Product: Dean Guitars Black Gold ML
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
10/26/2007
at
04:52pm
by
jojo
Features
:
No Opinion
i didnt see any reviews of this product so i thought i may as well post one. ml shape, 24.75 scale length, tune o matic, grover tuners, v shape neck. i believe it was made in korea. it has a mahogany body with a flame maple laminate and a set mahogany neck, all painted black. there is a gibson style 3 way selector switch, 2 gold dean passive humbuckers (hence the black gold)
Sound
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8
i play mostly metal with a fair bit of rock thrown in. for rock, these pickups are perfect. the neck pickup is especially creamy and the bridge humbucker fulfills all my rock needs in that i can play gnr, gary moore, thin lizzy etc. it can do the les paul thing as, you'd expect from a guitar such as this, except a bit weaker. clean, it can do sparkley jazzy tones, and im loathe to swap the bridge pickup out for a bill lawrence l500xl, even though i want a more 'metal' sound because it really is a rock guitar and tonally its perfect for a more rock oriented sound.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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7
i got it second hand, and have yet to set it up. when i got it a string was missing and the action and intonation was way out of whack, it still played great. the neck has a fatness to it that i can just grab when im bending, even though i have quite small hands. the smaller scale length is what drew me to this guitar and i have to say it really is easy to play. ive had a look at dean usa's and the binding and finish is nowhere near that standard, but what do you expect for a 500 quid guitar. it plays well and thats the most important thing.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
looks solid, feels solid. grover tuners etc, so its probably going to last.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
never dealt with them
Overall Rating
:
8
ive been playing for 11 years, since i was an ickle tike. i have a few other guitars. a shecter c7 hellraiser, an ltd mh400 and i play through a roland cube. i got rid of a much louder marshall because i dont gig any more. i only play at home and record. you can check out my music at
www.myspace.com/maxbohemiasmusic if you're interested. i dont play the dean on those songs but i plan to rectify that very soon.
i was considering a bc rich exotic classic bich but since it was made of nato, i just couldnt trust that bc rich didnt cut corners on other things that mattered. the dean is all mahogany. thats a good sign. and indeed it is a good guitar.
