Legendary Dean Guitars brand offers a few lefty-friendly guitars, two acoustics and two basses. Yes, not much, but the company doesn’t focus on quantity. But the biggest disappointment for fans is that the company has suspended the production of left-handed electric guitars.
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Lefty-Friendly DEAN Index
* one guitar means less than 10 instruments for lefties
About Dean
Dean Guitars is an American brand founded by Dean Zelinsky as a musical instrument manufacturing company in 1976 in Chicago, Illinois.
- Brand Country: USA
- Owner: Armadillo Enterprises
- Founded: 1977
- Industry Area: Acoustics, Electrics, Basses, Accessories
For many years, the company has earned a reputation as an innovative company experimenting with guitar design and sound. Dean has always been an underdog in pop culture but has become his own in “metal family.” The company has collaborated with many musicians, such as Dave Mustaine, Dimebag Darrell, Michael Amott, and others.
The main features of Dean are a wide variety of shapes, high-quality materials, and powerful sound that provides humbucker pickups. Also, the company designed many signature instruments in its Artist series.
Next, we look at left-handed Dean guitars.
Left-Handed Electric Guitars
Left-handed electric guitars that Dean manufactures in the past till 2021. So, you can find them on used market like eBay or Craigslist.
- Dimebag Dean From Hell ML Lefty
- ML Select Classic Black Lefty
- V Select Classic Black Lefty
- Z Select Classic Black Lefty
- MLX Classic Black Lefty
- VX Classic Black Lefty
Left-Handed Acoustic Guitars
Dean offers two left-handed models of acoustic guitars, Exhibition and Exotica. These electro-acoustic guitars have a comfortable cutaway body shape, slim neck profile with a beautiful headstock, and built-in preamp and pickup. Made with high-quality wood and hardware that gives great deep sound. Like all Dean guitars, they have their style and charisma.
Dean Exhibition A/E Black Satin Lefty
Dean Exotica Quilt Ash A/E GN Lefty
Left-Handed Bass Guitars
Dean also offers two left-handed bass guitars, an electric Edge 09 and an electro-acoustic Bass CAW. These basses have a comfortable body shape and slim C-shape neck profile for good playability. These are well-made, great sounding instruments for an affordable price.
Electric bass Dean Edge 09 Classic Black Lefty
Acoustic Bass Dean CAW Satin Natural Lefty
Who Plays Dean Guitars
List of famous artists who play at the current time or played in the past.
- Dimebag Darrell (RIP)
- Dave Mustaine
- Bret Michaels
- Kerry King
- Christian Martucci
- Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
- Michael Schenker
- Leslie West
- Michael Angelo Batio
- Michael Amott
- Rusty Cooley
- Jacky Vincent
Looking for what other brands offer left-handed guitars?
Here’s an alphabetical list: LEFT-HANDED BRANDS GUIDE
FAQ
Does Dean Guitars make left-handed guitars?
Yes, Dean makes left-handed Acoustic and Bass guitars. Production of electric guitars is currently suspended.
Does Dean Guitars make left-handed electric guitars?
No, Dean Company has stopped producing left-handed electric guitars as of 2021.
