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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: HTH AMPS on July 14, 2007, 02:47:34 PM

Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: HTH AMPS on July 14, 2007, 02:47:34 PM
http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_07/korina.htm

I've had a hard-on for Dean Vees for a while now, it's just a matter of time before I succumb.  This Korina one is just gorgeous and very understated (classic)

 :twisted:
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: sgmypod on July 14, 2007, 03:10:20 PM
am loving that
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Post by: dave_mc on July 14, 2007, 05:16:04 PM
that's awesome. natural finishes, in the right guitars (gibbo-style v's, explorers) are excellent. let's hope edwards (or similar) brings out something along those lines. I'm not paying USA dean prices, that's for sure. Certainly not with that headstock!  :lol:
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Post by: indysmith on July 14, 2007, 06:04:12 PM
Man that dean headstock on a Vee owns the gibson one hands down doesnt it. Beautiful guitar.
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Post by: sgmypod on July 14, 2007, 06:12:41 PM
so what price are these
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Post by: hunter on July 14, 2007, 06:33:28 PM
Very very very nice, but the headstock is also not my cup of tea
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: Philly Q on July 14, 2007, 07:02:20 PM
Quote from: indysmith
Man that dean headstock on a Vee owns the gibson one hands down doesnt it.

Can't agree with that, but it is a lovely guitar!
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: Oli on July 14, 2007, 07:02:58 PM
Dean don't actually make headstocks separate, they just use an additional Vee body for it  :P It's huge!
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Post by: HTH AMPS on July 14, 2007, 07:34:46 PM
the Vee headstock totally rules - that Korina one is the type of thing I've been waiting for Dean to make as they're usually way too ornate with flamey tops etc.

It's a USA-made Dean so it'll be pricey   :(
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: opprobrium_9 on July 15, 2007, 12:15:06 AM
i find the whole thing ugly and too chunky but that is just me i suppose.
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Post by: Adam.M on July 15, 2007, 03:01:27 AM
That V looks a bit wrong, not a fan really. Looks far too gold and tacky, and the design makes it look too fat, reminds me of cheaper v-copies to be honest.

http://www.paulgilbert.com/Ibanez.Rocket.Roll.II.jpg

Now thats a V!
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Post by: Doadman on July 15, 2007, 08:57:21 AM
That Dean headstock does seem to polarise opinion! For me, I'm afraid it's pig ugly. It's shallow I know but I just couldn't ever see myself playing a guitar with such a ridiculous looking headstock. Sometimes I'm unsure if I genuinely don't like Deans or I'm too biased because of my dislike of that headstock. People rave about the Razorback and I bet it sounds fantastic but I'd never own one.
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: WezV on July 15, 2007, 10:55:02 AM
funny, i was just drawing out a Vee i want to make over summer - that will most likely be korina.  Although i was thinking something more shaped like the Dave Mustaine Vee rather than the classic chunky shape
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Post by: WezV on July 15, 2007, 10:56:32 AM
Oh, as for the dean headstock - its just plain bad design, look at the strings!!!

It may however have some benefits to sustain by being heavier
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Post by: noodleplugerine on July 15, 2007, 12:09:29 PM
Quote from: Doadman
That Dean headstock does seem to polarise opinion! For me, I'm afraid it's pig ugly. It's shallow I know but I just couldn't ever see myself playing a guitar with such a ridiculous looking headstock. Sometimes I'm unsure if I genuinely don't like Deans or I'm too biased because of my dislike of that headstock. People rave about the Razorback and I bet it sounds fantastic but I'd never own one.


Played a £4000 US customshop Dean Razorback at LGS which was honest to god one of the worst guitars I've played in my life.

There was no sustain at all, the notes choked after a step bend and although it sounded half decent, the fretboard was sticky and pretty much unplayable.

I went to one of the other stalls and tried one of the £1000 razorbacks and it was SO much better - Although still not worth the price tag since for some reason it had a Licensed FR which felt like it was made of Acrylic...

The worst thing about the US Razorback was that the Dean guy was telling us.. "You do know that's a £4000 guitar right? Are you planning on buying it?"

The look a mate of mine gave him almost turned him to stone. Was ace.

Do they honestly think people are going to LGS to hand out £4000 for such an awful piece of cr@p?

The only nice thing about the guitar was the airbrushed rusty finish - Other than that, I wouldn't have paid over 500 for it - And that's just cos that's how much the hardware costs seperately...
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: dave_mc on July 15, 2007, 07:18:17 PM
Quote from: Philly Q
Quote from: indysmith
Man that dean headstock on a Vee owns the gibson one hands down doesnt it.

Can't agree with that, but it is a lovely guitar!


ditto, i prefer the gibson one.
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Post by: Manji on July 15, 2007, 10:36:38 PM
I do rather like the Dean headstock, but it looks much better on their Cadillac-

(http://www.amazona.de/media/articles/article_images/article_1051/13_13.jpg)

Seriously, that's a sexual guitar.  I need to get one at some point. :D
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: indysmith on July 15, 2007, 10:58:03 PM
the headstock on the cadillac is the only thing putting me o0ff thinking it's the sexiest guitar EVER
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Post by: sgmypod on July 15, 2007, 11:28:31 PM
yeah never been sure of there headstocks....or others with large/oddshaped headstocks
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 16, 2007, 12:20:35 AM
Quote from: Manji
I do rather like the Dean headstock, but it looks much better on their Cadillac-

(http://www.amazona.de/media/articles/article_images/article_1051/13_13.jpg)

Seriously, that's a sexual guitar.  I need to get one at some point. :D


The point being on the underside is possibly the worst design idea Dean have ever thought of :S
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: WezV on July 16, 2007, 08:08:42 AM
Gibson actually came up with that headstck shape and it was originally meant to go on flying vee's - i think there may have actually been a few early ones that were built with it.

There was also a very similar shape that gibson intended on using on the Moderne but that never made it past being a prototype anyway and they went for an even worse design for the headstock when the reissued it in the 80's

Both of these where designed around 1958!! - imagine what that headstock looked like to people then
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: indysmith on July 16, 2007, 08:22:34 AM
Quote from: noodleplugerine
The point being on the underside is possibly the worst design idea Dean have ever thought of :S

the idea is that it's half explorer, and half les paul.
Explorers were never difficult to play; i don't think the point would cause any problems
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: gwEm on July 16, 2007, 11:55:50 AM
i like the dean headstock on certain models. on that korina V, it just looks wrong. perfect in my opinon on their flame topped and spalted maple Vs.

i guess this thread just goes to show massive differences in taste ;)

regarding the cadillac, i'm also not sure about the dean headstock on that - but what other shape can you imagine that would look right? not an explorer or a les paul headstock anyway...
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Post by: WezV on July 16, 2007, 12:09:11 PM
I think there is an article in next months guitarist magazine about one of the early gibson flying vees with a vee shaped headstock - at least there was a picture in this months that said they were doing a fuller article about it

anyway - it looks pretty much like the dean korina V
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: Philly Q on July 16, 2007, 12:49:55 PM
Quote from: gwEm
regarding the cadillac, i'm also not sure about the dean headstock on that - but what other shape can you imagine that would look right? not an explorer or a les paul headstock anyway...

I like the Dean headstock on the Cadillac - in fact I think the Caddy is one of the coolest Les Paul variants on the market.  Flash but quite conservative at the same time.

It doesn't work on the V though - on the Gibson V the headstock and body "fly" in the same direction, but the Dean V looks like two guitars going in opposite directions have crashed into each other.
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: dave_mc on July 16, 2007, 02:47:14 PM
Quote from: WezV
Gibson actually came up with that headstck shape and it was originally meant to go on flying vee's - i think there may have actually been a few early ones that were built with it.

There was also a very similar shape that gibson intended on using on the Moderne but that never made it past being a prototype anyway and they went for an even worse design for the headstock when the reissued it in the 80's

Both of these where designed around 1958!! - imagine what that headstock looked like to people then


yeah, in this month's guitarist magazine, there's an article about some US vintage guitar fair (dallas?) and there's a 58 (something like that) explorer with the "dean" headstock. I think it was going for $1,000,000.

I think the "dean" headstock suits explorers and ML shapes. Doesn't suit the v at all, which is strange, as you'd think it would...
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: horsehead on July 16, 2007, 10:29:53 PM
gotta say...BOY! I love that Vee. I'm not a big Vee fan...but I've been getting that funny feeling in the pit of my belly


oh no it's GAS :wink:
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: Ted on July 16, 2007, 10:30:55 PM
I love that Vee style. Not a big Dean fan though.
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Post by: Will on July 16, 2007, 11:34:05 PM
I think it looks fine, but its a bit too big, then again if it was too small it would look odd, but then, i really dislike the gibson one, its far too smooth. V headstocks are a hard one.
Anybody comment on whether it suits the splittail?
Title: Vee fans, check this out...
Post by: WezV on July 17, 2007, 08:00:22 AM
the split tail is an abomination right from the start - when i first saw it i quite liked it but then realised they only showed it from extreme angles - from head on it just looks plain wrong!!!