| BIG KENNO from DILLON, S.C. |
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| Subject: | GOOD GUITAR FOR THE MONEY |
| Quality:
| YES, WELL MADE FOR THE PRICE, A GOOD BEGINNER GUITAR,DEPENDABLE |
| Sound:
| O.K., BUT THE PICK UPS ARE LACKING |
| Reliability:
| VERY WELL |
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| BOUGHT THIS GUITAR IN AUGUST -09, AFTER PLAYING ONE AT XXXX IN CHARLOTTE,N.C. ALREADY OWN 2 DEANS,THE MICHEAL SCHENKER V,$299.00 MODEL, HAD TO RIP OUT THE STOCK PICK-UPS[CRAP]AND REPLACED THEM WITH BLACK AND WHITE DIMARZIO STEVE VAI PICK-UPS AND PUT ON A SET OF SCHALLER STRAP LOCKS ADJUSTED THE NECK AND LOWERED THE ACTIONAND WAS GOOD TO GO! AND ALSO THE THE DEAN ACOUSTIC -ELECTRIC BLACK ,WITH THE BIG V HEADSTOCK, GREAT GUITAR, SOUND WISE, LOW STRING ACTION,AND PLAYS LIKE A ELECTRIC, LOVE THE ONBOARD TUNER.SO THE LITTLE VENDETTA, I BOUGHT THE DARK STAIN MODEL, GOOD FINISH,LOWERED THE ACTION, CHANGED THE CRAPPY FACTORY STRINGS, TO MY BRAND DUNLOPS 9-42.AND WAS GOOD TO GO, PICK-UPS ARE O.K., NOT GREAT, BUT FOE $100.00 DOLLARS, U CAN ALWAYS RIP THEM OUT AND INSTALL SOME TONE ZONES AND HAVE ONLY SPENT $300.00 DOLLARS FOR A RIPPING GUITAR !!! |
| Playability and Feel:
| NECK FELT GOOD. SMALL, FAST, FRETS WERE FINE,CONTROL KNOBS O.K. |
| Tone:
| GOOD TONE WOOD,PICK-UPS ARE NOT HIGH GAIN, MORE MELLOW |
| Finish:
| GOOD STAIN FINISH |
| Action:
| LITTLE HIGH FOR MY STYLE,BUT WAS EASILY ADJUSTABLE |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| YES |
| Date submitted:
| AUGUST-24-09 |
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| Blake from Hampton VA |
| blake_card@yahoo.com |
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| Subject: | the Dean Vendetta |
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| This guitar is intended for beginners. I'm a drummer but i can tell a poorly made guitar when i play one. The frets are not even so when you play certain notes, they are considerably sharp. As you go to the 12th fret and higher, you start to lose entire notes all together. |
| Reliability:
| The tone knob doesn't hold. The Volume knob is falling off, and the screw for the chord input fell out. |
| Overall:
| I think if you want to buy a guitar, you might as well just save another $100 and buy an Ibanez or an Epiphone |
| Playability and Feel:
| It's very light, i will say that. But other then that... |
| Tone:
| The pick-ups are decent but again, you get what you pay for. |
| Finish:
| The finish is not what it shows in the picture. For the Black Finish, you don't see the wood grain. |
| Action:
| It was alright. (this was back when all the pieces were still together) It will need new strings though. |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 3/13/09 |
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| Aaron from Aurora,CO |
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| Subject: | Awesome |
| Quality:
| Very good quality did not find any flaws with the construction. |
| Sound:
| The sound is perfect. I feel this guitar has two totally different voices one for the crunch and a great clean blues tone. |
| Reliability:
| I have only owned it for a week so I don't know how it will last. So far the guitar has taken all the abuse that I have given it. |
| Overall:
| This is a great guitar for the price. It has the perfect feel and great playability. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Very light weight very fast feeling. Controls are good the tone knob is a little far but great position for the volume and switch easy to use. |
| Tone:
| Thick sound on a clean channel good for blues, very dark crunch on the dirty side, really good for metal. |
| Finish:
| Love the finish. No Gloss finish. I like the neck with no finish. |
| Action:
| Action was a little high for me. That is a simple adjustment though. Needs some fret finishing but that is it. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 9Nov09 |
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| Clinton Greene from Lenoir, NC, USA |
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| Subject: | Like the wings |
| Quality:
| put together very well, very solid build, very light weight yet sturdy. |
| Sound:
| Great metal sound, this guitar was built for distortion. |
| Reliability:
| so far so good. maybe need to tighten the tuning heads, but all else is great. |
| Overall:
| insane for the money. I would recommend this guitar for all skill level players. |
| Playability and Feel:
| neck is unfinished and thin, the tone and volume knobs remind me of a vintage telecaster, 3 way switch works great |
| Tone:
| seems to have a dark feel, yet lead pick up has a light and happy tone. |
| Finish:
| looks a little cheap but then again its a $100 guitar |
| Action:
| a little high for shredding, but nothing you cant live with. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| 7/18/09 |
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| Garrett from Idaho, US |
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| Subject: | The true review for the Dean Vendetta XM |
| Quality:
| Made pretty well. neck not glossed. palm muting sounds great. a desent metal guitar. |
| Reliability:
| had it for 4 months still working great. |
| Overall:
| great beginner guitar. |
| Playability and Feel:
| This guitar is Uber Light really chunky. the neck was like i said unglossed but okay. |
| Tone:
| Great tone heavy soundin. |
| Finish:
| the black Vendetta is actually a really dark brown. |
| Action:
| the action was really low so its pretty easy to play. |
| Skill Level:
| Beginner |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| Monday, May 04, 2009 |