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expanded Dean's products to include acoustic, electric and bass guitars; mandolins, banjos and ukuleles with prices from less than $ 99 to more than $ 13,000. Rubinson had previously built
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32:This article
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3081:Dean guitars
2911:
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2281:Harp guitars
2191:Rickenbacker
1988:
1918:Tom Anderson
1878:Rickenbacker
1738:
1687:and electric
1465:Gordon-Smith
1204:Joseph Lukes
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784:Guitar World
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655:Luna Guitars
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599:Rusty Cooley
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505:Luna Guitars
502:
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447:Uli Jon Roth
440:
436:grunge music
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346:bass guitars
343:
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327:Dean Guitars
326:
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174:Headquarters
136:Company type
122:Dean Guitars
105:
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41:Please help
36:verification
33:
2917:Del Vecchio
2353:Del Vecchio
2221:Steinberger
1999:Del Vecchio
1973:instruments
1666:Valley Arts
1638:Steinberger
1564:Micro-Frets
1495:James Tyler
1179:Del Vecchio
1174:Conde Hnos.
614:bass guitar
587:Leslie West
519:Instruments
515:Rubinson."
486:Leslie West
193:Area served
3060:Categories
3012:Tanglewood
2836:Mandocello
2671:Tanglewood
2656:Silvertone
2545:D'Angelico
2454:Tanglewood
2241:Tanglewood
2216:Silvertone
2092:Duesenberg
2087:Danelectro
2082:D'Angelico
1893:Silvertone
1734:Jay Turser
1724:Danelectro
1719:D'Angelico
1430:Electrical
1420:Duesenberg
1405:C.R. Alsip
1323:Tanglewood
1285:Santa Cruz
1169:Cole Clark
987:2017-02-09
963:2018-09-19
944:2017-02-09
917:2017-02-09
890:2017-03-03
862:2017-02-09
838:2017-02-09
814:2017-02-09
790:2017-02-09
760:2017-03-03
733:2017-02-09
695:2017-02-09
670:References
639:Kerry King
432:Superstrat
366:amplifiers
352:, basses,
350:resonators
281:Amplifiers
203:Key people
99:March 2014
69:newspapers
2902:Breedlove
2876:Orpharion
2866:Mandriola
2856:Mandolute
2851:Mandolone
2831:Mandobass
2806:Bandurria
2692:classical
2540:Breedlove
2535:Blackbird
2338:Breedlove
2325:Mandolins
2261:Westfield
2163:Music Man
1952:Westfield
1704:B.C. Rich
1613:Ruokangas
1587:Music Man
1577:Motor Ave
1551:Matsumoku
1445:Fernandes
1410:D'Alegria
1390:Caparison
1164:Breedlove
1159:Blackbird
622:mandolins
358:mandolins
271:Mandolins
244:Classical
239:Resonator
3035:Category
2972:National
2927:Giannini
2922:Epiphone
2907:Collings
2796:Bandolin
2741:Mandolin
2690:Include
2610:National
2560:Freshman
2517:Ukuleles
2477:Epiphone
2411:National
2363:Giannini
2358:Epiphone
2343:Collings
2206:Shergold
2201:Schecter
2196:Sadowsky
2186:Reverend
2122:Guyatone
2097:Eastwood
2004:Epiphone
1962:Zemaitis
1947:Washburn
1883:Schecter
1835:Larrivée
1794:Hagström
1769:Giannini
1764:Garrison
1749:Epiphone
1709:Collings
1685:Acoustic
1628:Shergold
1618:Sadowsky
1600:Reverend
1480:Heritage
1470:Guyatone
1450:Flaxwood
1425:Eastwood
1385:Campbell
1370:Bohemian
1318:Takamine
1265:RainSong
1250:Original
1242:National
1189:Freshman
938:archived
911:archived
884:archived
857:NAMM.org
704:cite web
571:Megadeth
562:models.
549:Cadillac
405:the Cars
381:Illinois
362:ukuleles
276:Ukuleles
259:Acoustic
254:Electric
234:Acoustic
229:Electric
225:Guitars
212:Products
146:Industry
3045:Commons
3017:Weymann
2997:Seagull
2987:Ovation
2937:Harmony
2897:Beltona
2861:Mandore
2841:Mandola
2816:Gittern
2811:Cittern
2801:Bandora
2791:Bandola
2765:Players
2755:History
2676:Weymann
2646:Seagull
2618:Ovation
2565:Harmony
2530:Beltona
2487:Gretsch
2459:Weymann
2439:Seagull
2429:Ovation
2373:Harmony
2333:Beltona
2266:Westone
2168:Ovation
2117:G&L
2062:Antoria
2057:Alembic
2039:Weymann
2034:Tonante
1994:Deering
1942:Vintage
1935:Vester
1923:Tonante
1855:Orville
1799:Harmony
1789:Gretsch
1694:Antoria
1676:Westone
1569:Moniker
1559:Mayones
1530:Lindert
1490:Jackson
1460:G&L
1415:Diamond
1400:Charvel
1395:Chapman
1375:Brawley
1352:Alembic
1336:Weymann
1290:Seagull
1270:Ramírez
1255:Ovation
1232:Maestro
1154:Beltona
1139:Alvarez
982:Twitter
553:Soltero
413:Triumph
391:History
377:Chicago
370:pickups
339:Florida
315:Website
286:Pickups
182:Florida
164: (
156:Founded
140:Private
83:scholar
3007:Tacoma
2962:Martin
2952:Ibanez
2942:Hohner
2932:Gibson
2826:Laouto
2666:Suzuki
2636:Petros
2628:Parker
2600:Martin
2590:Lichty
2585:Ibanez
2575:Hohner
2570:Höfner
2502:Martin
2482:Gibson
2449:Tacoma
2401:Martin
2388:Ibanez
2378:Hohner
2368:Gibson
2294:Martin
2289:Gibson
2256:Vigier
2246:Tobias
2236:Tagima
2231:Tacoma
2173:Parker
2147:Jolana
2142:Italia
2137:Ibanez
2132:Hohner
2127:Höfner
2112:Gibson
2107:Fender
2102:Farida
2049:Basses
2014:Ibanez
2009:Hohner
1981:Banjos
1957:Yamaha
1908:Taylor
1903:Tagima
1814:Ibanez
1809:Hohner
1804:Höfner
1774:Gibson
1759:Fender
1754:Farida
1671:Vigier
1653:Teisco
1633:Squier
1623:Samick
1592:Parker
1538:Line 6
1520:Kramer
1510:Kiesel
1500:Jolana
1485:Italia
1357:Bigsby
1328:Walden
1313:Tacoma
1308:Suzuki
1300:Stella
1260:Petros
1237:Martin
1222:Lichty
1149:Babicz
1144:Avalon
1124:Guitar
1083:(2010)
643:Slayer
626:banjos
507:, and
496:, and
417:ZZ Top
401:Kansas
354:banjos
266:Banjos
197:Global
85:
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2992:Regal
2957:Levin
2661:Stagg
2651:Sigma
2641:Regal
2605:Maton
2492:Guild
2444:Stagg
2434:Regal
2393:Levin
2312:Levin
2304:Lutes
2251:Tokai
2226:Supro
2211:Sigma
2067:Blade
2029:Stagg
1928:Valco
1913:Tokai
1898:Stagg
1888:Sigma
1865:Penco
1840:Maton
1827:Klira
1784:Greco
1779:Godin
1648:Supro
1605:Robin
1582:Roman
1543:Lotus
1475:Hamer
1380:Burns
1365:Blade
1295:Sigma
1280:Regal
1214:Levin
1194:Furch
1184:Dobro
665:Notes
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