Dean Hardtail Select Review

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Dean Hardtail Select has been rated by 153 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.62

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Quality 4.36

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Reliability / Value 4.52

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Dean Hardtail Select Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Neck Shape: V-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Hardtail  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Set neck with Dean molded-in heel. Abalone 12th fret inlay.

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Few guitars can match what Dean's Hardtail Select offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for Hardtail Select, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and Dean's Hardtail Select aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that Dean did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

If you try playing Hardtail Select after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Dean deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Dean's Hardtail Select is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Ready to play out of the box, Dean's Hardtail Select is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Dean put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as Hardtail Select does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Dean's Hardtail Select is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Dean has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into Hardtail Select.