Cool 1980 Dean Vee within the EU

[Disturber]

I have no affiliation. This is sold by a music store. But a cool Dean non the less.

 

https://www.blocket.se/annons/goteborg/begagnad_dean_flying_v_fran_1980_hos_musikborsen_i_goteborg/1001041676

[Cboss]

That is a really cool guitar.. does anyone know what the pickups would have been in that? Super distortions possibly?

[Disturber]

13 minutes ago, Cboss said:

That is a really cool guitar.. does anyone know what the pickups would have been in that? Super distortions possibly?

Most definately Super Distortions.

[Cboss]

25 minutes ago, Disturber said:

Most definately Super Distortions.

Both pu's?  Any idea on weight?

That thing has got so much mojo, if I liked playing V's I would be very tempted

[Disturber]

6 hours ago, Cboss said:

Both pu's?  Any idea on weight?

That thing has got so much mojo, if I liked playing V's I would be very tempted

Hard to tell from the pic, bridge looks like a SD. But the neck might be one too. No clue on weight, the ad does not say.

[Dave Scepter]

I wonder if it has the V neck profile?

[Cboss]

Are they neck heavy with that giant Dean thing on the end?

[RobB]

3 hours ago, Cboss said:

Are they neck heavy with that giant Dean thing on the end?

No. 

[Biz Prof]

4 hours ago, Cboss said:

Are they neck heavy with that giant Dean thing on the end?

I'm one of the few around that sees Deans as the guitar version of a butterface.

[Cboss]

12 minutes ago, Biz Prof said:

I'm one of the few around that sees Deans as the guitar version of a butterface.

I had to look up butterface lol.. absolutely, I agree with you, can't imagine where that bizarre design came from; in an interview I seem to remember him saying he wanted the guitar to be instantly recognizable as a Dean from the audience, and that headstock certainly does it.. this particular guitar is the first Dean that that headstock isn't an automatic hard pass for me for some reason

[JGale]

Is there not a Robin guitar with a similar headstock?

[Biz Prof]

10 minutes ago, JGale said:

Is there not a Robin guitar with a similar headstock?

Machete?

[cmatthes]

2 hours ago, Cboss said:

I had to look up butterface lol.. absolutely, I agree with you, can't imagine where that bizarre design came from; in an interview I seem to remember him saying he wanted the guitar to be instantly recognizable as a Dean from the audience, and that headstock certainly does it.. this particular guitar is the first Dean that that headstock isn't an automatic hard pass for me for some reason

Not really.  Dean designed the headstock to mirror the Flying V body shape:

 

[The Shark]

12 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

Machete?

It's so far into the vault, I can't get to it!  You get the idea...

[kizanski]

13 hours ago, JGale said:

Is there not a Robin guitar with a similar headstock?

Some Robins (like that Gemini that @The Shark posted above) had a 4x2 headstock.

[HSB0531]

An old friend of mine bought a brand new 1980 Left handed Dean Z in some sort of sunburst blue, that glowed under the sage lights.

He custom ordered it....keep in mind that he's a lefty player.

Killer guitar, and he still regrets selling it.

The other guitarist in the band eventually bought a new Dean Cadillac and a BC Rich Mockingbird.

So, at the time, it was a Dean / Hamer / BC Rich lineup.

Not too shabby.

 

 

[diablo175]

On 4/19/2024 at 10:03 PM, Biz Prof said:

I'm one of the few around that sees Deans as the guitar version of a butterface.

Yup.

[topekatj]

On 4/19/2024 at 7:24 PM, JGale said:

Is there not a Robin guitar with a similar headstock?

 

[RobB]

1 hour ago, topekatj said:

 

I think that one is more akin to the Gibson Futura prototype than a Dean:

 

[HSB0531]

9 hours ago, diablo175 said:

Yup.

Yeah, I can see that with the ML and Cadillac, and the Dean Baby models.

[cmatthes]

On 4/21/2024 at 1:38 PM, topekatj said:

 

That’s what a vintage Dean would look like if it sat outside on a really hot day…and melted.