filed suit against Dean Zelinsky for breach of contract. Dean Zelinsky was at NAMM 2012 and then something happened. Just look for a serial number that starts with a 'W'. DBZ refuses to do '2nd's', they just won't sell them. I personally own 4 of these guitars and they are excellent, excellent and did I say excellent ? Having a contact with DBZ, I was told that all these Korean models go thru extensive checking and setup at the USA shop.

The Korean/World Guitars models are excellent, many with Original Floyd Rose trems(no, not the Chinese 'Special') and real EMG 81/85 pickups. The low end stuff is still made in China and is as you would expect. It didn't take long for Dean Zelinsky to yank all the mid-range models from China and send them to World Guitars in Korea(the highest quality Korean guitar manufacturer). DBZ first started making almost all of their imports in China and had problems.

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^ a b 'Episode 42: Elliott Rubinson, CEO of Dean Guitars, ddrum, and Luna Guitars breaks down the music biz like few can'.

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^ a b c 'Business: Dean gets new digs, designs'.

While Dean does not differentiate these as separate types or production runs, we have found it helpful to sort them into these general categories.Īrmadillo Enterprises, the parent company of Dean Guitars, also owns Luna Guitars and ddrum.

There is consistency throughout all three in that the first two digits of the serial number are the last two digits of the year in which the bass was built.

Dean has used lots of serial number styles over the years and just cause it doesn't have a J doesn't make it fake and some of the newer ones do have a O serial number (especially newer Made in.

And there is no serial number on the guitar for the fender. The serial number for my dean guitar is 0555961. Is this a Real Dean guitar? Browse Search Ask. And on the back of the neck near the Top it says Made in China and has a Serial Number. 1985- On the US Vintage series models, you’ll need to take off the neck and look at the. Finding your serial number on your Fender should be very easy.

'Dean guitars made in the USA follow a serial number pattern consisting of a 7 digit number with the first 2 numbers being the year of manufacture, followed by instrument production numbers.

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