The Dean 1Q Quilt Top Electric Bass is an excellent choice as either a beginner’s piece or backup axe for the seasoned player. With a custom designed neck, built exclusively for Dean Guitars and a contoured body, these basses are built for maximum playability from the first note. Dean Guitar’s incredibly high standards of construction and quality control require that no instrument be sold that does not meet the highest standard. Occasionally an instrument may have a cosmetic flaw or receive a small, barely perceivable, blemish and while not readily apparent to the naked eye the flaw remains. Such instruments still meet the exceptionally lofty quality requirements of any other Dean Guitar or Bass, while allowing us to offer you a pristine instrument at a discounted price. Each bass is brand new, never having been played and in the box ready to ship to you.