Dean Michael Schenker Signature Retro Review

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Overall Rating 3.63

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Features 3.88

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Quality 1.81

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Reliability / Value 4

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Dean Michael Schenker Signature Retro Specs

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  • Body Shape: V  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-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: Pearl Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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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: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Stopbar tailpiece. USA Dean DMT Michael Schenker "Lights Out" bridge pickup. Dean DMT Design neck pickup.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Michael Schenker Signature Retro is a fine guitar, considering the fact that a lot more guitar models had been buried with poor grades by guitar players. But then again, there is a significant number of guitars rated better than this one, so one should check to see if Dean made Michael Schenker Signature Retro right for them.

Dean went really far in carefully choosing Michael Schenker Signature Retro's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes Michael Schenker Signature Retro a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Dean's Michael Schenker Signature Retro you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by Michael Schenker Signature Retro.

Another reliable model from Dean brings us to a guitar that handles well and plays well. Finish doesn't feel bad at all, and the hardware is good. It stays in tune for most of the time, so if you take the time to adjust the action & pickups the way you want them, you will feel comfortable while playing Michael Schenker Signature Retro.

Playing live, Michael Schenker Signature Retro will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Dean has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.