Dean Guitars have introduced 26 models across the catalog, including both the electric and acoustic segments. The spotlights were on the electric guitar range which received 19 models.
Dean is among the most prominent and traditional US guitar brands. With reputation carefully built for over four decades, Dean has come a long way from a small company to a global guitar brand. Dean`s appearance on 2018 NAMM only confirmed the good times and growth will continue in years to come. The lineup unveiled in Anaheim, Ca, featured 26 new models, 19 electric guitars, four acoustics, and three electric basses. As for the structure of the novelties lineup, Dean went with the classics – ML, Z, V, Edge, and St. Augustine series for the most part. Also, several new signature models were unveiled, as were several limited editions. New Dean electric guitars are: USA ML Patents Pending, USA Thoroughbred Plain Top Floyd, Gran Sport X, ZX Flame Top, VX Flame Top, Thoroughbred X FM, MLX Flame Top, Icon X Flame Top, Michael Schenker Festival, V Dave Mustaine Killing Is My Business, Z 79 Blue Burst, V 79 Blue Burst, ML 79 Blue Burst, Rusty Cooley RC6, ML 79 PG, ML 79 Floyd Blue Burst, Dimebag Far Beyond Driven ML, Icon Baritone, and Dean Custom Run #15 Icon Trans Green. The new acoustics are: Espana Classical Plus Solid Top Cedar A/E, Espana Full Size Classical, St. Augustine Dreadnought Solid Wood, and St. Augustine Solid Wood Dread CAW. New electric basses are: Edge 4 Flame Top Fretless, Edge 6 Flame Top, and Jon Lawhon Hillsboro.
Dean USA ML Patents Pending is a flagship model, with a set of classic 1970s features which include the over-sized headstock. Black paint scheme w/gold hardware, solid mahogany body, DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups, and 22-fret ebony fingerboard are also among major features. For further info and a full specs list, check ML Patents Pending detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean USA Thoroughbred Plain Top Floyd is another USA class model. It sports a $3,999 price tag (MSRP) and brings traditional hard rock/metal values. Solid mahogany body w/plain maple top, Floyd Rose Original bridge, USA DMT pickups, and ebony fingerboard are among the major features. For further info and a full specs list, check Thoroughbred Plain Top Floyd detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Gran Sport X was the only GS model to join the lineup at NAMM. It was unveiled in Trans Cherry and Classic Black, with both option sporting basswood bodies, maple necks, DMT Series electronics, and jatoba fingerboards. For further info and a full specs list, check Gran Sport X detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean ZX Flame Top is one of many X class models introduced this year. It is, actually, a refreshed variant of an already existing model of the same name. Main features include poplar/flame maple body, maple neck, jatoba fingerboard, and DMT Design pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check ZX Flame Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean VX Flame Top continues the X class theme, bringing forth great playability and tone at great price. Main features include a poplar/flame maple body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret jatoba fingerboard, and DMT Design humbuckers. For further info and a full specs list, check VX Flame Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Thoroughbred X FM is the new Thoroughbred series` basic model. It`ll be available in Trans Red and Trans Brazilia, bringing all of the standard X class features, such as poplar/maple body, maple neck, and DMT Design pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check Thoroughbred X FM detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean MLX Flame Top rocks the beautiful Trans Red color scheme, with black hardware, white binding, and black plastics. The standard X range recipe applies to this affordable ML, as well. It includes poplar/maple body, bolted maple neck, jatoba fingerboard, and DMT Design pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check MLX Flame Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Icon X Flame Top is the new basic model of the Icon range. It was introduced along with the rest of Dean Guitars` updates for 2018 at NAMM Show. Main features include poplar/flame maple body, DMT Design pickups, and maple neck w/jatoba fingerboard on top. For further info and a full specs list, check Icon X Flame Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Michael Schenker Festival is an affordable signature model, made primarily for younger players. The main features of this classic V include a solid mahogany body, set mahogany neck, jatoba fingerboard, and DMT Design stock pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check Festival detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean V Dave Mustaine Killing Is My Business is the only Dave Mustaine signature Dean introduced in Anaheim. Besides the Killing Is My Business graphic, the model features a beveled mahogany body, set mahogany neck, jatoba fingerboard, and DMT Design humbuckers. For further info and a full specs list, check Killing Is My Business detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Z 79 Blue Burst is one of four limited edition Blue Burst models (one V and two ML models are the remaining three members). Flat mahogany body, set mahogany neck, DMT Design electronics, and Grover hardware are among major features. For further info and a full specs list, check Z 79 Blue Burst detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean V 79 Blue Burst is one of three hard-tail Blue Burst series models. Like its brethren, it is a limited edition model, available only in Blue Burst color. Main features include a mahogany body, mahogany neck, DMT Design pickups, and Grover tuners. For further info and a full specs list, check V 79 Blue Burst detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean ML 79 Blue Burst is, together with a Z, a V, and another ML, a member of Dean`s new Blue Burst series. The blue-clad ML features a mahogany body, set mahogany neck, pau ferro fingerboard, and DMT Design pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check ML 79 Blue Burst detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Rusty Cooley RC6 is the newest in the line of shred-oriented Xenocide Rusty Cooley models. RC6 is an affordable six-stringer with a mahogany body, maple neck, Grover tuners, and a Floyd Rose Special bridge. For further info and a full specs list, check RC6 detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean ML 79 PG is a vintage-styled ML and an affordable one, as well. The $899 (MSRP) price tag brings a solid mahogany body w/pickguard on top, V-shaped mahogany neck, DMT Design pickups, and string-thru-body bridge. For further info and a full specs list, check ML 79 PG detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean ML 79 Floyd Blue Burst completes the Blue Burst quartet as its only Floyd Rose-equipped member. Other than the locking bridge, this ML is in line with the rest of the series, rocking a mahogany body, mahogany neck, DMT Design pickups, and pau ferro fingerboard. For further info and a full specs list, check ML 79 Floyd Blue Burst detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
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Dean Dimebag Far Beyond Driven ML is one ferocious beast, a re-imagining of the cult ML Dimebag Darrell used on Far Beyond Driven album. Mahogany body w/flame maple top, set mahogany neck, pau ferro fingerboard, and combined Seymour Duncan/DMT Design electronics make up this metal monster. For further info and a full specs list, check Far Beyond Driven ML detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Icon Baritone is the only long-scale six-stringer Dean introduced at NAMM this year. The 27”-scaled Icon rocks a mahogany body w/arched top, set mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, and EMG electronics. It will be available in Satin Black. For further info and a full specs list, check Icon Baritone detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Custom Run #15 Icon Trans Green concludes the lineup of new electric guitar models. Main features include a solid mahogany body w/flame maple top, set mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, and DMT Series Nostalgia pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check Dean Custom Run #15 detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Espana Classical Plus Solid Top Cedar A/E is the name of the first of two nylon-stringed Espana models introduced at NAMM. Main features include a single-cut classical body (mahogany/cedar), mahogany neck w/flat rosewood fingerboard, and DMT preamp. For further info and a full specs list, check Espana Classical Plus Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Espana Full Size Classical is a beginner`s classical guitar. It will be available in Classic Black, with gloss finish and black hardware. Main construction features include a mahogany/spruce body, mahogany neck, a flat walnut fingerboard. This Espana has no electronics. For further info and a full specs list, check Espana Full Size Classical detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean St. Augustine Dreadnought Solid Wood is a super-affordable steel-stringer. It rocks stripped-down styling, all-solid body construction, C-shaped neck attached at the 14th fret, a standard 20-fret rosewood fingerboard. It will be available in Satin Natural. For further info and a full specs list, check Dreadnought Solid Wood detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean St. Augustine Solid Wood Dread CAW is the fourth and last acoustic model Dean introduced at NAMM. It is, actually, an acoustic-electric guitar with a single-cut dreadnought body, neck attached at 14th fret, and Fishman`s Isys+ electronics system. For further info and a full specs list, check Solid Wood Dread CAW detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Edge 4 Flame Top Fretless is a four-stringed bass, a member of the popular Edge range. Main features include a mahogany body, passive DMT series soapbar pickups, 34”-scaled maple neck, 24-fret pau ferro fingerboard, and cool styling. For further info and a full specs list, check Edge 4 Flame Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Edge 6 Flame Top is the only currently available 6-stringed Edge model. It was introduced along with the rest of Dean updates for 2018. Main features include a mahogany body w/flame maple top, maple neck, 24-fret pau ferro fingerboard, and EMG pickups. For further info and a full specs list, check Edge 6 Flame Top detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
Dean Jon Lawhon Hillsboro is the only new signature model in electric bass segment. It offers modern design, modern and versatile tone, as well as outstanding build quality. Main features include alder body, maple neck, jatoba fingerboard and DMT Design bridge pickup. For further info and a full specs list, check Jon Lawhon Hillsboro detail page on our site or go to the Dean Guitars official web page.
