"Ack, how nice are the necks on those Dean Edge basses!"
Spot on. The neck rivals anything I've ever played, and the passive EMG's are truly awesome. It's just a really good all-around bass, and I think I paid like $150 with a HSC for it at Music-Go-Round. In my eyes, a completely underrated bass.
If you ever get a chance to play one of the ESP LTD's, pick one up and play it. It's another real comfortable bass with an amazing neck.
I'm going to try and post a few pics of my basses. I just sold the Samick RLB4 Hollowbody in the picture.
Cheers.