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When was Dean ML guitar founded?

Dean Guitars are a well-known company specialising in making electric guitars, primarily versions of Gibson’s classic Modernistic series of guitars. As well as this Dean make high quality acoustic guitars and mandolins and banjos.

The company was founded in 1977 by Dean Zelinsky, after whom the company is named. He wanted to make better guitars for rock and metal musicians than existed when the company started. When the company first started the main models in the range were the V, a copy of Gibson’s 1950s Flying V design, and the Z, a copy of the Gibson Explorer, the other guitar from the Gibson Modernistic series that was actually made and sold (there was a third guitar in the series, the Moderne, of which none were made, not even in prototype stage, until 1982). There was also a third guitar in Dean’s range, the ML, which was a very well-executed blend of both the aforementioned Dean guitars - it consisted of the bottom half of a V and the top half of a Z. The guitars differed from Gibson’s designs by having no scratchplate and Dean’s trademark headstock, a larger-than-normal model with a V shape.

Are Dean guitars any good?

Dean guitars are good but like most guitar manufacturers the low end ones aren't really worth getting. I've got an ML which is a really cool shape, really comfortable to play (sitting and standing) and the neck rivals any Ibanez I've played. Most high end Deans have Floyd Rose tremolos and a choice of either Dimarzio or EMG pickups so you know you're gonna get good tone.

Yeah theyre pretty good. only tried 2-3 but for the money, you could get something better and more suited to what you play.