DEAN ZELINSKY PRIVATE LABEL GUITARS

[Grave Bomber]

Say what you will about Deans and ugly headstocks...the guy was(is) a hell of a luthier, designer and marketer.

 

[Grave Bomber]

Also, I want to try that z glide thing. It makes sense. Sorta.

 

[Elias Graves]

Hmmm, it looks like a semi-hollow variation of the Soltero (that was developed, for Leslie West a few years ago [when Dean Zelinsky was still involved with Dean Guitars]) .

It does, doesn't it?

 

[Coralkong]

They sure are pretty.....

 

[Virtual Pariah]

Also, I want to try that z glide thing. It makes sense. Sorta.

Sorta.

It has to potential to be a cool idea or a cheese grater.

 

[reverend1]

This is the one I like.

Thats a beautiful guitar, although that top just looks out of place on a Strat.

 

[billybilly]

Th guitar is gorgeous. The necky-airy thing is dumb.

I don't think it's dumb. Recently, I was finishing a neck and before I sanded it, there were little pockets which would hold air, just like the neck-airy design. I noticed there was less friction when I played it and left it that way. It's like playing a mahogany neck that you can feel the grains on. Anyway, I like the idea.

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

The website is tempting. How bad can it be for $458 shipped with case?

 

[jp_nyc]

The website is tempting. How bad can it be for $458 shipped with case?

Plenty of people say the same thing about Trade Tang.

 

[Knox in Box]

This is the one I like.

I'd have to switch out the knobs for normal strat types though. Those knobs are too high for the placement of that volume knob. If it has to be there then that knob is a huge no-go.

 

[irishstu]

They sure are pretty at that price point.

^ This

 

[w00dsy]

i ordered a StrettaVita with the Z-Glide neck so i'll post here with a review when i get it. But just after i ordered it they showed off a personalised neck option that will be available in about a month, so i've decided to wait for it. If the StrettaVita is a decent quality guitar i'll probably go back for seconds and get a Tagliare in Walnut. For a compound radius Strat with locking tuners they are good value for money. On the Dean Zelinsky FB page they just posted some pics of a guy who bought 2, and liked them so much he just got another 3.

 

[Alex W]

The bottom pic is pretty bad ass. I'd love to get something like that done. I may just end up getting one of their taglieres.

 

[vintage clubber]

Mark - does Dean have a booth at the NAMM show?

 

[Mark Wein]

Mark - does Dean have a booth at the NAMM show?

I didn't see him there, although that doesn't mean he's not there....I missed a bunch this week.