Anybody have an idea what Y2KV's are worth nowadays?

[toejam]

Have you played or do you own a Y2KV? If so, how do you compare the VMNT?

I don't own and have never played a Y2KV. Not sure if that had a "speed neck" profile or not, but I know the VMNT has pretty much the same speed neck profile of a regular KV2.

[Grahf]

How many Y2KV's have Floyds? I lucked upon this one last year, and it is a Custom Shop J serial number, but a Floyded Y2KV should command a higher price than the standard USA Production models.

Dude. the combination of the silver finish with the floyd and the chrome knobs makes that one of the sexiest guitars i have EVER seen. lucky man

[Newc]

Toe - IIRC, the Y2s did have the same profile as the KV. I can't recall the profile on the import Y2 - there've been so many necks through here - but I'm pretty sure someone else said it was the same as their KV1 Mustaine.

Then again, that may have been Vince who said it

[Brian]

I don't own and have never played a Y2KV. Not sure if that had a "speed neck" profile or not, but I know the VMNT has pretty much the same speed neck profile of a regular KV2.

Yes, the Y2KV's had the speed profile.

[toejam]

Cool. I kinda figured Dave spec'd it out the same way as his other guitars.

[PhantomLord]

Cool. I kinda figured Dave spec'd it out the same way as his other guitars.

Could you tell me a little bit about the VMNT, from your personal experience with it? I know it's probably blasphemy for me to talk about a Dean on these boards, but I can't help being a Mustaine-following sheep (even though, personally, I hate him and we don't get along... Long story, but Brian may know, if he is indeed who I think he is – Morphine from Deth.com?).

Is it pretty lightweight? The Y2KV feels like a freakin' ton of bricks. It plays pretty fast and has a good tone, but I'm also interested in the sound of the VMNT and the newer Mustaine pickups. I dunno, could you just give me a few general impressions?

For what it's worth, I'm leaning toward keeping my Y2KV now, but I'm still looking into other guitars for the hell of it.

[Brian]

Brian may know, if he is indeed who I think he is – Morphine from Deth.com?).

I don't know much about the Dean Mustaine guitars. Never been interested in the brand. From what I have heard though from people who do own them is that they're the equivalent of the high end ESP LTD guitars.

Biggest gripes I have heard is that they're super light and feel like a toy, the fretboards aren't real Ebony, and a lot of them seem to have wiring issues (that however is easily fixable).

I don't know anyone who actually owns one of the USA Dean VMNT's which are exactly like the ones Mustaine plays.

IMO, don't sell your Y2KV for the Angel of Deth VMNT. You'll regret it down the road. It's a big step down from what you've got. If you want to try the Mustaine pickups throw 'em in your Y2KV. And if you really wanna get a reaction... have the Angel of Deth theme painted on your Y2KV and post it over on the boards :ROTF:

[triplehold]

PhantomLord- Chill. Play your Y2KV, the sound is in your head, hands and heart. Lay down your axe and just look at it- looks awesome, way better than some fugly ass Dean. Strap it on and check your bad self out in a mirror- you look like dude on a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy. That other guitar will make you look like some dude on a Vespa. See that name on top- Jackson- that's the real deal man, made in USA. It will always be worth bucks and if you do get rid of it , it will always bug you because that Dean will be long gone. Keep the Y2KV, it is like money in the bank.

[toejam]

Biggest gripes I have heard is that they're super light and feel like a toy, the fretboards aren't real Ebony, and a lot of them seem to have wiring issues (that however is easily fixable).

Mine is not really super light, doesn't feel like a toy to me. And the board is smooth and seems like ebony, just striped ebony and not dyed jet black like a lot of companies do. I also had to replace the one volume pot and switch on mine, but Dean customer service is great and reimbursed me for it.

[toejam]

Could you tell me a little bit about the VMNT, from your personal experience with it? I know it's probably blasphemy for me to talk about a Dean on these boards, but I can't help being a Mustaine-following sheep (even though, personally, I hate him and we don't get along... Long story, but Brian may know, if he is indeed who I think he is – Morphine from Deth.com?).

Is it pretty lightweight? The Y2KV feels like a freakin' ton of bricks. It plays pretty fast and has a good tone, but I'm also interested in the sound of the VMNT and the newer Mustaine pickups. I dunno, could you just give me a few general impressions?

For what it's worth, I'm leaning toward keeping my Y2KV now, but I'm still looking into other guitars for the hell of it.

It's light but not too light at all. The Mustaine Live Wires are active versions of the JB/Jazz, just a little more gain and the JB seems to have a little more low end and is tighter on the bass response.

[PhantomLord]

I don't know anyone who actually owns one of the USA Dean VMNT's which are exactly like the ones Mustaine plays.

If I remember right, the Angel of Deth VMNT I'm interesting in, the $1800 model that retails for $1,200, is made in Korea.

Not that it's a huge issue, but I'd probably rather have my USA made Y2KV...

[toejam]

If I remember right, the Angel of Deth VMNT I'm interesting in, the $1800 model that retails for $1,200, is made in Korea.

Not that it's a huge issue, but I'd probably rather have my USA made Y2KV...

Yes, the VMNT1 is made in Korea, and I believe the bolt-on VMNTX or whatever it's called may be made in Indonesia. Maybe it's also Korea?

Anyway, my VMNT1 weighs about 7 or 8 pounds.

And BTW, I'm not really a big fan of super low action, but this guitar has it pretty low with very minimal buzz!

[Brian]

Mine is not really super light, doesn't feel like a toy to me. And the board is smooth and seems like ebony, just striped ebony and not dyed jet black like a lot of companies do. I also had to replace the one volume pot and switch on mine, but Dean customer service is great and reimbursed me for it.

These are just the gripes I have heard most commonly with the import VMNT neck-thru model. Some people love 'em.

Typically striped ebony is macassar ebony, but that's not what Dean is using on those models. Most of the ones I have seen up close pics of look like this:



It looks smooth like ebony, but the coloring looks like it was stained. It also appears a lot more porous than most ebony boards. It's very similar to what they used on the LTD 30th Anniversary guitars.

Though, I am pretty sure they're not using the same grade woods on the $800 dollar models as they are the $4000 dollar ones.

[toejam]

The first pic does seem to have a lot of pores more like rosewood. Mine is pretty smooth and is not very porous. There are indeed lower grades of ebony. http://www.exoticwood.biz/ebony.htm

[shreddermon]

Most manufacturers stain their ebony fretboards black.