Dean Guitars is a manufacturer of musical instruments, primarily famous for their electric guitars. A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... An entrepreneur (a loanword from French introduced and first defined by the Irish economist Richard Cantillon) is a person who operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Armadillo Enterprises, Inc. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickup (music)s to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ...

History

Dean Guitars was created in 1977 by luthier Dean Zelinsky who began building guitars at an early age. Zelinsky thought that rock guitar design had stagnated and decided to do what he could to change things. The first Dean guitars were released in the mid-1970s and featured designs including "pointy" guitar bodies and large V-shaped headstocks. These designs quickly gained in popularity because of the radical look and also because of the improved tone and sustain of the guitars. They also had a unique neck.[1] An engravers impression of Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Typical headstock of an electric guitar This article is about part of a stringed instrument. ...

Dean's marketing campaign, which featured models holding the guitars in alluring poses, was widely copied by other guitar manufacturers until the onset of the grunge rock movement in the 1990s. (Advertising-heavy magazines from this time, such as Guitar for the Practicing Musician, heavily influenced "lad mags" such as Maxim.) Dean has since revived this practice. Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that was inspired by hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock. ... Lad culture also Laddish culture is a subculture commonly associated with Britpop music of the 1990s and the BBC TV sitcom, Men Behaving Badly. ... Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ...

In 1986, Zelinsky decided he did not want to continue making guitars and sold the company to make furniture. He has attributed his decision to the popularity of the "superstrat", which he derides as a "Floyd Rose trem with a guitar attached to it." In the late 1990s, Elliott Rubinson (CEO of Dean Guitars) revived the brand name, later bringing Zelinsky back aboard as an executive and creative consultant. Since then, Dean Guitars has grown in to one of the leading guitar companies in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Their online BBS community continues to be the most active in the entire industry with close to 10,000 active users and growing.

Guitar/Bass Designs

Classic Dean Guitar Designs

• Dean USA SEE all Dean USA Guitars
• Dean Z
• Dean ML This guitar is perhaps the most well-known Dean model (due to guitarist Dimebag Darrell.) The mass of the guitar is spread out over a wider area than most guitars in order to maximize sustain. The "V"-shaped headstock and "string-through-body" design are also used to increase sustain and improve tone. Named after Mat Lynn, a childhood friend of Dean.
• Dean V
• Dean Cadillac or "Caddy":
• Dean Baby Series: These guitars are smaller, less cosmetically detailed versions of the V, ML, and Z. They are popular among guitarists who like the aggressive styling of the classic Dean designs, but prefer a lighter guitar.
• Dean E'Lite
• Dean Hollywood

Dean Razorback designed by Dimebag.

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New guitar designs

• Hardtail
• Vendetta
• EVO ("Evolved, of Vintage Origins")
• Psychobilly
• Razorback (A radical variation of the ML model designed by Dimebag Darrell)
• Razorback V (Another design by Dimebag Darrell before his death)
• Custom 450
• Icon
• Nashvegas Zone
• Razor
• Exotica
• Mach 7
• Mach 5
• VMNT (the new Dave Mustaine signature model that was released at the NAMM convention center January 19th 2007)
• Playmate V (acoustic/electric bass guitar)
• Sarasota 12
• Soltero
• Palomino
• Performer
• Tradition
• Avalanche
• Splittail (new for 2007)
• MAB-1 Armourflame Michael Angelo Batio's custom guitar

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Bass Guitars

• Metalman ML
• Metalman V
• Metalman Z
• Metalman Detonator
• Razorback Bass
• Razorback V Bass
• Cadillac Bass
• Sledge Hammer
• Edge
• Vendetta
• Rhapsody
• Pace Bass
• Evo
• Zone Bass
• Edge Q5 & Q4

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Famous users

• Dimebag Darrell (Pantera),(Damageplan) (ML)
• Adam Darski (Behemoth)
• Karl Sanders (Nile)
• Vinnie Moore ((solo artist, UFO))
• Jeff Berlin (Edge)
• Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro) (MAB-1 Armourflame,ML,Mach 7)
• Corey Beaulieu (Trivium) (Razorback V, ML)
• Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (USA Hardtail)
• Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) (Michael Schenker V)
• David Allan Coe, plays confederate flag "Dimebag" edition.
• Rusty Cooley (Outworld),(Revolution)
• Rick Derringer
• Glen Drover (Megadeth) (Cadillac)
• Elliot Easton (The Cars) (ML)
• Rik Emmett (Triumph) (V)
• Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) (Z)
• Billy Greer (Kansas) ( Edge)
• Sammy Hagar (Van Halen and Montrose) (ML)
• Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) (ML)
• Matt Heafy (Trivium) (Razorback)
• Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) (Z)
• Kerry Livgren (Kansas) (Z)
• Rich Williams (Kansas) (Z)
• Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) (VMNT)
• Ric Ocasek (The Cars) (Cadillac)
• Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) (Dean Evo Noir S3)
• Michael Schenker (UFO and MSG) (V)
• Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions) (V)
• Patrick Sweany
• Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) (Cadillac)
• Dallas Toler-Wade (Nile)
• Leslie West (Mountain) (Soltero)
• Nancy Wilson (Heart) (Z)
• Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), (Ozzy Ozbourne) (Razorback)(Splittail)
• David "Evil D" Vincent (Morbid Angel) (Metalman Detonator)
• Sascha Gerstner (Helloween)
• Tiho Orlic (Marko Perkovic Thompson)
• Glen Alvelais (Tenent, Forbidden), (Razorback)
• (Matt Milan Brinkman)

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External links

• Official Dean Website

Dimebag Guitars http://www.deanguitars.com/dimebag.php