| | |  | Electric Guitars | Home » » » Dean Vendetta XM Solid Body Electric Guitar, Trans Black Finish | | | | | | | Description: | | Dean's Vendetta XM offers the budget-conscious a solid Vendetta option, with a bolt-on neck, a pair of Dean humbuckers, Dean diecast tuning machines, and a Tune-o-Matic bridge.  | | Vendetta XM at a Glance - Body wood: Mahogany
- Neck Construction: Bolt-on
- Neck wood: Maple
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Inlays: Dot
- Frets: 24
- Scale: 25.5"
- Bridge: Tune-o-Matic
- Pickups: Dean Humbuckers
- Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way Switch
- Tuners: Dean Diecast
- Hardware: Black
- Finish: Trans Black
|  Tune-o-Matic bridge with V-shaped ferrule pattern, Dean humbuckers. |  Dean diecast tuners. | The Dean Vendetta Series
With four models to choose from, the Vendettas have string-through-body design, classic Dean V Ferrule pattern, dual Humbuckers, a 25.5-inch scale, and solid mahogany bodies with a maple neck. The Vendetta 1.0 and 2.0 are bolt-on models with black hardware. The 2.0 model features a solid flame maple top. The Vendetta 3.0 and 4.0 sport neck-through construction with the Pearl Evil Eye inlay running the length of the fretboard. The 4.0 version has a beautiful quilted maple top and is available in an all too popular "Tiger Eye" finish. Paulownia Body
Paulownia is an increasingly popular substitute for mahogany in more affordable guitar models. It's a fast-growing, hearty tree native to Japan and Southeast Asia, and has traditionally been used for Asian string instruments. As a lightweight, porous body wood, Paulownia is somewhat similar to swamp ash in its sonic signature: very resonant, with plenty of chime and a nice, tight low-end. Bolt-On Construction
The Vendetta XM uses bolt-on construction, an affordable alternative to set-neck or thru-body designs. The advantage of this design is that if you do have any neck trouble down the line, you can easily replace it. The maple neck features an ultra-playable 24-fret rosewood fingerboard, with classic dot inlays. Dean Humbucker Pickups
To capture the biting tones of vintage Deans, the company includes two humbuckers. These pickups should provide more than enough bite for modern styles, along with plenty of low-end and midrange definition. The standard three-way selector allows bridge, neck, or a combination, and volume and tone controls are provided. Dean Diecast Tuners
Dean's sealed diecast tuners offer solid tuning and mechanics, for a long lifetime of dependable performance.
Tune-o-Matic Bridge
A Tune-o-Matic bridge with string-thru body design provides even more sustain, along with precise intonation for your tuning preference. The classic v-shaped ferrule pattern adds some nice vintage Dean style. | | | Features: | |
• Paulownia body with trans black finish and bolt-on construction
• 25.5-inch scale, 24-fret maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays
• Dual Dean humbuckers with volume and tone controls, three-way toggle
• Tune-o-Matic bridge with string-through-body design
• Dean diecast tuning machines
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| 6.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 41.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 17.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 9.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 35 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Correct Price?Nov 09, 2008
By Lynn D. Walther
"String Lover"
I was shocked at the price that this model was being sold for. I added EMG pickups on the neck and bridge of this light weight power house. It plays equal to my Schecter which cost me over seven hundred dollars. I will buy out the supply that is left within Amazon and Musicians friend and duplicate and sell the same guitar that I have made out of this solid performer.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
vendettaJun 02, 2008
By David W. Hektor
its a solid beginner guitar, very good sound if you have the right strings, very light compared to most electric guitars amd just plain cool, the dean headstock is always very cool and the rest looks sweet aswell, if you want a guitar and you want it to be cheap get hte dean vendetta its about the best cheapest guitar out there
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great value for the costFeb 18, 2011
By Sylverac
I bought this guitar for my deployment as I wanted a cheap electric to play while over there. For the price, I was expecting a low-quality guitar. That's exactly what I wanted, something I could beat on and practice with while over there. What I got however, was a well made and excellent quality guitar. It is very light and good-looking guitar. Even the stock strings aren't bad!
This is a great guitar and I recommend it to both beginners and pros who just want a low priced guitar that still sounds great!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
For the price, not bad at allDec 31, 2010
By J. Cervantes
I own several guitar brands; Jackson, Ibanez, ESP, and BC Rich which have run me into the $1000 range; I needed a guitar that i wouldn't mind banging around and use as a warm up instrument..It was a toss up between a fender squier or the Dean...I settled for the Dean since I never owned one before....
For the price it is not bad, I first noticed the weight, this guitar is incredibly light infact the neck seems to off set the weight a bit so it hangs toward the neck direction. The hardware is standard so there is nothing special about that...the paint finish is chool because it has not gloss sealant so no worries about fingerprints.
Sound wise it's not bad; I run a Randall Full Stack with a few extra gadgets on a rack and it sounded nice. For stock pick ups they don't have that twang sound but they do have a lot of hum since they are not all that well shielded which of course adds to the feedback. But this is easily fixed with an electronics upgrade.
Performance wise the neck is Ok, the spacing is nice so my fingers didn't cramp up unlike the BC Rich warlock bronze series so that's a plus. Moving up and down the neck is ok but the weight offset will get in the way unless you have a good grip on it. Other than a couple of issues and a good pickup upgrade it's a nice guitar for the price.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Good bang for your buck, but NOT what you orderedOct 16, 2011
By e.archer0
Best $99 guitar i've ever bought. used to own squiers and ibanezes and this guitar blows them out of the water. Only one big gripe I have with the whole shebang. The finish is NOTHING like the photo on amazon or on the dean website. Totally wrong. It's actually a flat black color. I mean, it does look nice but it's not what i expected at all. total advertising fail.But all that aside, it's a rockin' guitar. So, don't believe the pictures you see, go to google and find a customer owned vendetta; flat black and with the ugly vendetta logo on the headstock. 'nuff said.
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