Dean Vendetta Guitar, XM with Tremelo, Metalic Red

by Dean Guitars

Product Features

• Paulownia body with metallic red 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
• Dean vintage tremolo bridge
• Dean diecast tuning machines

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13 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: B0014X2BE0
• Item model number: VNXMTS MRD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,036 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product 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 vintage tremolo bridge.

Vendetta XMT at a Glance Body wood: Paulownia Neck Construction: Bolt-on Neck wood: Maple Fretboard: Rosewood Inlays: Dot Frets: 24 Scale: 25.5" Bridge: Dean Vintage Tremolo Pickups: Dean Humbuckers Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way Switch Tuners: Dean Diecast Hardware: Black Finish: Metallic Red

Vintage tremolo bridge, 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.

Vintage Tremolo Bridge
Add a little flavor to your playing, from subtle vibrato to full-on dive bombs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful guitar but came damaged, August 6, 2010

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mom3 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dean Vendetta Guitar, XM with Tremelo, Metalic Red (Electronics)

I ordered this guitar as a bday present for my son.It arrived quickly,the price was good for the quality, however it arrived damaged and I don't think that it was damaged in shipping.When I opened it up you could tell that this was not a new product,
clearly something that was returned before as the packaging inside was all torn up, guitar was scratched and the wood on the neck of the guitar had about a 3/4 in chunk out of it.Sadly I did not have enough time to try to return it before my sons bday and did not want to have nothing for him to open so I gave it to him and he loved it, it sounds great.I have to say that this is the second time this has happened to me with amazon.At Christmas time I ordered a "new" video camera and it too arrived used,scratched,in a plane blue box, not the original packaging.Amazon did take it back but again it was supposed to be a present and they would not send a new one until they received the other one back so it is frustrating.So if you are lucky enough to get a new guitar it is a great guitar.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dean Vendetta, July 3, 2010

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S. Pietracatello "SPieter" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dean Vendetta Guitar, XM with Tremelo, Metalic Red (Electronics)

It is what it is, a GREAT CHEAP guitar, period. Bought this and had it delivered for $98 -- 06/2010. I've owned better, my last was a Schecter Hellraiser with the EMG pick-ups, and this little guitar doesn't really stand up to that. But it's providing me with what I need...a decent guitar for basically nothing. Overall feature are bare bones, tone is OK, hardware is as expected, fit and finish are too. Don't expect the world and you won't be disappointed. It is very light.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good starter / back-up for the $, February 8, 2010

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Corey Foster - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dean Vendetta Guitar, XM with Tremelo, Metalic Red (Electronics)

Overall a good starter guitar, though nothing spectacular. mine arrived with a chipped headstock, and the strings were not put on correctly, they were out of order. I first thought of sending it back in exchange for another one, but decided against going through the hassle of returning it and just to live with it as it is basically a back-up to my B.C. Rich Warlock I spent about 2 hours adjusting various aspects of the guitars set-up and changing the strings, after that it has stayed in tune, plays and sounds 100% better. so i suggest to anyone who buys one of these, plan to change the strings and do some fine tuning to eliminate unwanted (and mostly annoying) fret buzz. a very basic looking strat body style but overall a good starter or back-up guitar. I give it a 4 out of 5 star rating based on how it sounds and plays after i made the adjustments, and changed the strings.