my repair jobs is just one bum fret. Let me figure out how to fix that :)
@@BassCave7 I'm glad that you featured the eight string. And I have no clue about the neck joint. I'll be interested to see how you shimmed the neck. I don't know how common it is to have a neck joint problem. And I wonder if the shim changes the sustain at all. Also the Dean twelve string has active EMG pickups and a brass nut.
And if ever you're in Oregon you could check out my basses.
Hi the shimming of the neck is here: ua-cam.com/video/-IOar6dynFw/v-deo.html Overall it was a success, only thing to complain are a couple of frets, which have not been put in right.
I live in Australia, so much for popping by. But you will laugh, I have frequent dealings in Oregon, out data center is there. I there a lot, but only virtually :))
@@BassCave7 And I recognize the talent you have. And humans are not all the same. As basic as my comments are, there's a formula to the coherence. I'll watch the shimming video, but for right now I really think you could let the eight string dry a while. Maybe you could eliminate the shim later. But for now cheers from Oregon country and I'm cutting some silver maple for future bass projects. I'm here for you, if ever you embrace Oregon country as a home or second home to Australia. It's all a trade off no matter where you live.
Hey buddy, one more thing the way the strings are wound up more than three times. It's best for resonance but more stress on the truss rod. Probably try and save the string's and detention all string's and shorten the wraps around the tuner's.
Hey Mario, I agree as much winding as possible (without a mess) sometimes I make a bad judgement and it's close. :) My teacher back in the day told me this way the strings hold the tuning better. And when you have more winding the string comes from a lower position to the nut, thus having a stronger angle causing less unwanted resonance.
@@BassCave7 Actually I also went with similar winding earlier. I'm still not certain about it. But the extra winding seems to add tension. I guess guys might argue it but it's personal preference.
There's different directions you can take instruments and most lend itself to a certain tonal direction. I definitely like the extra down tension sometimes but it's not totally nessasery. You know changing the tuners might be good for better down tension like you mentioned. Gotoh tuners are great because of the taper they provide the strings. Well different instruments work with different hardware.
Your image/sound synchronization is off. Always let the image come first.
That and your wiggling posture is makes it hard to watch.
Thank you for the feedback!