You don't have to spend a fortune to own a great sounding guitar. Just
score a Dean tradition AK48 dreadnought. With at spruce top and
mahogany back and sides, it delivers great tone. Its rosewood
fingerboard and comfortable neck makes it easy to play, and quality
sealed tuners stay in tune to keep your sound sweet. Choose a hip
transparent finish and look cool on the street or on the stage.
The Guitar is an ideal start or intermediate guitar and with the
addition of the Hard guitar case we have been blown away with the
exceptional price on these guitars.
Specification:
- Sealed Tuners
- Mahogany back and sides
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Select Spruce top
- Choice of colours
- Hard shell dean banded case included
About Dean Guitars
Dean Guitars Established in 1976 in Chicago, IL by Dean B. Zelinsky, is currently owned by Armadillo Enterprises in Tampa, Florida. They have a 110,000 square foot facility where they produce a line of USA made guitars. They have a line of import models as well.
They had their beginnings in 1976 when the teenager Dean Zelinsky decided he wanted to create a different kind of guitar design than what was present in the market. Dean started to design guitars that would defy traditional shapes and create good tone and playability for the guitarist. His first guitars were v-shaped and pointed which was both a function of design and helped enhance the guitars tone.
After nearly ten years of production, Zelinsky decided that he no longer wanted to manufacture guitars and sold the company. Oscar Medeiros had ownership of the brand name and trademark until the mid 90s. The guitars Medeiros created under the Dean name were also considered quality instruments.
Medeiros stopped manufacturing Dean Guitars in the mid 1990s or so when Armadillo Enterprises purchased the company and began making them. It was not long before they contacted Zelinsky. He worked for the company as an executive and creative director.
Dean Zelinsky is back in the guitar market with his new guitar company, DBZ Guitars, which was made public in August 2008. Dean Zelinsky no longer has any affiliation with Dean Guitars.
Dean Artists
Dean features a diverse line up of artists from thrash metal icon Dave Mustaine of Megadeth to jazz bassist Jeff Berlin. Dean Guitars' popularity soared with the return of Dimebag Darrell in 2004, guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan. Dean offers over 30 different Dimebag models today.
Artists who have signature models with Dean Guitars include Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Michael Amott of Arch Enemy, Michael Angelo Batio (solo artist and clinician), Leslie West of Mountain, Rusty Cooley of Outworld, Vinnie Moore (solo artist), Eric Peterson of Testament, Michael Schenker of MSG and Rudolph Schenker of Scorpions, Justin Seagraves of Seagraves.
Guitar and Bass Models
The company is best known for their line of electric guitars that include the ML, Razorback, Cadillac, Soltero, Split Tail, Vendetta and the Dean V.
The company's bass guitar models include the Demonator, Edge, Rhapsody, EVO and Zone.
A small amount of Dean's business revolves around acoustic guitars. In addition to the traditional acoustic instrument shapes, Dean also has acoustic versions of their ML and V electric guitars.
