Reviewer	Tony Pensule
Experience	15
Review date	September 03 2001
Manufacturer	Dean
Model	Edge Q5
Price	400?
Item owned for	1-2 years

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Bass type	5 string fretted
Neck join	Bolt-On
Neck construction	Multi-ply neck
Fignerboard	34"
Body	maple top on basswood body
Finish	Red Quilted
Pickups	EMG-HZ
Hardware	Grover tuners
Electronics	Active

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Pros: Beautiful finish, real deal for the bucks. Played well and B string good great, but considering the price, good!! I was very pleased with it from looks to playability and sound right off. Cons: A little rough on the hand around the nut. A slight contouring or roll on the ends of the of the nut would remedy this. Had to do some minor setting up. My biggest gripe was customer service. Dean boasted of quality customer service but I have seen no evidence to date, at least in my dealings. This sour note was brought about by a increase in static, as time passed, in the active electronics. My concern with this problem prompted the attempted communications with Dean for which I received no response. Thus, a poor rating in customer service.

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Construction	90%
Appearance	95%
(Beauty)
Playability	85%
Sound	90%
(Till the static began, was very good)
Customer Service	0%
(Gave up months ago)
Value	95%
(Big value)
Overall	85%
(Here's where customer service hurts)

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