New Guitar Day! Dean Blue Water V it's finally here!

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

So stoked!
Playes like a dream!
Fast smooth, lightweight, balaced perfectly.
and I think its flat out gorgeous.

One happy camper here.

And one for my buddy Stein!

Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 379 Location: Kent, UK

Sound clips Steve!!! Twisted Evil

Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 4622 Location: UP of Michigan

That top is beautiful!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:16 am

Congrats to all that ordered it!!!!

Alan - you nailed that one!!!!! What's next in your design request?

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 7639 Location: Florida

that came out great, enjoy the new axe!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:39 pm

Beauty!

Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 3839 Location: BOSTON

awesome V!!!

what a beauty! Cool

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:33 pm

awesome turned out great HNGD enjoy

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 615 Location: Yorkshire, England

That quilt top looks really nice, congrats!

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

longhurstgb wrote:

Sound clips Steve!!! Twisted Evil

Oh man...
I hate playting in front of other guitarists... especially good ones ha ha ha

but I got 2 minutes between classes today... to butcher some licks for your enjoyment. Laugh it up boys.... ha ha Laughing

sun was in my eyes... no sleep... ummm broken fingers.... you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHpdO_KyOw

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 4709 Location: Dayton, OH

Sounds good! Looks great too, happy HGD!

Joined: 15 Nov 2012 Posts: 34

Grats on the new Axe man.....she's a beauty.

Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 3839 Location: BOSTON

ricky bobby!!!! Laughing

Joined: 23 Jun 2010 Posts: 1135 Location: Rochester NY

WOW! That is NICE!

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:43 am

That is soooo sweet, I like it without the V tailpiece.

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

I couldn't help it... I went ahead and soldered in the Duncan Distortion into the bridge... wow amazing!

flat amazing.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:49 am

Jerkov wrote:

I couldn't help it... I went ahead and soldered in the Duncan Distortion into the bridge... wow amazing!

flat amazing.

Ooooooo. I has a spare duncan distortion too Smile

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

USE IT!
There is nothing better in my humble opinion of course....

If its pure white, mail it to me I have a new Jackson that needs one

Razz

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:23 am

That top is making me moist. I can't wait to get mine in my hands

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:54 am

Your guitar is no good.., just send it to me!! Wink

Pleeze!?

Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1189

That came out killer!!

Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 6296 Location: Jacksonville, TX.

Very Nice. Congrats. Cool

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

The run came out great. Congrats.

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:45 am

Pure sex!

Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 340 Location: cali.

Jerkov wrote:

longhurstgb wrote:

Sound clips Steve!!! Twisted Evil

Oh man...
I hate playting in front of other guitarists... especially good ones ha ha ha

but I got 2 minutes between classes today... to butcher some licks for your enjoyment. Laugh it up boys.... ha ha Laughing

sun was in my eyes... no sleep... ummm broken fingers.... you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHpdO_KyOw

I here you on playing in front of guitar guru's but thanks for taking one for the team.
I play way worse so no worries.
Oh and I'm glad you posted up the rig because that was going to be my next question.

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:51 am

RAWK!

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

ibmorjamn wrote:

Jerkov wrote:

longhurstgb wrote:

Sound clips Steve!!! Twisted Evil

Oh man...
I hate playting in front of other guitarists... especially good ones ha ha ha

but I got 2 minutes between classes today... to butcher some licks for your enjoyment. Laugh it up boys.... ha ha Laughing

sun was in my eyes... no sleep... ummm broken fingers.... you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHpdO_KyOw

I here you on playing in front of guitar guru's but thanks for taking one for the team.
I play way worse so no worries.
Oh and I'm glad you posted up the rig because that was going to be my next question.

Actually i was playing that debacle at school so i was playing straight into my roland xl40. Unplugged, then clean, then metal setting.
I tried to edit that into the youtube video but apparently I'm not any better at that then i am at playing guitar ha ha.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:09 pm

Very Cool! I think that geet turned out great!!!

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

just a little fyi, it doesn't make a bit of difference to me, cuz I usually go duncan on everything..... but you may wanna check yours out if it bothers you.

I yanked the pups to install duncans and lookie what I found...
Shocked

these were supposed to be Nostalgia and Time Capsules.... mine had 2 diff time capsules.

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6629 Location: Minnesota

They are the same wound pu. One is F spaced one is G spaced.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:44 pm

im not sure what mine are, i just know they are freakin gorgeous sounding

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:58 pm

Jerkov wrote:

just a little fyi, it doesn't make a bit of difference to me, cuz I usually go duncan on everything..... but you may wanna check yours out if it bothers you.

I yanked the pups to install duncans and lookie what I found...
Shocked

these were supposed to be Nostalgia and Time Capsules.... mine had 2 diff time capsules.

Graunke wrote:

They are the same wound pu. One is F spaced one is G spaced.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:01 pm

Sweet Axe, and I love the color!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 991 Location: Arid-Zona!

Graunke wrote:

They are the same wound pu. One is F spaced one is G spaced.

Yes sir... they are... BUT.... They were supposed to be

Neck DMT Nostalgia

Bridge DMT Time Capsule

Wink

Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 340 Location: cali.

Maybe in Chinese Nostalgia and Time Capsule mean the same thing ?
At any rate I mostly use the bridge pick up.

Joined: 19 Mar 2012 Posts: 1581

Looks like the Pacific Ocean! Or makes me wanna go swimming or something , Lovely Top!

Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 820

wow that's sweet man..

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1271 Location: Easton Ma

Love the matching HS, they did a great job with the color. Odd that you guys made this run and now they have a similar blue ML, new for 2013.
Sucks they can't get some things right even when ordered on a spec sheet. Green dots? No dots till the 3rd fret? Wrong pups? What gives?

Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Posts: 5603 Location: phoenix az.

i so jelous!where do i buy one of those?

Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 340 Location: cali.

The Music Farm if they still have a few extra {Todd}.
I got conformation , #7 should at my door next Wednesday !!! Hellsyeah Laughing

Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Posts: 52

Way to bust out some "lay it down".. Hell yeah!!
Looks killer too.

Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 5463 Location: White Haven,Pa

Vman wrote:

Love the matching HS, they did a great job with the color. Odd that you guys made this run and now they have a similar blue ML, new for 2013.
Sucks they can't get some things right even when ordered on a spec sheet. Green dots? No dots till the 3rd fret? Wrong pups? What gives?

Every Custom run done so far had some kind of screwups on it.It's pathetic that they can't ever get the specs correct.I do agree on the top and matching headstock tho...they did a very nice job on them.

Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 340 Location: cali.

Eternal Scar wrote:

Vman wrote:

Love the matching HS, they did a great job with the color. Odd that you guys made this run and now they have a similar blue ML, new for 2013.
Sucks they can't get some things right even when ordered on a spec sheet. Green dots? No dots till the 3rd fret? Wrong pups? What gives?

Every Custom run done so far had some kind of screwups on it.It's pathetic that they can't ever get the specs correct.I do agree on the top and matching headstock tho...they did a very nice job on them.

The truth is for me on a custom is
A. Limited # and unique
B. It's a import not a USA custom shop
C. If I had 3 grand to spend I would either buy a custom built guitar or something cool like a 50 or 45th anniversary Gibson " V" or LPC
Not going to throw everyone under bus over the damn dots and pick ups. pick ups are expendable. I will have to see the dots up close but so far I have not lost sleep over it.
This is my first custom run and my 2nd new guitar and I chose it over getting a nice looking Gibson "V" If it plays good and sounds good it's a win.
I will determine how I feel about my guitar when I see it.

Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 340 Location: cali.

Eternal Scar wrote:

Vman wrote:

Love the matching HS, they did a great job with the color. Odd that you guys made this run and now they have a similar blue ML, new for 2013.
Sucks they can't get some things right even when ordered on a spec sheet. Green dots? No dots till the 3rd fret? Wrong pups? What gives?

Every Custom run done so far had some kind of screwups on it.It's pathetic that they can't ever get the specs correct.I do agree on the top and matching headstock tho...they did a very nice job on them.

truth is on custom run is
A. Limited # and unique
B. It's a import not a USA custom shop
C. If I had 3 grand to spend I either buy a custom built or something cool like a 50 or 45th anniversary. V OR LPC
Not going to through everyone under the bus over the damn dots
and pick ups.
My next guitar will be built be me , maybe a Ed Roman body. I Like the Angel of Death body/neck.

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:34 am

ibmorjamn wrote:

Eternal Scar wrote:

Vman wrote:

Love the matching HS, they did a great job with the color. Odd that you guys made this run and now they have a similar blue ML, new for 2013.
Sucks they can't get some things right even when ordered on a spec sheet. Green dots? No dots till the 3rd fret? Wrong pups? What gives?

Every Custom run done so far had some kind of screwups on it.It's pathetic that they can't ever get the specs correct.I do agree on the top and matching headstock tho...they did a very nice job on them.

truth is on custom run is
A. Limited # and unique
B. It's a import not a USA custom shop
C. If I had 3 grand to spend I either buy a custom built or something cool like a 50 or 45th anniversary. V OR LPC
Not going to through everyone under the bus over the damn dots
and pick ups.
My next guitar will be built be me , maybe a Ed Roman body. I Like the Angel of Death body/neck.

Might I suggest dennis short. A dean bro and one hell of a builder.

Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 8255 Location: Ontario, Canada

lordkronos187 wrote:

ibmorjamn wrote:

Eternal Scar wrote:

Vman wrote:

Love the matching HS, they did a great job with the color. Odd that you guys made this run and now they have a similar blue ML, new for 2013.
Sucks they can't get some things right even when ordered on a spec sheet. Green dots? No dots till the 3rd fret? Wrong pups? What gives?

Every Custom run done so far had some kind of screwups on it.It's pathetic that they can't ever get the specs correct.I do agree on the top and matching headstock tho...they did a very nice job on them.

truth is on custom run is
A. Limited # and unique
B. It's a import not a USA custom shop
C. If I had 3 grand to spend I either buy a custom built or something cool like a 50 or 45th anniversary. V OR LPC
Not going to through everyone under the bus over the damn dots
and pick ups.
My next guitar will be built be me , maybe a Ed Roman body. I Like the Angel of Death body/neck.

Might I suggest dennis short. A dean bro and one hell of a builder.

Short Customs is turning out some good axes. Shorty85 (Daniel Short) builds them. I posted a teaser pic of my explorer that he started. It's a modified shape that is his own and it rocks.

Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 340 Location: cali.

Thanks for the info, I do remember the pic and he does very nice work. I might talk to him but I want to put something together that I do myself from a kit just for fun.