Mustaine left Dean and went to Gibson/Epiphone/Kramer

[MetalGravy]

All they seem to have left that I know about are Kerry King (retired) and Michael Amott. Is Eric Peterson from Testament still with dean?

And they'll prolly lose Amott once Mustaine announces his new endorsement.

I say Strictly 7--don't call it a comeback!

 

[Demiurge]

You know what is funny about this?

Chris Canella is the product manager/ artist relations guy at Dean. Chris was at Jackson and since he left, Jackson got a bunch of artists and their product line up has gotten much better. Then he went to ESP and ESP had a few artists leave and as I remember their product lineup for a while is not the best, ok but it could have been better, then he left ESP and now ESP is gaining artists and since he left, ESP's product line up has been killing it. And now he is at Dean and artists are leaving, big Dean artists too....

I have a feeling Chris Canella is the common theme here. It could just be a hunch but this is what I notice.

Sounds like a bad reputation to have. Or he's the guy to bring-in when management believes they'll save money on a lighter artist roster.

 

[Church2224]

Sounds like a bad reputation to have. Or he's the guy to bring-in when management believes they'll save money on a lighter artist roster.

I have seen this in my own work industry...

Guys, mainly account managers, would move around from company to company, leaving after a little while. The reasons they left were either they were fired or the previous company pretty much "Asked them to leave" due to incompetency. Problem is, many other competitors did not realize these people's experience and only saw their resume and hired them on the spot out of desperation. And the cycle continued...

 

[Ataraxia2320]

You know what is funny about this?

Chris Canella is the product manager/ artist relations guy at Dean.

All I needed to know for an explanation lol. He's got the touch of death.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I've heard Chris' name tossed around, never in a derogatory way. I wouldn't be so quick to throw the guy under the bus. The thing is, these artist reps tend to take thier clients with them when they move around every so often. When Mike Taft left Ibanez for FMIC he brought several of his long time Ibanez guys with him. That's sort of the norm.

The thing with Dean, we think of them as this huge mainstream guitar company, when it's really a small operation. If artists want an endless supply of high end guitars, they might not be the best option. Same with touring support.

It's important to understand that professional players aren't like us. They don't choose a guitar brand the same way we do. It's all a business transaction.

Back to Dean, since the elder Rubinson died, things have been in a sort of state of transition at Armadillo. Don't get me wrong, I think Armadillo has run Dean 1000 times better than DZ, but it's definitely a factor.

 

[ibenhad]

Would love to see him playing a Hufschmid....

 

[Seabeast2000]

I have seen this in my own work industry...

Guys, mainly account managers, would move around from company to company, leaving after a little while. The reasons they left were either they were fired or the previous company pretty much "Asked them to leave" due to incompetency. Problem is, many other competitors did not realize these people's experience and only saw their resume and hired them on the spot out of desperation. And the cycle continued...

Usually the customer has it easy over the employers investment into guys like that. Hey, soaking up payroll and bullshitting your manager through another bad quarter/year IS the sale for some. Bonus points for histrionics.
Digress...... don't know this Carella guy or the industry.

 

[StevenC]

Would love to see him playing a .............

A what?

 

[Bodes]

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

A what?

Don't be stupid, you know he said 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[MFB]

I was just surprised it got past the filter the first time

 

[Vyn]

Also worth noting that MAB and Rusty have all left within the last couple of years as well. Karl gets lessons off of Rusty, wouldn't be surprised if down the track Karl went to Ormsby (which is where Rusty is at the moment).

 

[Zado]

Dave Mustaine Guitars, Inc.

Safest bet by far.

 

[manu80]

Would have just waited for dean to release a black/gold karl Sanders instead of that shitty graphic before karl leaves lol

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Also worth noting that MAB and Rusty have all left within the last couple of years as well. Karl gets lessons off of Rusty, wouldn't be surprised if down the track Karl went to Ormsby (which is where Rusty is at the moment).

The shocking thing is their MAB left Dean for one of those super budget brands that looks like it's competing with Monoprice.

Also I can see Ormsby working with Karl and making a new version of his old KXK harpoon guitar.

 

[Mathemagician]

The shocking thing is their MAB left Dean for one of those super budget brands that looks like it's competing with Monoprice.

Also I can see Ormsby working with Karl and making a new version of his old KXK harpoon guitar.

Not super shocking for MAB seeing as he either likely has an ownership stake or a much higher per-unit cut of the profits. And he’s a bigger name than the brand so he can control his sales goals.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Not super shocking for MAB seeing as he either likely has an ownership stake or a much higher per-unit cut of the profits. And he’s a bigger name than the brand so he can control his sales goals.

This.

The dude is pushing 65, he's probably setting himself up for something of a retirement vs. hunting for fancy guitars, especially in this state of the world.

 

[nightflameauto]

If Dave Mustaine starts up his own guitar brand, how long before we see the headline, "Dave Mustaine leaves Dave Mustaine Concepts/Guitars?"

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

If Dave Mustaine starts up his own guitar brand, how long before we see the headline, "Dave Mustaine leaves Dave Mustaine Concepts/Guitars?"

Or, he gets fired from the company, then he gets replaced as CEO by Kirk Hammet, who then takes the company into uncharted success.

 

[sirbuh]

This.

The dude is pushing 65, he's probably setting himself up for something of a retirement vs. hunting for fancy guitars, especially in this state of the world.

MAB mentioned having issue with the current mgmt team at Dean, multiple times.