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Dean Guitars Releases the Vengeance & Zero Models
March 3, 2021
New features include Fishman Fluence pickups and push/pull pots, EverTune, Floyd Rose or TonePros bridges, 24 jumbo stainless-steel frets, and glow-in-the-dark side markers.
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Dean Guitars Unveils the MD24 Floyd Roasted Maple Vintage
February 17, 2021
The guitar comes equipped with a Floyd 1000 Series tremolo system and direct mount Seymour Duncan TB5/APH-1 sandblasted Zebra pickups.
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Dean Guitars Reissues the Dime Razorback
January 13, 2021
The guitar offers several custom appointments including the unique rust graphic design and Seymour Duncan Dimebucker pickup.
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The Year in Gear 2020
December 17, 2020
It may be the understatement of the century, but this year was weird. Even so, the killer gear kept coming. Here are the goods that stood out as extra-great amongst our annual haul of Premier Guitar reviews.
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Dean Guitars Unveils Kerry King V Limited Edition Signature Guitar
October 27, 2020
Limited to only 50 pieces, this signature guitar arrives with a custom leather-bound Certificate of Authenticity signed by the man himself, along with a customized hardshell case.
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Dean Introduces the Edge Pro Select Series Bass Guitars
September 23, 2020
The new models offer a bolt-on neck with dual-action truss rod to ensure stability for the 5-piece maple walnut neck.
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Dean Guitars Reveals the Edge Select Burled Poplar Satin Natural Bass
August 18, 2020
The 4-string features a solid mahogany body matched with a highly figured poplar burl top with walnut center—street price will start at $729.
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Dean Guitars Unveils the Colt Bigsby
May 19, 2020
The guitar is loaded with DMT (Dean Magnetic Technologies) pickups, a piezo with dual passive outputs, plus an original Bigsby bridge.
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Dean Introduces the NashVegas Select Series
March 27, 2020
A new collection of singlecut guitars loaded with Seymour Duncan pickups that start at $749.
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Dean Guitars Introduces Exile Select Series
February 19, 2020
The six new models in this collection are designed with high-performance players in mind.
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Dean Thoroughbred Select Quilt Top TCS: The Premier Guitar Review
February 18, 2020
Flashy and fabulously playable, this single-cut boasts a surprising number of tonal personalities.
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Dean Guitars Expands Select Series with Cadi Select Quilt Top Floyd Ocean Burst
January 14, 2020
Using the company's Cadillac body shape, it includes a 22-fret neck, ebony fretboard, and a Floyd Rose 1000 bridge.
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Rig Rundown: Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Joel Hoekstra and Chris Caffery
December 25, 2019
Huge arena-rock guitar tones meet heavy-metal Christmas jams on one of the year’s most successful tours. Go behind the scenes to see how the guitar tandem kick out the holiday jams.
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Dean Guitars Adds Kerry King to Artist Roster
October 31, 2019
King will be debuting a line of USA and import models over the coming months.
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Dean Guitars Introduces the Select Series
June 14, 2019
New features include satin necks, mahogany bodies, and custom Seymour Duncan pickups.
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Rig Rundown: Uli Jon Roth
April 6, 2016
One of the pioneers of neo-classical metal demonstrates his exotic guitars through his ear-splitting setup.
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Dean Guitars Announces New Signature Models by Dave Mustaine, Eric Peterson, Jacky Vincent, and More
January 24, 2016
Mustaine's model is covered in a 24K gold leaf finish atop a blood red paint job.
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Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson
January 19, 2016
The thrash metal pioneers plot world conquest via Dystopia, an edgy new album that revisits the band’s roaring roots while showcasing the blazing Kiko Loureiro on guitar.
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Rig Rundown: Shinedown's Zach Myers and Eric Bass
September 11, 2013
Myers talks about his unwavering loyalty to PRS Guitars showing us his current touring collection while Bass discusses his various signature Dean basses and why he's using a solid-state guitar head for distorted bass tones.
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Dean Guitars Buddy Blaze ML Electric Guitar Review
January 14, 2010
Dean recreates the Buddy Blaze-altered ML Dimebag Darrell made famous.
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