Michael Ammot joins Dean Guitars

[sami]

Dean Guita​rs is proud​ to annou​nce that guita​rist extra​odina​ire Micha​el Amott​ of Arch Enemy​ and Carca​ss has signe​d on with Dean guita​rs.​ Dean CEO Ellio​tt Rubin​son state​s “I have been a fan of Micha​el for some time and we are extre​mely excit​ed that he has decid​ed to make Dean guita​rs his home.​ Micha​el Amott​ is a very well respe​cted guita​rist world​wide and we look forwa​rd to worki​ng very close​ly with him to desig​n his dream​ guita​r.​

“I conta​cted Dean guita​rs said Amott​ as I was looki​ng for the right​ guita​r compa​ny and I knew that if peopl​e like Micha​el Schen​ker,​ Dave Musta​ine,​ Dimeb​ag and Lesli​e West have made Dean their​ home that I neede​d to check​ it out. They sent me two V’s to check​ out and I immed​iatel​y fell in love with them.​ I am sure my new signa​ture guita​r will meet all of my deman​ds as well as the needs​ of my fans aroun​d the globe​.​"

Amott​ is curre​ntly doing​ a Carca​ss reuni​on world​ tour and will be back touri​ng with Arch Enemy​ again​ in Decem​ber.​

Be sure to Stay Tuned​ and be on the looko​ut for the Micha​el Amott​ Signa​ture Guita​r to be unvei​led at NAMM 2009!​

http://www.deanguitars.com/

WEIRD. I woulda never guessed which company he'd join. I own a Dean myself and still find this surprising.

I even saw Carcass recently and it didn't hit me that he was playing a Dean onstage till now:

 

[MikeH]

FAIL.

 

[FYP666]

Yep, just saw it too myself... I got an e-mail from Dean guitars, and there Michael said that he's sure he'll be pleased with his signature model

So i guess Dean will be releasing his signature model, and in good luck already next year. Lets hope it'll be better than those Trivium signature models, and the worst thing is that Dean puts there Deans own pu's not the real ones they actually use

 

[Randy]

FAIL.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Dean by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[FYP666]

FAIL.

That is YOUR opinion, but if he's happy with em', then you can't really say anything for him :chris:

 

[sami]

Yeah, the stock pup in my Dean MLX is shite.... Ammot's main bridge pup is Duncan SH-4s so I'm interested to see if his custom model will have it or their crappy pups.

 

[Randy]

That is YOUR opinion, but if he's happy with em', then you can't really say anything for him :chris:

Yeah, that's totally true... I just think that Dean, as a company, is a little sub-par (exploitation, quality control, etc). I'm sure the guitars and the treatment that Michael will get there are top notch...

However, the quality, production, and the promotion of the signature models they'll release might be another story. I guess time will tell.

 

[Kagami]

you know, the quality of that company is shown in that quote

 

[sami]

I knew that if peopl​e like Micha​el Schen​ker,​ Dave Musta​ine,​ Dimeb​ag and Lesli​e West have made Dean their​ home that I neede​d to check​ it out.

With that right there, maybe he shoulda joined DBZ instead??

 

[Randy]

^

 

[winterlover]

ESP...to dean???????

EEEPPPPIIICCCCC fail

 

[Groff]

His ESP Ninjas were some of the most badass guitars... Now he's sporting a Schenker V knock off? Not sure what he was thinking, but I'm not him so....

But I mean when Dean himself says he doesn't even like his own company anymore and leaves, I don't think I could be attracted to them.

 

[Apophis]

sometimes choices are strange

 

[Ruins]

ESP...to dean???????

EEEPPPPIIICCCCC fail

His ESP Ninjas were some of the most badass guitars... Now he's sporting a Schenker V knock off? Not sure what he was thinking, but I'm not him so....

But I mean when Dean himself says he doesn't even like his own company anymore and leaves, I don't think I could be attracted to them.

i couldn't agree any more

 

[kristallin]

It's the closest thing to a money smiley I could find...

 

[The-Zeronaut]

why didnt he go to Caparison like his brother?...
epic failure

 

[Lucky Seven]

Well, at least it's a michael schenker sig?

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

It's the closest thing to a money smiley I could find...

Whatever, if hes happy with it good for him.

 

[zimbloth]

why didnt he go to Caparison like his brother?...
epic failure

Because Caparison wouldn't pay him the most money. Guys, endorsement deals are rarely about what these guys like the most or what makes them 'happy'. It's about getting paid. You think Mick Thompson volunteered to play Ibanez? They pay him 6 figures. No reason to get worked up over it, it's just business

I'm sure he still will play his ESPs and Gibsons in the studio or wherever. I doubt this will last long anyways.

 

[Luan]

after all the dean thing, isn't this the worst moment to join them???