Dean Guitars
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| Private | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, United States of America |
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Area served
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Global |
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Key people
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Evan Rubinson President & CEO |
| Products |
Guitars Electric Guitars Bass Guitars Acoustic Guitars Banjos Mandolins Ukuleles Amplifiers Pickups |
| Owner | Armadillo Enterprises, Inc. |
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Number of employees
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100 |
| Website | deanguitars.com |
Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and musical products. It is known for its solid-body electric guitars, bass guitars, and acoustic guitars such as the Dean ML, the Dean V, the Dean Z, but more recently the Dean Razorback, Dean Stealth, Dean Icon, Dean VMNT, Dean Zero, and Dean Mako Acoustic Guitar. It’s headquarters are based in Tampa, Florida. The company also makes and / or distributes a full range of products to include resonator guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, amplifiers, guitar cases, accessories and custom guitar pickups.
The company was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1976 by Dean Zelinsky but came to prominence under Elliott Rubinson in 1997 when his company Armadillo Enterprises purchased the trade name. The Dean family today currently employs over 100 people: guitar luthiers & guitar techs, distribution and sales staff, customer service, office admins, tech and marketing personnel, almost all of which are practicing musicians, artists, and artisans. Armadillo Enterprises today is a privately held organization with Evan Rubinson serving as the Chief Executive Officer.
Dean Guitars started in 1976 and gained worldwide recognition by being in the hands of bands such as Heart, Kansas, The Cars, Molly Hatchet, Triumph and ZZ Top. With the advent of the superstrat and grunge music, Dean Zelinsky sold the business to Oscar Medeiros of Tropical Music who gained ownership of the brand from 1986 and until 1995 focusing on selling to Latin bands overseas. The company had all but disappeared from the American market at this point.
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