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Another signature guitar from legendary performer, Michael Angelo Batio. Dean has put tremendous effort into making sure this aviator flies! The strong alder top and body provide a sturdy road ready guitar that’s comfortable to play even after long hours of jamming and the Floyd Rose tremolo makes certain you have the tools at your disposal to creat screaming dive-bombs and other trem effects. Throw in Dean USA DMT pickups anp you have a tone that soars above the rest.

Dean MAB2 Michael Batio Aviator Electric Guitar (with Case) Features…

Body: Alder

Top: Alder

Scale Length: 25.5 inches

Neck: Set Maple Neck (MAB Spec)

Fingerboard: Ebony

Inlays: Abalone Aviator

Tuners: Grover

Hardware: Nickel Hardware

Bridge: Floyd Rose Original Tremolo

Pickups:

- Neck: USA Dean DMT MAB Hands Without Shadows

- Middle: USA Dean DMT SCVH

- Bridge: USA Dean DMT Baker Act

Included Accessories: Hardshell Case

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Dean has only just begun blowin’ away expectations of what a guitar can do. Dave Mustaine’s Angel of Deth model follows Dean’s highly successful Gears of War guitar with this specially designed model. A Dave Mustained speced Mahogany “D-Shaped” neck provides the perfect fulcrum onto which a fast playin ebony fingerboard rests. Dave Mustaine Duncan Live Wire pickups are tailor made to give you perfect thrash metal tones without mushy or overly smoothed out tone. A high quality mahogany body is finished in Mustaine’s chosen Angel of Deth graphics which is exquisite enough to complement the guitar’s overall sound.

Dean Dave Mustaine Angel of Deth V Electric Guitar (With Case) Features…

Mahogany Top/Body

25.5 in. Scale

Dave Mustaine Special Mahogany “D-Shaped” Neck

Ebony Fingerboard

Pearl Sharks Tooth Inlay

Grover Tuners

Black Hardware

Tone Pros Bridge

Dave Mustaine Duncan Live Wire pickups

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Sounds great. Cleans are good (not as good as a SD HB though) and distortion is nice too. Does both of them well but also not the best for either, but still very good for mid level pickups. I play classic rock and 80's new wave.

Trans Green finish w/ matching headstock. Only made 4 of these as it was a special run for a dealer that got cancelled. 2 Dean humbuckers, mahagony explorer body, creme binding, neck through contruction, made in Korea, grover tuners, tune o matic bridge, 2 volumes 1 tone knob, 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard.

Set up was very good no problems there, especially since is was a special run, they may have worked a little harder on this.

Never used them, but have heard good things about Dean

John (02/04/2007)

I play rock oldies and blues, but like heavy metal, a very misused term these days. If it doesn't shred, it's dead. NO RAP, including the heavy, dull rap that passes for metal today.

This guitar sounds fine for everything that I play. I might spend a couple of hundred bucks on new pickups and make it sound 3% better. NOT! With a 100 watt tube amp and tone controls for same, I can make this guitar sound any way I like.

This is a 2002 guitar made in Korea with 22 frets, set mahogany neck, mahogany body, 2 volume pots, 1 tone pot, a 3-way toggle switch, 2 zebra Dean humbuckers, a tune-o-matic bridge, strings through body, Grover tuners, 24 3/4 scale, 1 11/16 nut, and a trans brazilia burst (tobacco burst) finish. The body and neck are bound with single-ply ivory-looking binding. The frets are large to jumbo. The fretboard is rosewood with dot inlays. This guitar is supposed to be a reissue of the Z produced by Dean Zelinsky in 1979 and has a large (series II) flying V headstock and an explorer shaped body.

This is my fifth Dean guitar. All factory setup jobs suck, and I do a complete setup when I get any guitar. I have the action low and have no buzzing problems. The bridge is OK, but could be better. The frets were nicely done and level. There were a few, very minor finish flaws, the first on any Dean guitar for me. It took over an hour of very close scrutiny to find them. The nut is cheap plastic and will be replace by the Dean Guitar company at no charge, but causes no problems with the sound. All future 79 models will have graphite nuts.

Overall, at least a 9.9, but not a 10.

The customer support at Dean can't be matched by any other guitar company, period! I could mail the guitar back to them to install the new nut, but I'd rather do it myself. Doing is learning. If you have a problem with Dean support, the owner of Dean (Elliot Rubinson) will personally take care of it, something unheard of before.

60srocker (01/06/2003)

The ESP LTD Alexi600 Electric Guitar Rocks, according to Alexi Laiho, the highly acclaimed guitarist and frontman for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom, and has put his name on his first Signature Series guitars for ESP. The models, in two different finish combinations, are being released under the company’s LTD brand.

Alexi has risen through the ranks to be considered one of today’s top guitarists, says Allen Steelgrave, ESP Director of Marketing and Artist Relations. His model was originally designed with the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, but we were always besieged with requests from customers who wanted a model made to his spec. Now, they can get Alexi’s custom axe, down to the most minute detail.

The ESP Alexi offers a striking V-shaped alder body available in two finishes: black w/yellow stripe and white w/black stripe. The guitar has a neck-thru 25.5 inch design, using a 3-piece maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard and saw-tooth inlays. The ESP Alexi includes white binding on neck and head, and comes with professional-quality components including a Floyd Rose original tremolo, Grover tuners, and a single Seymour Duncan Blackout Active pickup or EMG HZ F-H2 pickup.

ESP LTD Alexi600SCYTHE Alexi Laiho Electric Guitar Features…

Neck-Thru Body

25.5 in. Scale

Alder Body

Maple Neck

Ebony Fingerboard

Locking Nut

42mm Neck Width

Thin U Neck Shape

24 XJ Frets

Black Nickel Hardware

Gotoh Tuners

Floyd Rose Original Bridge

EMG HZ F-H2 pickups w/ MM-04 on-off boost switch

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The Sheraton II Archtop Guitar features 2 humbuckers, gold hardware, and a Natural finish. The scale is 24.75 in. and the nut width is 1.68 in. The neck joint is set and the neck material is 3-piece Maple. The fingerboard is made of Rosewood with Block and Triangle markers. The body material is laminated Maple, as is the top.

Epiphone Sheraton II Archtop Electric Guitar Features…

Pickups: 2 Humbuckers

Hardware: Gold

Scale: 24.75 in.

Nut Width: 1.68 in.

Neck Joint: Set

Neck Material: 3-piece Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood/Block and Triangle

Binding: Body/Neck/Headstock

Body Material: Laminated Maple

Top: Laminated Maple

Finishes: Ebony, Natural, Vintage Sunburst

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This is a hot guitar, even with the stock pickups. It really pushes a Fender Deluxe Reverb but I have a blackface Twin Reverb, '66 Bandmaster, Line 6 and several other amps. I got little response from the tone controls until I turned the volume all the way up. The pots need to be changed and I will do this myself. I've owned a '67 ES-335 and liked it. I will probably like this guitar also.

2004 Made in Korea. Laminated top with std. 2 p/u, 2 vol. and 2 tone controls. Gold hardware and tobacco sunburst finish. I paid $259 in a pawn shop and it still had tags on it. I can't argue the price. No case but I have a new case on order.

There was sticker on the guitar saying it was set up in the USA. It had a pretty good set up but I tweaked it a little. The pickups are adjusted about right for me. The neck is great. Even with low action, there is no buzz on any string, all the way down the neck. I can't complain about the finish. Probably the "prettiest" guitar I have ever had. This guitar was used but there was not a mark on it and it didn't have a case. It had only been out of pawn for about 30 min. when I walked in and bought it.

I only emailed Gibson with my serial number and they emailed me immediately with the age of the guitar and told me where it was made.

Bob Robinson (04/26/2006)

I play many different styles and I do a bit of studio work, having recorded TV jingles and a couple of albums. I use this axe for almost all my electric rythym work and any electric jazz (Larry Carlton, Eric Gale,etc). I play it through a Peavey Truimph 60 (tube),a Roland JC120, and a Roland Cube60. It sounds good through any of them, especially the Cube60 (w/Celestion V1260 spkr) which seems to let the voice of the instrument happen. The treble(bridge) pickup leaves a little to be desired by itself, but the the middle (2PU) setting anthe neck pickup are satisfying to me most of the time. I use a Dunlop CryBaby Wah Wah and Chorus/Delay/Tremolo pedals from Danelectro or ZOOM 2020 and 4040 Effects processors. I( plan to put either Gibson 57's or Seymour Duncans on it judging by all the feedback that the other reviewers have given.

KOREAN MADE 1995, BEST LOOKING GUITAR MADE IN THE ES335 STYLE eg; thinline-double cutaway semi hollow body two Humbucking 2 vol/ 2 tone control with a price tag under $700.00 that feels right and sounds right. The pickups are original Samsung and don't have that much vibe for real power lead playing, but they have enough for any easy listening and most rythym work. The finish and fit are extraordinary.I brought this guitar after trying it out against a vintage ES335(used). I got it with a gig-bag, but I have since gotten the hardshell case for it.

The action was perfect for my style, but my dealer set the instrument up to my specs (.010-.046, low action with the stop tailpiece down on the body). I'm always trying something new with my guitar settups, so I have tried a hybrid string mix of .010,.012,.016,.026,.036,.047 which fits me a little better for all the styles I play and allows me to bend to my heart's content. The Gold plating on the pickup covers has all but faded away, but I'm a working player not a guitar runway model or collector, so I don't care as long as I sound good and the axe feels comfortable.

Tom Eve (03/31/2002)

Hailed by many as the ultimate guitar tonewood, Korina (or Limba) has a tone similar to mahogany and a beautiful, tight grain pattern. This ‘58 Explorer adds beautiful Gold hardware to the radically classic body shape for a knockout guitar.

Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer Electric Guitar Features…

Pickups: 2 humbuckers

Hardware: Gold

Scale: 24.75 in.

Nut Width: 1.68 in.

Neck: Set

Neck Material: Maple

Fretboard: Rosewood

Inlay: Dot

Body Material: Korina

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Elegance, Pure Elegance

This guitar is simply amazing. I purchased a used one on impulse, and have to say it was the best impulse buy EVER. The finish is flawless, and a much deeper colour than in the stock photo (which is still very nice, but the picture does not do the guitar justice). These pickups are HOT. No need to change them, they have a nice amount of natural distortion, and will give you some sweet clean tones. The neck, Oh My Gods, the neck is nice and meaty, but not too thick, and is a pleasure to play, very fast. Intonation is perfect, and this baby stays in tune (thanks to the Grover tuners). My only complaint with it, which can be easily remedied, is it's not perfectly balanced, a bit top-heavy. But that is going to happen with most odd-shaped guitars. All you gotta do is re-locate the strap buttons to change the centre of gravity. I would recommend straplocks, and put the one closest to the neck in the standard Gibson postion, at the neck joint on the back, and the one closest to the bridge I would raise to at least halfway closer to the top from where it is now. This is not a big deal for me right now, as I usually sit when I play, and this guitar is well balanced for sitting. Other than that, though, this guitar is perfect. Especially for METAL!!!!!!

MoreMETALthanyou from Yinzerland, PA (Feb 27, 2008)

Great Guitar

i got this guitar for christmas. i think it is great.great sound,tone,and humbuckers. A+++

guitargodhaha from florida (Mar 31, 2008)

An extremely comfortable, set neck guitar with a quilted maple top, the ESP LTD MH401QMNT Non Tremolo Electric Guitar gives the look and feel of a neck-thru design with the warmth and true wood tone of a set neck.

Features a mahogany body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. Black nickel hardware, Grover tuners, a tune-o-matic bridge and 2 active EMG pickups (81/85) round out this amazing guitar.

Double Action Truss Rods

All ESP/LTD guitars and basses feature a double-action truss rod design. Unlike a normal (single) truss rod, this one is adjustable in two different directions. This means that you’ll never run into a situation where the neck has run out of adjustment. Regardless of which ESP model you choose, you’ll get years and years of playing enjoyment.

ESP LTD MH401QMNT Electric Guitar Features…

Set-Thru

25.5 in. Scale

Mahogany Body

Quilted Maple Top

Maple Neck

Rosewood Fingerboard

42mm Earvana Compensated Nut

Thin U Neck Contour

24 XJ Frets

Black Nickel Hardware

Grover Tuners

TOM Bridge

EMG 81 (B) / 85 (N) Active pickups

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