DEAN electric guitar
Dimebag Dean From Hell ML Lefty is a left-handed version of the electric guitar built in 1977 by Dean Zelinsky. Dimebag’s favorite guitar shape. He often used it in studio recordings and concert tours. Later this guitar became popular among metal fans, especially legendary Pantera band fans.
‘Dean From Hell’ takes its place in Dean’s left-handed guitars.
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The Dimebag Dean from Hell is a tribute to the guitar that Dimebag Darrell recorded, toured with, used and abused, and thrilled and amazed an army of fans. Dean from Hell is like the lightning bolt model on the platinum “Cowboys from Hell” album cover.
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Specification
INFO
- Brand: Dean Guitars
- Model: Dimebag Dean From Hell ML Lefty
- Type: 6-String Electric Guitar
DESIGN
- Shape: ML
- Color: Dean From Hell Lighting Bolt Graphic
BODY
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Type: Solid
NECK
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Fretboard Material: Pau Ferro
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Profile: V
- Nut Width: 1.687″ (43 mm)
- Fretboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
- Attachment to Body: Set-in
ELECTRONICS
- Pickups: Bridge Seymour Duncan SH13 Dimebucker / Neck DMT Design
- Pickup Configuration: Humbucker-Humbucker (HH)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position
- Controls: Bridge Volume, Neck Volume, Master Tone
HARDWARE
- Bridge: Floyd Rose Special
- Tuning Machines: Grover
How Does Sound
How does Dimebag Dean From Hell ML guitar sound? Here is an original Dimebag jam. Not so good video quality, but very impressive.
Pros & Cons
PROS
- Unique Design
- Great ‘Heavy’ Sound
- High-Quality Materials, Electronics, and Hardware
CONS
- Body shape not comfortable to play
- Not so good balanced by weight
Where To Buy
Dean does not currently produce left-handed electric guitars. For this reason, they have become a real rarity. You can try to find them on the used market on the forums.
And finally, a great photo of a smiley Dimebag with his ‘Hell’ guitar:
