"great especially for the money. fast fast fast shipping and delivery"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
the pick ups on this are decent. but they are stock entry pick ups. which i expected and planned on swapping out for some seymour duncans even before i ordered the guitar. i do prefer the string thru body, and the tune o matic bridge. i prefer simplicity. the tuning machines are pretty good. i planned on swapping those out, but as i have plaid this consistantly for twenty four hours straight and it still keeps in tune i've decided not too. honestly the only bad things i can say about the product is the pain job is misleading. it really is more of a flat black than a see thru, and it is a bit neck heavy, which unless you spend a thousand dollars for a guitar you will generally experience to some extent with any guitar.

Quality:
it's a dean. enough said. dean backs their products, and for good reason. even their entry level instruments over flow with craftsmanship and pride. i haven't needed to contact them, and probably won't as this guitar is made exceptionally well. play a dean, or a peavey. you'll get a great guitar. you will realize that both of these companies offer great products and support and you get better instruments for the price compared to the big 4 guitar companies. and you won't pay for the big nametag price (fender, gibson, esp, jackson).

Value:
exceptionally well. everything on the guitar is great. with the exception for the paint job it has a few tiny little pits. big deal. its nothing i care enough about to send back. it is a flat black paint job more or less without a clear coat. i bought it for playability not for the looks. though i do like the raw look of it. the pits to me add charachter. it doesn't have the million dollar dean paint job finish dean is known for. i didn't expect it too either. so i'm not complaining. it could be compared to the epiphone goth series finish with 2 less coats of black on it. i'm sure the paint job irregularities are accidental, as i have a few deans and they are sublimely done. dean would surely replace the instrument if i bothered to contact them. i just don't see a need too.

Desirability:
for the price and what you get it's a great guitar. i've paid up to a grand for a gibson, fender and epiphone. and while those are prettier guitars than this specific model, i've always had parts fall off, the weight has bothered me considerably, or they just sound like crap and usually have jack problems. with those you pay more or less for a name, and their customer service isn't too friendly either. with this, you get a great made guitar that is playable. extremely playable. true it doesn't have ibanez's wizard 2 neck. but it is pretty damn close. and honestly the factory dean pick ups sound a hell of alot better than the crappy powersound pick ups ibanez uses.

Sound:
over all this guitar is great. especially for the money.

Ease of Use:
the sound is pretty exceptional for the price. the simpleness of the guitar and the playability of the neck which is pretty damn good makes it alone worth three times as much. the most amazing thing about this guitar? THE WEIGHT. it weighs practically nothing. im use to gibson, epiphone, and fender. and aside from peavey guitars, this is really the only thing i can recommand as far as functionality and endurance. i do have back problems, and honestly for me, it will always be dean and peavey. this guitar honestly ways about 3 pounds, compared to a gibson, epiphone, or fender which start at 8-10 pounds and after an hour feel like 50.

Support:
haven't need it

Overall:
it's a dean. enough said. world class craftsmanship, at an affordable price. you don't get all the fixin's with this baby, but for less than a bill you shouldn't expect too. it is made and plays unbelievably well for its price tag and if it were double it'd still be a deal.

"I'd buy it again."

Feature:
Came with a chord to hook it up to an amp. Has a volume nob and tone nob.

Quality:
Other than the rattling in my strings (which I'm sure I can fix) it's a wonderful guitar. Although I must warn you it's more of a flat black than the glossy look the pics show. Still looks sweet. I bang it around a lot and it's still in near perfect condition. Very sturdy. Untunes pretty easily when the nobs are bumped even a little...

Value:
It's worth the $100. Well.. now it's $120 for the black one. :) Suckers.

Desirability:
Very sexy.

Sound:
Sounds decent. It has a perfect grunge feel to it, if that's what you like to play. My guitar rattles like a mother on the lower e and a strings. (I'm still using factory strings though... -_-)

Ease of Use:
I had to tune it as soon as I got it, but it was only a few keys off.

Support:
Didn't need it.

Overall:
This guitar should last me a while. Until I can actually play decent and need a better guitar.

"Great value for your money!"

Quality:
It is not as transparent black as I would have liked. It looks more like a flat black.

Sound:
I ordered one and it sounded buzzy so I sent it back and the new one sounds great! I can't believe it was only $98. Best value for your money. Great action! Has a great metal sound.