Dean Cadillac
| Dean Cadillac | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Dean Guitars |
| Period | 1977 — present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set-in |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany (some models feature maple tops) |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony, rosewood (22 frets) |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Usually hardtail (Tune-O-Matic) |
| Pickup(s) | 2 or 3 humbuckers (Dimarzio, Seymour Duncan, EMG, DMT) |
| Colors available | |
| Various | |
The Dean Cadillac or Caddy is a guitar designed and created by Dean Guitars. It has resemblance to the Dean ML and the Gibson Les Paul. It was released alongside the Dean ML, V and Z. Glen Drover of the band Megadeth is known for using this guitar,[1] as well as Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse, Rich Williams and Kerry Livgren of Kansas from 1979 to 1983, John McFee of The Doobie Brothers, Pig Benis aka Jack Kilcoyne of Mushroomhead, Sascha Gerstner of Helloween and Jesse Penny of Steel Mistress. The Dean Cadillac shape is also available as a bass guitar.[2]
25th Anniversary model
The 25th Anniversary model of the Dean Cadillac was released in 2002, in a limited quantity. It was meant to personify all the Cadillac 'style and player-appeal' that the world's best guitar players came to know and fall in love with. It was the same version that was actually never put into production for the general playing public but reserved for Dean's top Artists. Additional luxuries included the highest quality figured flame-maple tops, real abalone fingerboard inlays, 24 karat gold hardware, 7 ply body binding, 5 ply head binding and a special 25th Anniversary emblem on the headstock.
See also
References
- "USA Time Capsule Cadillac". Retrieved 2007-07-17.