I've been playing bass for 30 years. This Dean fretless bass guitar was beautiful looking in its construction (fit and finish) and it had a somewhat big, satisfying sound acoustically; certainly better than any Michael Kelly or Ibanez acoustic bass at twice the price or more.  It also sounded good plugged in.  The tuner worked fine.  But if you can believe it, the strings on this fretless bass buzzed at the first and second fret positions on the A and E strings.  Trussrod adjustments did not remedy the problem.  This was because either the trussrod was not working/attached properly, or as I believe, the neck was warped in TWO places: one at the first and second fret area (improper planing of the neck) and the other where the neck/fretboard meets the guitar body.  So I returned the product. What a shame - if the manufacturer had only spent a little more time on the quality of the neck this $250 instrument would be a steal!  Incidently, the description of this guitar says the body has a "satin finish";  it is actually gloss. I returned the guitar.
I've been playing bass for 30 years. This Dean fretless bass guitar was beautiful looking in its construction (fit and finish) and it had a somewhat big, satisfying sound acoustically; certainly better than any Michael Kelly or Ibanez acoustic bass at twice the price or more. It also sounded good plugged in. The tuner worked fine. But if you can believe it, the strings on this fretless bass buzzed at the first and second fret positions on the A and E strings. Trussrod adjustments did not remedy the problem. This was because either the trussrod was not working/attached properly, or as I believe, the neck was warped in TWO places: one at the first and second fret area (improper planing of the neck) and the other where the neck/fretboard meets the guitar body. So I returned the product. What a shame - if the manufacturer had only spent a little more time on the quality of the neck this $250 instrument would be a steal! Incidently, the description of this guitar says the body has a "satin finish";  it is actually gloss. I returned the guitar.