Mustaine left Dean and went to Gibson/Epiphone/Kramer

[MaxOfMetal]

Artists like Dave aren't like us.

They're not getting a random production line guitar. No matter what company, they're going to have thier best team build it or at the very least make sure thier A-Team goes over it to make sure it's 100%, then send it to the artist's professional guitar tech to be set up.

So it's pointless to debate who has better retail quality in a situation like this.

 

[Pat]

Didn't know about the PRS pointy headstock except the Dan Spitz one he got as a joke. It can't be a lot of PRS pointy headstocks out there?

Sorry I meant just the regular headstock, as in it is quite pointy

 

[Ataraxia2320]

Sorry I meant just the regular headstock, as in it is quite pointy

The regular PRS headstock is a thing of beauty, the pointy headstock and the dean headstock are horribly off proportion and curves wise.

Just my 2c.

 

[manu80]

Ok...i’m in for the black one !!!

 

[watson503]

I don't get why people hate the Dean headstock but don't mind the pointy PRS headstock?

The Dean custom shop is awesome just for the wiring alone - check out airborne5150 on Instagram

For real, Barnes' work is clean af.

 

[mmr007]

I don't get why people hate the Dean headstock but don't mind the pointy PRS headstock?

I actually loathe them both

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Ok...i’m in for the black one !!!
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Shit you beat me to it. The shape looks SO much better with binding and without that weird-ass bevel. Not sure how I feel about the hurricane inlays.

 

[Ataraxia2320]

Ok...i’m in for the black one !!!
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These look infinitely better than the mustaine v's. It's amazing what a bevel, binding, and weird inlays can do to mess up a design.

 

[manu80]

They dont have that effin V plate!!!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I also think that's Dean's first guitar with an Evertune.

 

[manu80]

They could have done the single hum V as a Punk like the zero they did, weird ot didn't appear earlier
The transblack is cool
Makes me think about the usa zero transblack you posted in the other thread. Without the inlays it would have been killer. Maybe the fact that I cancelled the kK dean ( they say natural neck so i wanna see how they deal with it on pics before, instead of a whole black guitar) was a good thing....

 

[v1nter]

I would die if they really would name these the "Vengeance" series. Would be an absolute Chad move from Dean.

But seriously these look great. Fishman Pickups AND (i didnt even noticed it at first sight) an Evertune on a production Dean ? Thats insane. Also flat tops ? Yes please !
The inlays are definitely weird though.

 

[manu80]

Looks like the one onthe leie west/soltero series
I find vengeance funny as it’s linked to mustaine move to Gibson I guess ald not worse than warlock or tempest or warrior . It’s metal !
« What you got here ? I got a vengeance V » sounds good

 

[works0fheart]

Ok...i’m in for the black one !!!
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These look both significantly better than Dave's Gibsons and his Dean's lol. I'd get any of the 3 of those. I really like the left one though

 

[Metal Mortician]

I love the look of the Deans! But the inlays do remind me of, um, the female parts. Thanks Freud.

 

[hanzzen]

Ok...i’m in for the black one !!!
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Oh man, the red Evertune one. GAS incoming.

 

[hanzzen]

I wonder if they're gonna keep the Zero shape around as well.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I wonder if they're gonna keep the Zero shape around as well.

Yep.

 

[hanzzen]

Yep.

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Sweet!

 

[manu80]

mmm so Dave doesnt own the zero design ?