By: Staff

Dean Launches John Entwistle Bass Line

Dean Guitars and the John Entwistle estate will be unveiling two models of the new John Entwistle bass line at the 2011 Winter Namm show in Anaheim, California January 13th through 16th.

According to John’s son Chris Entwistle, the estate chose Dean because of their attention to detail plus their willingness and ability to bring the project to market swiftly without sacrificing quality.

Steve Luongo, John’s drummer and personal friend of 15 years steered the estate to Dean Guitars as he knew company CEO Elliott “Dean” Rubinson is a touring bass player who grew up on John’s playing. “Brand was not as important to John as the actual playability and John would let the instrument do the talking”  said Luongo.

“John has been a huge influence on me and I am proud to be on the front line in the development of these instruments, also being able to play and hear them live on stage when playing with the Michael Schenker Group and Cactus” Rubinson said.

The first two models in the new Entwistle line are ‘The Spider’ and ‘The Hybrid’, both made in Dean’s legendary USA Custom Woodshop in Tampa, FL. Both of these USA models will incorporate the new Aphex Exciter/Big Bottom/Compression circuit on board, an industry first. There is also a Hybrid model that sells for under $1000.

“I know that if John were here today he would love these basses” said company CEO Rubinson who will join Steve Luongo and Mark Hitt on stage at the Dean Guitars 2nd Annual NAMM JAM party, Fri. Jan 14th at The Grove of Anaheim, where the bass will be played in public for the first time.

More info: http://www.deanguitars.com/entwistle.php

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Dean Launches Bret Michaels Signature Guitar

Multi-Platinum, Award-Winning Musician, Bret Michaels has partnered with leading guitar manufacturer, Dean Guitars, to design his first ever signature Bret Michaels guitar series. There is much anticipation for this special series of guitars slated for unveiling January 13th in the Dean Guitars booth at the 2011 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, the biggest musical instrument tradeshow in the world. Dean Guitars will webcast the unveiling via www.deanguitars.com/webcast

Josh Maloney, Director of artist relations for Dean Guitars says, “We are inspired by Bret’s monumental career and our hope is to build on his momentum and inspire all rockers and guitar enthusiasts to play with the passion that Bret clearly exhibits.”

The Bret Michaels Signature Series guitars have been designed for guitar players of all levels. It was important to Bret to create a product that would be affordable to all of his fans and musicians alike.

The Dean Guitars Bret Michaels Signature Series will debut with two acoustics and two electric guitars. The acoustics, the Jorga-Raine and The Player, feature custom graphics designed by Bret in direct collaboration with Dean Guitars.  The electric guitars are Bret’s customization of the classic Dean Z guitar, the very instrument Bret played in the Celebrity Apprentice intro.  It features a beautiful rosewood fingerboard, inlayed with Bret’s iconic iron cross at the 12 fret and will be available in both metallic black and metallic white.

Bret says, “Just like my career of 25 years, Dean Guitars has withstood the test of time, manufacturing the very best guitars in the industry for over three decades. Dean’s acoustic and electric models have been there for me night after night all over the world. They are the only guitars that can keep up with me, holding up tour after tour. Dean Guitars Rock!”

More info: http://www.deanguitars.com/bretmichaels_series2011.php

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