I got one to, through the years I've had probably about 50 something guitars. And its the best guitar I ever owned. Mine don't got the Floyd but I don't care I got 2 other guitars with Floyd's. I still love it. I think the next one for me is a razorback.
Patrick Shannon glad you said that. I’ve owned probably near twenty guitars, and my dean ml Korean made will always be one of my favs. Beautiful, comfortable, and great sound.
Buy a low level Jackson. It'll still kick pretty much any Dean guitar's ass. Dime played Washburn. His Dean's were won in the ,,late 70's early 80's. If he had won a Jackson, nobody would ever have heard of Dean..... Headstock is a nightmare.... Looks cool.....I guess.....
@@marcbellerose9859 there was a reason dime was so loyal to dean, because they fit his needs. there’s videos out there of him playing jackson’s. i’m no dean fanboy but dean blows jackson away
@@guitarworm1714 hey 1 year later, i would like to leave these notes on the guitar: For someone like me that was used to play a super strat, the fretboard of this Dean at first play felt super weird. But now that i am used to it, it plays like hell and it's really good. If I could get a Dimebucker it would make the sound even better. The only bad thing about this guitar, is that in the back hole, there is a piece of wood covering the screw of the wammy bar hole, and when it gets loose, it is very hard to screw it back, but apart from that, this is a great guitar.
Man, this is a far cry from when I got my Korean made MLFs. Hard case included back then too. I've watched two of these unboxing and issues with each. USA is the way to go if you want a Dean.
I've wanted a '79 ML Floyd for ages, but being a lefty they're thin on the ground. In the end I came across a Far Beyond Driven "tribute" edition, that is essentially the same as your '79 but with different pick ups and control knobs (the one I bought had been upgraded again: the correct Bill Lawrence and DiMarzio pickups, USA Grover tuners and an original Floyd Rose). It's a 2007 Korean made guitar, and the point of the above is I'm so glad I picked up this one rather than go for a "plain" 79 and upgrade it myself, as from pretty much everyone I've spoken to, nearly everyone has nothing but good to say about the Korean made ones, and compared to the China made they're much more respected and preferred.
Matt Cowan nice snag on the Korean FBD, I would definitely hold onto that. I thought about getting one of those over my original 79 (Korean) but they cost more and I didn’t like the Kiss sticker, lol. To this day my original 79 is one of the best guitars I ever owned. On all fronts- looks, sound, versatility, and cost.
MORAW Okay I'm gonna level with you, fret buzz might be an OCD trigger, but its ONLY AN ISSUE if it can be heard through an amp. Most guitars have fret buzz somewhere on the neck. I've played a $3k Ibanez Joe Satriani sig that had fret buzz all over the place. My Charvel Wild Card #7 had fret buzz outta the box and STILL DOES after a pro set up. All of that having been said, A LOT of fret buzz in most instances can be boiled down to a string's intonation being of by the hairs on a nat's ass, or...most typically the player's touch. If you're heavy with your fretting hand when you dont need to be, this can cause notes to choke or buzz. Case in point, I pickes up a Gretsch 6118T Double Anniversary, it was my first time owning a hollowbody guitat, the neck geometry is a little different, a different radius than I was used to, different neck profile. Notes on the unwound strings would not sustain at all...I found out it was ME and NOT the guitar. I was too heavy-handed with my touch. I played lighter and the problem went away. Tl;dr....fret buzz that cannot be heard through the amp counts for nada.
@@johnnykeller7648 fret buzz kills sustain and is a sign of a p3oprly setup guitar. That said, some players are so obsessed with low action they will put up with that buzz. Raise the action a smidge, lose the buzz, improve your tone and your skill overall.
I bought two of these made in India models, the ML and the Z. Solder connections were cold and literally disconnecting when you lightly touched them. They do little to no fret leveling before they ship. I rewired mine completely, installed OG german floyds, Duncan Invader bridge pickups, and had them Pleked. Plek tech said the fretboard looked like roller coaster tracks. He couldn't believe it shipped like that. Awesome guitars once you fix them.
I got one to, through the years I've had probably about 50 something guitars. And its the best guitar I ever owned. Mine don't got the Floyd but I don't care I got 2 other guitars with Floyd's. I still love it. I think the next one for me is a razorback.
Patrick Shannon glad you said that. I’ve owned probably near twenty guitars, and my dean ml Korean made will always be one of my favs. Beautiful, comfortable, and great sound.
Buy a low level Jackson. It'll still kick pretty much any Dean guitar's ass. Dime played Washburn. His Dean's were won in the ,,late 70's early 80's. If he had won a Jackson, nobody would ever have heard of Dean..... Headstock is a nightmare.... Looks cool.....I guess.....
@@marcbellerose9859 there was a reason dime was so loyal to dean, because they fit his needs. there’s videos out there of him playing jackson’s. i’m no dean fanboy but dean blows jackson away
Still waiting on the full review man!
i have a chinese Dean, and it plays great. When i first played it i felt horrible , but then i adjusted the floyd and the problem was fixed.
thanks for the comment. i ve owned many brands including Gibson and PRS, i love deans!
@@guitarworm1714 hey 1 year later, i would like to leave these notes on the guitar:
For someone like me that was used to play a super strat, the fretboard of this Dean at first play felt super weird. But now that i am used to it, it plays like hell and it's really good.
If I could get a Dimebucker it would make the sound even better.
The only bad thing about this guitar, is that in the back hole, there is a piece of wood covering the screw of the wammy bar hole, and when it gets loose, it is very hard to screw it back, but apart from that, this is a great guitar.
So what did you not like it and yeah terrible packaging
You took the 20%. I would have and fixed it myself. I have lots of switch nuts around here.
Man, this is a far cry from when I got my Korean made MLFs. Hard case included back then too. I've watched two of these unboxing and issues with each. USA is the way to go if you want a Dean.
Thanks for checking in Phil. I loved my Korean ML as well. Still one of the best guitars I ve ever owned.
I've wanted a '79 ML Floyd for ages, but being a lefty they're thin on the ground. In the end I came across a Far Beyond Driven "tribute" edition, that is essentially the same as your '79 but with different pick ups and control knobs (the one I bought had been upgraded again: the correct Bill Lawrence and DiMarzio pickups, USA Grover tuners and an original Floyd Rose). It's a 2007 Korean made guitar, and the point of the above is I'm so glad I picked up this one rather than go for a "plain" 79 and upgrade it myself, as from pretty much everyone I've spoken to, nearly everyone has nothing but good to say about the Korean made ones, and compared to the China made they're much more respected and preferred.
Matt Cowan nice snag on the Korean FBD, I would definitely hold onto that. I thought about getting one of those over my original 79 (Korean) but they cost more and I didn’t like the Kiss sticker, lol. To this day my original 79 is one of the best guitars I ever owned. On all fronts- looks, sound, versatility, and cost.
How low are you able to get the action on yours without buzzing?
I cant say exactly, I sold that ML, but I have always been able to set my Deans up with very fast action. Thanks for watching.
MORAW
Okay I'm gonna level with you, fret buzz might be an OCD trigger, but its ONLY AN ISSUE if it can be heard through an amp.
Most guitars have fret buzz somewhere on the neck.
I've played a $3k Ibanez Joe Satriani sig that had fret buzz all over the place. My Charvel Wild Card #7 had fret buzz outta the box and STILL DOES after a pro set up.
All of that having been said, A LOT of fret buzz in most instances can be boiled down to a string's intonation being of by the hairs on a nat's ass, or...most typically the player's touch.
If you're heavy with your fretting hand when you dont need to be, this can cause notes to choke or buzz.
Case in point, I pickes up a Gretsch 6118T Double Anniversary, it was my first time owning a hollowbody guitat, the neck geometry is a little different, a different radius than I was used to, different neck profile.
Notes on the unwound strings would not sustain at all...I found out it was ME and NOT the guitar. I was too heavy-handed with my touch.
I played lighter and the problem went away.
Tl;dr....fret buzz that cannot be heard through the amp counts for nada.
@@johnnykeller7648 fret buzz kills sustain and is a sign of a p3oprly setup guitar. That said, some players are so obsessed with low action they will put up with that buzz. Raise the action a smidge, lose the buzz, improve your tone and your skill overall.
USA only.
terrible QC!
I bought two of these made in India models, the ML and the Z. Solder connections were cold and literally disconnecting when you lightly touched them. They do little to no fret leveling before they ship. I rewired mine completely, installed OG german floyds, Duncan Invader bridge pickups, and had them Pleked. Plek tech said the fretboard looked like roller coaster tracks. He couldn't believe it shipped like that. Awesome guitars once you fix them.