Dean Exotica Spalt Maple Acoustic-Electric Guitar
This guitar features a spalted maple body, for an exotic look and bright sound. The rosewood fretboard makes for a comfortable playing surface.
Overall User Ratings (based on 6 ratings)
Submitted July 21, 2014 by Cameron W in Victoria, BC
"Loving my Dean guitar!"
Needless to say I was hesitant to order a guitar over the web. I was not disappointed. zZounds shipped my Dean in a timely way and it arrived flawlessly. The Dean guitar was also flawless! So beautiful, great feel, big full voice and the sustain just goes on and on. The neck on this guitar was perfectly strait and needed no adjustment at all. My only gripe is that it comes with no instructions on how to interpret the signals for the electric tuner which is quite finicky. Nothing on the dean website either. That's my only complaint and it's a pretty minor one so...love my Dean Exotica!
Musical Background:
beginner
Musical Style:
folk
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Submitted December 27, 2015 by Dan MacCormack in Stuyvesant, NY
"Dean Exotica Splat Maple Acoustic"
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This guitar was given as a gift to my son. As soon as I took it out of the box I could see that it was a very stunning looking guitar. The onboard tuning system works excellent. The action and playability of the guitar we're surprisingly very good, and the sound was better than I had expected. For the money I would highly recommend this instrument.
Musical Background:
I've been playing 20 yrs. Guitar, drums. Just like to jam and have fun
Musical Style:
Country Rock, Rock
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Submitted May 16, 2009 by a customer from cox.net
"One of the best values and bang for the buck ever!!"
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I bought this guitar as a second(back up) guitar to my Martin DXME that I gig with. I have ended up using it almost as often as the Martin though(its tone fits the sound of some songs better). If it was damaged or stolen I wouldn't waste my time looking around again- I would immediately buy another one.
Sound
I am very pleased with how this instrument sounds-especially for the price. I shopped for weeks playing all of the different brands I could find and tried each brands low end and high end guitars. This Dean sounds better than most Ibanez, Yamaha, and Takamine for any price. Only when compared to the Martins and the extremely high end Gibsons will you find a huge difference in sound. It sounds as good as the Taylors that cost 3 or 4 times as much.
Features
No accessories came included with my Dean guitar bought at the Guitar Center. I really like the pick up and equalizer. It has a totally different sound than my Martin- not better or worse- just different(more clear with the high tones and less muddy when tweaking the mid range higher than normal).
Ease of Use
The guitar came set up well and stays in tune very nicely. It has a onboard tuner which is very convenient(it can be used to tune other guitars in the room- it is that sensitive). The playability is great for a stock setup at the price you get it for- if you really want it to play like butter spend about $75 getting the action lowered by a real professional(not the guy in Guitar Center). Overall action is better than most guitars for 3 or 4 times the price.
Quality
The fit and finish of this guitar is unbelievable- it is a beautiful instrument. The quality is a double edged sword- they are put together well and are built with some really nice tone wood but the neck bracing looks rather cheap and unfinished(you have to look in the tone hole to see this though). This guitar is very light as well which is a good thing.
Value
The value of this guitar is unmatched for the most part. You get a beautiful instrument that is all wood(exotic at that) that sounds better than most costing 3,4, or 5 times as much.
Manufacturer Support
I have not had to have service with this guitar but the Dean website is quite extensive and informational. They seem to stand behind their products and have somewhat of a cult following.
The Wow Factor
When I saw this guitar I was attracted to it immediately but expected it to sound crappy like the flashy Ibanez guitars I had been trying out. Man when I picked it up and started playing I had to do a double take on the price tag.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Alternative, rock, country
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