Dean guitars is loaded with decades of heavy metal credentials. The guitars this brand makes has radical body shapes superimposed by long necks, then complimented with different designs of headstocks, finishes and prints for their artist series. Pick-ups configuration as well varies on every guitar to achieve the prefered sound guitarist would need on the way they play.
Dean VX Classic Black highlights a nicely built friendly priced V-shape guitar. Features controls and speed knobs which is almost similar with Deans higher end models. Giving the guitar a familiar feel, appearance and the playabilty for fast play.
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- V shape baswood body
- Bolt-on C-shape maple neck
- 22 jumbo frets granadillo fingerboard with dot inlays as markers
- Set of sealed die-cast tuners
- String-through-body Tune-o-Matic bridge
- DMT Designed humbuckers at the neck and bridge controlled by 3-way toggle switch, separate volume knobs for each humbuckers and a master tone
Body and Neck: Basswood is the tonewood for the V-shape body of this guitar. It is a lightweight wood, fairly soft easily shape with minimal grain that is mostly associated for making budget to mid-range price guitars. Sonic attributes is balance in producing a fat sound and has a good level of softness to bright tonality.
Dean VX Classic Black has a bolt-on C-shape maple neck with a 22 jumbo frets granadillo fingerboard with dot inlays as markers. Headstock is classic V-shape in black baring the wing Dean VX logo. The combination of maple and granadillo for the neck registers a warm and roomy sound.
Pick-ups: The pick-ups assigned by Dean to give the guitar a creamy clean and fat overdriven sound are two DMT Designed humbuckers positioned at the neck and bridge controlled by 3-way toggle for pick-ups selection, separate volume knobs for each humbuckers and a master tone.
Hardware: String-through-body Tune-o-Matic bridge holds the strings on one end while on the other end are sealed die-cast tuners. Bridge and tuners are in black to sync well with the overall aesthetic of the guitar.
Final Thoughts: The V series where the Dean VX Classic Black is included together with the ML series and Z series is considered the powerhouse guitar models of the company. Other series just mentioned also has a Classic Black model namely the Dean ZX and Dean MLX that are affordably priced like the Dean VX Classic Black that cater to those starting on a small budget looking for a V-shape guitar.
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