DaveL Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 so I'm down in florida, (parents getting to that age) so I had to get away from the house... trek up to Sarasota to hit sam ash then swing over to GC near the mall and see this thing on the top row in the used section... Kind of freaky, but looking at a distance, was like, hmmm... that's a usa sn pattern… so I got em to grab it... dig it, and plunked down a deposit while it sits on police hold. played great, felt great, nice V neck, frets are excellent (it's an 09)... interesting inlays, had a hankering for a Dean Z but not loving those Dean Select imports at $899. (899? the new reality for an import) yikes,.. but let that go... Nothing like some retail therapy. better pics when it arrives 1-2 weeks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I dig that one a lot, especially the fleur de lis inlays. Never seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortious Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Lawsuit era!!! 👍🤘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Tortious said: Lawsuit era!!! 👍🤘 Isn't NOW the lawsuit era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Nice - I dig the two color paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTMN Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 How did I not know that was 35 miles away? Nice pickup. I have 09 440. Baby Z in Korina with P90s. Enjoy that and Dibs perhaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Very cool! Well made guitars too from my experience. Rock on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorrow Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Dean rocks. I love the painting schema of this one. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Love the color scheme and the inlays are over the top!!! That alone makes that guitar killer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Dave I always like your posts. USA Dean's are great, getting one is on my list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nice Score Dave ... USA Dean Zs are nice. I got this one from Dave several years ago ... I know he was Jonesin to get it back someday ... but I can't seem to part with it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Yes, yours was “the one” that got away. Lol. I know you dig it so I haven’t been too obnoxious. But I do miss that one. Seems like time capsule prices have shifted Upwards so this one should scratch that itch nicely. Btw. Found an old listing of what looks like the same guitar. Listed as a “one off only one made”. Hard to tell but it looks like a different serial number so I suspect a couple out there. https://reverb.com/item/64086-dean-custom-shop-z-mhg-explorer-complete-one-off-one-of-one-michael-shenker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Len said: Nice Score Dave ... USA Dean Zs are nice. I got this one from Dave several years ago ... I know he was Jonesin to get it back someday ... but I can't seem to part with it ... DaveL - nice score! This looks like my old guitar - sans EMGs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, Devnor said: DaveL - nice score! This looks like my old guitar - sans EMGs It is, I removed the emg's and rewired with CTS pots, orange drop and Dimarzio super distortion zebras. The most interesting thing about the guitar (beside the cool block inlays of course) was that it had a receipt in the case for a buzz feiten bone nut from Charlie's guitars (remember seeing stevie ray Vaughn wear their shirts)... superb job by the guy who did the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 8 hours ago, DaveL said: receipt in the case for a buzz feiten bone nut from Charlie's guitars Oh LOL, I forgot I had that added during my feiten phase. My apologies to all owners past, present and future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 hours ago, DaveL said: It is, I removed the emg's and rewired with CTS pots, orange drop and Dimarzio super distortion zebras. The most interesting thing about the guitar (beside the cool block inlays of course) was that it had a receipt in the case for a buzz feiten bone nut from Charlie's guitars (remember seeing stevie ray Vaughn wear their shirts)... superb job by the guy who did the work. 2 hours ago, Devnor said: Oh LOL, I forgot I had that added during my feiten phase. My apologies to all owners past, present and future. Its a great guitar ... Thanks again DaveL for passing it to me. I did change the Super D in the neck pos for a Super 2. And that nut is perfect .. wouldn't mind having more of those on my guitars ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I'm confused. This is a Gibson, right? The headstock looks indistinguishable to me. And I'd totally have jumped on this if I'd seen it. I don't even want or need another guitar, much less a Z, but the florentine theme works so well. Right colors, fleur-de-lis inlays, I even like the gold hardware on this one. The Coat of Arms of Firenza, in case anyone is guessing where they got the theme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Florence_Coat_of_Arms.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 hours ago, Len said: And that nut is perfect .. wouldn't mind having more of those on my guitars If the intonation has not been adjusted since I owned it you can try the Feiten offsets in your tuner. Back then I was probably using Elixir .010 strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I love my USA Deans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Devnor said: If the intonation has not been adjusted since I owned it you can try the Feiten offsets in your tuner. Back then I was probably using Elixir .010 strings. I did adjust the intonation after putting on 9's .. everything is perfect ... plays like a dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 arrived safely... kind of tricky, it was traded in without a case and I had a bad feeling of what might happen on the trip from Fla to NH... GC brought in a Dean Z case for me and then shipped it up once it arrived, They did a nice job. needs some tlc (strings are ancient, I believe it was last restrung by a member of the French aristocracy sometime in the 1700's, lol) but some fretboard cleaning, conditioning, fret polish and should be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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