Dean Performer Mini Jumbo Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Guitar with Tuner Preamp

by Dean Guitars

Product Features

• Natural Gloss
• Abalone Sound Hole Inlay
• Select Spruce Top
• Mahogany Back & Sides
• 25-1/4'' Scale & 1-5/8'' Nut
• Die Cast Tuners

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 51.2 x 7.9 x 23.6 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 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: B0002GJR3S
• Item model number: PE
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,395 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

The Dean Performer E Acoustic-Electric Guitar features select spruce top, mahogany body, cutaway design, abalone detailing and pickup/preamp with tuner! Dean Performer is a Mini Jumbo making this Dean guitar very comfortable to play. Dean gives you a whole lot for very little with the great-sounding Performer E Guitar. Performer E Gloss Natural ~Select Spruce Top ~Mahogany Body ~Mahogany Neck ~Rosewood Fingerboard ~Abalone DOT inlay ~Die Cast Tuners ~25 1/2" scale ~Celluloid Binding ~Abalone Rosette ~Dean Electronics w/Tuner

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Guitar, September 9, 2008

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P. Novak - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean Performer Mini Jumbo Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Guitar with Tuner Preamp (Electronics)

I've owned this guitar for a couple of years now and am quite happy with it.

The sound is on the treble side, it lacks bass when played unamplified. when you hook it to an amp you can of course change that with the equalizer. I have found that bronze strings also add some depth that it is missing with the stock strings. The finish is thick and shiny, I didn't find any flaws with the instrument. It was setup well out of the box with no fret buzz and a nice low action. The tuners are the best I have ever used, they move very smoothly and do not slip.

I did a lot of research before buying this instrument, it was very well reviewed. Prior to owning this I owned a low end Fender acoustic, and a low end Martin. This instrument fell between those two instruments in quality. The Fender had horrible action and fret buzz, the Martin had no problems, but I didn't like it for some reason I have yet to figure out... If you want to spend more money an Epiphone Masterbilt is a great step up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in show!, February 20, 2010

By 

Doc Ricketts - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dean Performer Mini Jumbo Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Guitar with Tuner Preamp (Electronics)

I've owned over 40 guitars in my rather long life, everything from a cheap Stella to a Gibson Les Paul. This Dean Performer is simply amazing. The quality build and resonate sound, both acoustically and electric, surprised me. Given its smallish stature I was completely astonished at its depth. That's not to say it's as bass oriented as a jumbo, but if you're looking for a guitar that can hold its own and isn't so big that you disappear when playing it, this is the one.

I did a lot of research prior to this purchase and found many good suggestions, this guitar being one of them. I tried the Ovation GC among many others. The Ovation is no doubt a very nice guitar but all the ones I tried had fairly high action compared to the Dean and, to my ear anyway, lacked the warm depth that this guitar exhibits. Plugged in, you can achieve very deep tones or medium highs all easily available with the EQ. The tuner is spot on and makes tuning so easy and fun I find myself playing with it more often than necessary. If you're looking for a smaller guitar with great sound and quality build, This mini-jumbo design has both outer and inner beauty at a very affordable price. Very impressive indeed!