Dean Guitar Model Numbers

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Imported Dean guitars however (ones made in Korea, or more recently, China) do not have year-coded serial numbers and have to be dated by configuration and design. It would appear that yours was manufactured outside the US.

A guitar’s model or serial number can provide you with important information about your instrument, such as the name of the model, the year it was made, the location of the factory and how many of its kind were created. This data is critical for determining the age and value of your guitar. Located within our 110,000 square foot, worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida, the Dean USA Custom Shop is a state-of-the-art, woodworking facility designed for the sole purpose of producing the best looking and best playing, Made in USA, guitars in the world. Anchoring the Dean. Look for a distinctive serial number located on the back of the headstock. Dean guitars made in the United States have a seven-digit serial number. The first two numbers indicate the year the guitar was manufactured. The succeeding numbers are the Dean production numbers. The lawn care guy recently died. So the info on this guitar is sparse. Could've gotten it 6 to 10 years ago. Not clear whether Elliot owned Dean yet, or whether this guitar was from his store's stock. Anyway, it's a Cadillac body shape. The person that took the pics said there is no serial number in any of the usual places. Also, nowhere is it.

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Dean Guitars
Private
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1977; 43 years ago
HeadquartersTampa, Florida, United States
Area served
Global
Evan Rubinson
(President & CEO)
Products
    • Guitars
    • Bass guitars
OwnerArmadillo Enterprises, Inc.
Number of employees
100
Websitedeanguitars.com

Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American importer and maker of stringed instruments and musical products with its headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Its products include solid-body electric guitars, bass guitars, and acoustic guitars. The company also distributes resonators, basses, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, amplifiers, guitar cases, accessories, and custom guitar pickups.

The company was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1976 by Dean Zelinsky, but came to prominence under Elliott Rubinson in 1997 after his company, Armadillo Enterprises, purchased the Dean trade name.[1]

History[edit]

Dean Guitars started in 1976 and made instruments used by bands such as Heart, Kansas, The Cars, Molly Hatchet, Triumph and ZZ Top.[2]

Dean artists Michael Schenker and Wayne Findlay with Dean owner Elliott 'Dean' Rubinson

With the advent of the Superstrat and grunge music, Dean Zelinsky sold the business to Oscar Medeiros of Tropical Music, who gained ownership of the brand from 1986, and until 1995 focused on selling to Latin bands overseas. The company had all but disappeared from the American market at that point.[3][1]

Armadillo Enterprises, under the leadership of Elliott Rubinson, then purchased the Dean trade name in 1997. Rubinson, a musician who toured as a bass player for the Michael Schenker Group, Uli Jon Roth and Michael Angelo Batio[4] expanded Dean's products to include acoustic, electric and bass guitars; mandolins, banjos and ukuleles with prices from less than $99 to more than $13,000.[4] Rubinson had previously built Thoroughbred Music,[5] a music retail store, music supply, and music clinic. Rubinson sold Thoroughbred to Sam Ash Music in 1999 so he could focus on Dean.[6][7]

Dean artist Dave Mustaine with his Dean signature VMNT 'Rust in Peace'

After getting a number of endorser-user guitarists (including Dimebag Darrell, Michael Angelo Batio, Michael Schenker, Leslie West, Dave Mustaine, Michael Amott, and Jacky Vincent),[8] Dean Guitars' popularity increased. Under Armadillo Enterprises the company outgrew its Clearwater site and moved to a larger building that includes a custom guitar shop.[1][9] Today the company also assembles guitar pickups[10] and guitar parts.

In December 2016, Elliott Rubinson's son, Evan Rubinson, assumed the position of President and CEO at Armadillo Enterprises (which includes Dean Guitars, Luna Guitars, and ddrum).[3]

In February 2017, Elliott 'Dean' Rubinson died from cancer.[11] Richard Ash, CEO of Sam Ash Music Stores, said, 'Elliott was a true genius. He would have been successful in any business but he went with his passion for music and built his business around it.. He was truly one of my heroes. RIP Elliott Rubinson.'[12]

Instruments[edit]

Various Dean guitar models

Dean has the line of electric guitars that includes the ML, V, Z, Cadillac, Splittail, Soltero, EVO, Icon, Custom Zone, Vendetta and Deceiver models.

Dean also has many signature electric guitar models. The company offers a number of Dimebag Darrell models.

The company has also worked closely with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth on a line of guitars. These cost from around $300 for imports to over $6000 for USA-built instruments. The Dean USA Dave Mustaine Signature VMNT Holy Grail [13] electric guitar, a more recent incarnation of the V introduced in 2016, is an example of the brand.

Dean also makes signature models for Bret Michaels, Michael Schenker, Leslie West, Michael Angelo Batio, Michael Amott, Rusty Cooley, and other artists.[4]

The company's bass guitar models include the ML, V, Z, Cadillac, Edge, Metal Man / Demonator, Hillsboro, Entwistle, EVO, Razorback, and Custom Zone. Dean also imports and markets other string instruments such as resonator guitars, mandolins and banjos.

In 2017, Dean unveiled several new musical instruments[14] to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary.

In 2018, the company formed a partnership between Dean USA Custom Shop and Angel's Envy Bourbon[15] to produce the Dean Envy Series guitars made from whiskey cask barrels.

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Affiliated companies[edit]

Armadillo Enterprises, the parent company of Dean Guitars, also owns Luna Guitars and ddrum.

Notes[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ abc'Business: Dean gets new digs, designs'. 2005-02-27. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-09.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. ^'A Brief History of Dean Guitars'. www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  3. ^ ab'Episode 42: Elliott Rubinson, CEO of Dean Guitars, ddrum, and Luna Guitars breaks down the music biz like few can'. www.musicbizcast.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. ^ abc'Dean Guitars CEO Elliott Dean Rubinson Talks Gigging with Uli Jon Roth, Balancing Life As a Musician'. Guitar World. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  5. ^'Security Check Required'. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  6. ^'www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/1999/04/12/daily3.html'. www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  7. ^'Elliott Rubinson'. NAMM.org. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  8. ^Jim Aardema (2013-04-08), Branding and Marketing Planning - Dean Guitars, Luna Guitars, Ddrum Drums, retrieved 2017-03-03
  9. ^DeanGuitarsVideos (2016-09-28), Dean Guitars USA Shop, retrieved 2017-02-09
  10. ^DeanGuitarsVideos (2009-04-29), Dean USA DMT Pickups, Live at NAMM'09, retrieved 2017-02-09
  11. ^'Elliott Rubinson: The Man Who Made it Happen - All That Shreds!'. All That Shreds!. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  12. ^'Sam Ash Music Stores on Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  13. ^Dean USA Dave Mustaine Signature VMNT Holy Grail
  14. ^new musical instruments
  15. ^https://www.deanguitars.com/evan-rubinson-vision-for-the-future

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External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dean Guitars.
  • Elliott Rubinson Interview NAMM Oral History Program (2010)
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