Dean Electric Guitar Starter Pack with Vendetta XMT Metallic Black, 10 Watt Amp, Gig Bag, Cord, Strap, Picks

by Dean Guitars

Product Features

• Features dual humbucker pickups, 25.5" scale, solid mahogany body with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, and black hardware.
• A stereo headphone jack lets you rock anytime without disturbing your roommates or family.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 22.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0025VLQY6
• Item model number: VNXMT MBK PK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,260 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #17 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Electric Guitars > Beginner Kits

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An entire guitar rig with everything you need to get rolling! The Dean VNXMT and Amp Pack includes the Dean VNXMT Guitar, Dean M10 Guitar Amp, gig bag, tuner, cord, strap, and picks.

A perfect axe for players of any skill level. Click to enlarge.

Compact 10-watt practice amp with plenty of gain. Click to enlarge.

Includes tuner and other accessories to get you started.

Dean Vendetta XMT
The Dean Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar features a lightweight, ultra-resonant string-thru body design with Paulownia top and body. A pair of Dean humbuckers pumps out plenty of chunky tone and sustain. The classic rosewood fretboard/maple neck combo is nothing but playable, complete with 24-fret access thanks to the deep cutaway. Grab the vintage tremelo for some smooth vibrato effects (or less smooth dive bombs, if that's your thing).

Top it off with a wicked black metallic finish, and you have yourself a fine axe that would suit beginners and veterans alike.

Vendetta XMT features:

• Solid Paulownia Top/Body
• 25 1/2" scale
• Maple Neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Die CastTuners
• Pearl DOT inlay
• Black hardware
• Tune O Matic Bridge
• Dean Pickups
• Slim Neck Profile for Easy Play

Dean M10 Amplifier
The M10 Amp is a compact 10W amp with one 6.5-inch speaker and a stereo headphone jack for private practice.

Dial in your sound with treble, mid and bass controls. Dial in some dirt while you're at it, with the gain control. If you want to take it to palm-muting heaven, use the boost button. A great practice amp for any style.

Accessories
Dean throws in everything else you need*, as well--a gig bag, strap, tuner, instrument cable and picks.

*Chops not included. You'll have to sit down and practice for those.

What's in the Box
Dean Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar (Black Metallic Finish), Dean M10 Amplifier, Gig Bag, Strap, Tuner, Instrument Cable, Picks

Product Description

The Dean Vendetta Guitar & Amp Pack includes the Dean Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar, Dean M-10 Guitar Amp, electronic tuner, strap, cord, picks, and gig bag. The Dean Guitars Packs are the Perfect Guitar Starter Kits for the beginning guitar player. Get everything you need to get going on your path to being a true guitar great (practice required!). Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar The Dean Vendetta XMT is a solid choice for beginners and veterans alike. The Vendetta XMT is fitted with a vintage tremolo bridge so you can make this axe howl while you note bend notes like a maniac. Also features dual humbucker pickups, 25.5" scale, solid mahogany body with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, and black hardware. M-10 Guitar Amp The Dean M-10 guitar amp features 10 watts of power, a 6-1/2" speaker, and has controls that are designed to give the widest variety of tones to practice with. A stereo headphone jack lets you rock anytime without disturbing your roommates or family. Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice for a Starter Electric Guitar, September 6, 2010

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J. Jacob "http://accountinghelpdesk.com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean Electric Guitar Starter Pack with Vendetta XMT Metallic Black, 10 Watt Amp, Gig Bag, Cord, Strap, Picks (Electronics)

First, let me qualify my ability...I am an absolute beginner to electric guitar; in fact, I am an absolute beginner to playing music in general. I am a middle aged guy who has always wanted to learn. I have, in the month or so I've owned this guitar, learned a number of chords and I am starting to (attempt to) mimic some popular rock guitar riffs.

That being said, prior to purchasing the Vendetta XMT (mine is in the natural finish), I did A LOT of on-line research. Obviously not the best way to shop for a guitar; but with no musical ability, I really didn't know how to check them out at a local music store. Nonetheless, I narrowed down my choices and actually found a YouTube video where someone plays the same portion of a song on both the Dean Vendetta XMT and the Fender Stratocaster. The sound on the Dean was much richer and I liked that (obviously a YouTube video is not the best thing to go on, but it was the best I had). So I settled on the Dean Vendetta as my starter guitar.

So, the exciting day arrived when I saw the large package on my porch as I arrived home from work. This surprised me because it was substantially more than what you saw with the starter kits at the 'big box' stores. Inside was the guitar, amp, tuner, strap, cord, bag, picks and a brief one page instruction sheet for the amp. The amp is the first thing that distinguishes this starter pack from others I've seen in stores. It is not the tiny little cube these other starters have. Yes, it is just a basic starter amp with only the basic controls, but it has a nice sound and is definitely louder than you need a practice amp to be. This, I think is what accounted for the big shipping box. From left to right, the amp has input jack, gain, boost, volume, treble, middle, bass, headphone jack, power switch and LED. No special effects, but that can't be expected at this price. Once again, I feel this is much more than your basic amp. It is substantial, nice sounding and loud. Much more than the tiny cube I was expecting.

The guitar itself is so much nicer in appearance than a standard starter. Mine has the body in what they call a natural finish which looks like a red stain. It is definitely nice looking but I'm sure it looks great in the metallic gloss finishes available. The neck is done nicely in rosewood. The back of the neck is a clear coated natural wood color. Oddly enough, the side of the neck (where the tuning pegs are) does not have a clear coat finish and feels rather rough (defect or is that the way it is supposed to be). Nonetheless, the guitar looks great.

A complaint I've repeatedly read on low end guitars is the fact that they don't stay in tune well. In my experience (and obviously I don't have the musical experience), this is not the case with this guitar. It holds tune very well and obviously you are going to check it periodically anyways (part of playing guitar). The tuner that came with the starter pack works nicely and makes for quick work in getting the guitar tuned. One of the things which sets this guitar apart is the dual humbucker pickups. I think it is these pickups which give that rich tone that I love. The 3-way switch lets you select the neck pickup (richer), the bridge pickup (brighter) or both. As far as the technical aspects of the guitar, I don't really know enough to say good or bad; to me, it all seems to work well.

The strap that came with it is nice, has the dean logo, but it is just a basic strap and not terribly comfortable. The cord hooking the guitar to the amp works well, but if you compare it to others available in the after-market, it is a very light gauge. Again, more than enough for a starter. The bag that came with it is only a basic gig bag. Not sure how well the zipper will hold up if used heavily. It has a decent amount of storage, but not a lot. Right now, I'm not using it because I bought a nice stand: OnStage GS7462DB Double Electric and Acoustic Guitar Stand

This is a starter guitar. This is not a children's guitar. I think it is usable at many levels of experience and may be stage worthy.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good guitar, a little small, January 20, 2010

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J. T. Schuster "Sniper the Buffalo Ronin" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean Electric Guitar Starter Pack with Vendetta XMT Metallic Black, 10 Watt Amp, Gig Bag, Cord, Strap, Picks (Electronics)

When I ordered this product I expected it to be a little bigger but it is fine. You had to install the tremolo (whammy bar) yourself was a little let down also the tremolo takes quite a bit of strength to work, I'm a big guy and it took nearly all my strength to get it to work the first few times. Also, there were no picks in the box which was a let down. The amp is pretty good quality and works great, you just may need a 3 to 2 prong converter but that's about normal for amps. Overall, it is a great guitar and a great price for such a name brand guitar like Dean, it's just a little small. A kid should have no problems with this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing guitar top notch !, November 16, 2011

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jonny - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dean Electric Guitar Starter Pack with Vendetta XMT Metallic Black, 10 Watt Amp, Gig Bag, Cord, Strap, Picks (Electronics)

I've been a guitarist for almost ten years and my nephew just had his eighth birthday. Before I even considered giving it to him I changed the strings that came with it and tuned it. I was a bit skeptic but WOW this guitar is a great buy and I am going to purchase one for my arsenal. He loved it by the way ! Thanks for making me the COOL uncle that gave the best gift he got !