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Looks like Dean is done?

#41
droo46 said:
Other than the neon green firewood basses Dean has collecting dust in every Guitar Center, do they have anything else for bass players?
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Absolutely. My main bass is a Dean Edge Pro. Nothing crazy looking. It has a Precision-type shape. I love the neck on it, and it sounds great. I've been looking at another one on Reverb, and I'm very tempted to buy it.

I tried posting a picture of the bass, but I'm having some sort of issue that is preventing me from doing that at the moment.
 
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ardgedee said:
Their Gibson-esque stuff is one of the reasons why Dean is in its current circumstances. When Gibson started going after anyone making Gibson-esque things, Dean continued making them long after everybody else knew enough to stop.
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It appears from the article this is more of a public display of family infighting and unpaid debts. While the Gibson suit is indeed active, and in the end Gibson will likely claim victory, that part of the story is tangential to the real reasons Dean will go bankrupt. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Gibson buy Armadillo, Dean, and the other associated brands, only to shut them down.
 
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GretschWretch said:
I never knew Dean delved into the higher-end (i.e., neck-through) market.
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Oh, yes...
Neck Thru:Edge Pro, Edge Select, Razor NT, Demonator (not Demonator Metalman) USA Spire, John Campdell Edge Pro, USA John Entwistle Spider, Brian Bromberg Signature. (Edge Pro became bolt-on starting in 2019)
and
Set neck: Hard Tail, John Entwistle Hybrid Pro (very rare), Cadillac, Spire, V Stealth, Dean Z Select.

Peruse through the pages of Dean Club!!! sometime.
 
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Naturekev said:
Absolutely. My main bass is a Dean Edge Pro. Nothing crazy looking. It has a Precision-type shape. I love the neck on it, and it sounds great. I've been looking at another one on Reverb, and I'm very tempted to buy it.

I tried posting a picture of the bass, but I'm having some sort of issue that is preventing me from doing that at the moment.
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?What? Not Precision looking at all. Their Paramount is their P style bass model.
All Edge Pro's have a Flame Maple or Quilt Maple top, except beginning in 2019, when they switched from South Korea World Music Factory location to Indonesia World Music Factory location and were no longer neck thru.

Pix have to be jpg or png format.
 
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Whilst I like the fact that they do outlandish instruments, I don't think I've ever seen a Dean I would like to buy.
Ellery said:
Do I have this right... the guy is suing his mom? Or is she like an evil stepmom?
Whatever happens I hope when all the dust settles the employees still have jobs.
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It's dafter than that - she's suing herself too!

(Agree re. the jobs.)
 
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HelpImaRock said:
I also wouldn't be surprised to see Gibson buy Armadillo, Dean, and the other associated brands, only to shut them down.
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I'd put money on that happening. Gibson have apparently been good with Mesa Boogie and letting them do their thing, according to Andy, but I'm expecting them to show zero mercy to Dean. Buy them up, lift out the designs and stuff they want, and then put them out of their misery.
 
#51
B-Mac said:
From Guitar World
The fate of Dean Guitars hangs in the balance as Armadillo faces demands to surrender all equipment and inventory – inside the Succession-esque drama determining the future of the US guitar brand

Rest of article:
The fate of Dean Guitars hangs in the balance as Armadillo faces demands to surrender all equipment and inventory – inside the Succession-esque drama determining the future of the US guitar brand
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I think that once Elliot passed it was a matter of time. He seemed pretty passionate about the company and did so much for the dean community. Sad news. Iconic designs and ideas.
 
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My only association with Dean was at a NAMM show when I sauntered off to the Dean booth to annoy my wife with the booth bunnies. “Would you like our poster?” One said. “We’ll sign it for you, what’s your name?”
“John” I said……..
(Long pause………..)
First Bunny: “how do you spell that????”
Me: “J,A,W,N”

I still have it somewhere

JB
 
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LAST_C said:
Maybe they can try and save the company by selling Strat/Teles and P and J copies. Most companies do and survive. Rip a page off of Harley Benton's book and see what you can legally sell.
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They did that for 3 years for basses with their versions of the P and J which were the Paramount and the Juggernaut.

Not sure they did that at all with any geeeetahr thingywhatsits.

Paramount

Juggernaut
 
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