Dean guitars

Dean Guitars is an American manufacturer of guitars. It was founded in 1976 in Chicago, Illinois by Dean Zelinsky and is currently owned by Armadillo Enterprises in Tampa, Florida.[1] Dean owner Elliott Dean Rubinson is one of very few guitar company owners who performs and tours with major artists that use his instruments like Michael Schenker and Uli Jon Roth. They have a 110,000 square foot facility that houses expanded warehousing, a quality control center, administrative offices, a USA guitar plant and pickup winding facilities. woodshop.[2] They have a very diverse line of import models as well.[3]

Oscar Medeiros gained ownership of the brand in the Late 80's and early 90's.[4]

Armadillo Enterprises purchased the Dean trade name in 1997 taking a dormant company to one of the largest guitar companies today. .[5] Production of the uniquely shaped Dean electric guitars and other musical instruments accounts for the majority of Armadillo's sales each year.[6]