Dean guitars

History[edit]
Dean Guitars was founded by Dean Zelinsky in 1977, when he was 20 years old. Oscar
Medeiros gained ownership of the brand in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[2] Armadillo Enterprises,
under the leadership of Elliott Dean Rubinson then purchased the Dean trade name in 1997.
Rubinson continues to run the company today and is also an active musician. He tours as bass
player for the Michael Schenker Group as well as for Uli Jon Roth and Michael Angelo
Batio.[3] Zelinsky left the company in 2008 to form DBZ Guitars.

Instruments[edit]
Dean is best known for their line of electric guitars that include the ML, V, Z, Cadillac,
Splittail, Soltero, EVO, Custom Zone, Vendetta and Deceiver models. In 2012, Dean Guitars
debuted its 35th Anniversary Collection including reissues of the original 1977 ML, V and Z.

Dean headstock

Dean also has many signature electric guitar models. Dean offers numerous Dimebag
Darrell models, including some signature ML models and his own original shapes,
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the Razorback and Razorback V. Dean also has signature models for Dave Mustaine, Bret
Michaels, Michael Schenker, Leslie West, Michael Angelo Batio, Michael Amott, Rusty Cooley, and
other artists.

The company's bass guitar models include the ML, V, Z, Cadillac, Edge, Demonator, Hillsboro, EVO,
and Custom Zone.

Dean offers several acoustic guitar and bass models as well.

Other products[edit]
In 2007, Dean Guitars began producing their own pickups, called DMT (Dean Magnetic
Technologies). Dean manufactures artist signature pickups for Dime, Schenker, West, Batio, Amott,
Moore and others.[4]

Dean also produces amplifiers for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. At the 2009 NAMM trade
show, Dean unveiled the new Dime Blacktooth amplifier, which is a recreation of Dime's favorite amp
that he played in Pantera for over 12 years. It was released to the public in early 2010. The 20-watt
combo version kept the Blacktooth name, but the head and cabinet version were renamed the Dean
Dimebag D100 and D412. The Blacktooth, D100 and D412 are now produced by a subsidiary of
Dean Guitars, Dime Amplification.