whats your opinion on dean guitars?

[wes225225]

i like the ml's alot....and thats about it

[DrDoug]

I have never owned one, but the head on a Dean is too much for me. I really like some of their body designs, but I just can't get past that head.

Not bad, just not for me.

[wes225225]

the head is a bit odd

[VinceV]

You know what they say, "Even odd head is good head"

[straycat]

I had an 81 blueburst V and it was a great guitar.I would love to have a Z with a floyd.

[Special-K]

I would love to have a Dean Dime Razorback or the one with the lightning graphic on my wall but not really into playing a dean... The head just doesn`t look right to me..

[Megadeth79]

Like them But way toooooo expensive. Not wise to pay a guitar 1200 bucks with a licensed tremolo and made in China. The US models are cool but bad pricewise. Just my .02.

[Spaceace]

I love the fact that they sell rounded V's with no pick guard......but I can not make it past the Head stock.

[sonicsamurai]

i've got one, i used to use it all the time, but then i bought an RR 24 and a strat, and i just play those now

[AK47]

Dean guitars used to be the best quality and bang for the buck. Now they are mostly made in China not Korea and price has made them no longer a great value.

[Drake S.]

Like most of their models , great guitars , hate the headstocks

[Joe_Steeler]

FUGLY as a squared kick in the nutz.

[cdwillis]

I for one dig the bigass split headstock. It fits well with the ML and Z shapes. Their superstrat and LP style guitars are fugly though.

[markb]

I used to hate them. The Les Paul/Explorer/V mutations were so sad it was just pitiful. But whatever. They make the sweetest flying V out there I have to say. And the workmanship is good, no matter the look of the guitar. Their guitars always seem to have a warm fat tone with a lot of overtones. I'd take a Dean over a Music Man or a Hamer etc any day.

[Cygnus X1]

I used to hate them. The Les Paul/Explorer/V mutations were so sad it was just pitiful. But whatever. They make the sweetest flying V out there I have to say. And the workmanship is good, no matter the look of the guitar. Their guitars always seem to have a warm fat tone with a lot of overtones. I'd take a Dean over a Music Man or a Hamer etc any day.

Odd you should mention Hamer...I kind of equate old Deans with Hamers as far as feel, sound, and overall quality. As well as bang for the buck. I prefer the looks of most Hamers over the Deans, but I've run across some nice Deans, too. Headstock designs vary a little bit, as Dean didn't always use the large V.
I haven't played any Music Man's at all, so I can't comment on that.