Dean Performer E Acoustic-Electric Guitar  

I bought this guitar seven years ago as my very first guitar. Out of the box it is a little shaky. I would reccomend getting the action adjusted. I did a year or so after purchasing and it did wonders for the playability. Its sounds decent with a good set of strings. It projects very well with good volume and a warm tone. All in all for a first guitar to learn on its a great instrument. I would reccomend for an entry level instrument.

Purchased this to improve playing ability and frequency of playing seeing how ya can just bring it anywhere ya want to...  Opened up the box and was immediatly impressed with this guitar.  Most likely not a live stage instrument unless in the proper hands, however and extremely excellent practice and learning tool I would recommend to anyone at this price.. I have played others around this price range and this one is TOPS..

This guitar is all I expected of it and more. I ordered mine online in the blue sunburst finish and when I got it I couldn't believe my eyes. It comes with a LOT of premium features for an UNBELIEVABLY low price. High quality finish, multi-ply binding, an abalone rosette, and MORE. I got mine to replace my Ovation Celebrity, and I know what you're thinking...."Buying a Dean to replace an Ovation! Idiot." Well.....I love this Dean more than I ever loved my Ovation but that's just me. One thing I noticed is it didn't come with the tuner/preamp shown in the picture, it came with a BETTER one a Dean i2Nr preamp w/ built-in tuner and let me tell you it is EPIC! Now for the sound, unplugged this axe has a full, rich, raw acoustic sound but plugged in to my Marshall, this thing comes ALIVE!!!! No other guitar in my collection can out match it! Overall, if you like Deans and you want an affordable, good sounding, acoustic axe.....BUY THIS GUITAR!!!!!!

Just got her today...natural finish.I also own a Gibson hummingbird and a martin D-16.Here is my take on this guitar.1st it really bugs me that people buy this type of guitar and start trying to compare to the over-priced brands.First thing i did was set the action and replace the strings with martin silk and steel and what you have is a very sweet sounding auditorium size guitar.Thats not meant to compare with the big Dreads buy gibson and martin.If thats what you really want to hear you are just going to have to shell out the big bucks and buy one and stop slamming these guitars.I plugged my dean into a roland ac-60 and the sound was very pleasing and clean.You can take my martin and plug into a cheap amp or P.A and it will sound hollow..You just have to know how to make everything blend.When im alone playing i would be just as happy to play the dean as well as my gibson but if im going to jam with a band i want the gibson or martin i would not expect the dean to perform in that situation.You just buy any guitar based on what you are going to use it for.And it took me some time myself to realize that too.There are some pretty good guitars coming from china and indonesia these days with decent sound and craftsmanship is pretty darn good these days.As players we have alot more choices these days..Enjoy what you have or spend more money..You will not get times the sound for times the money..belive me i have tried.

I purchased this guitar in "used" condition but it appears to be in new condition from Musicians Friend. This is the first Dean guitar that I've played or owned. I own an Epiphone Masterbilt and an Ibanez AES10ETBS. The sound is very good. Not as good as my Masterbilt but probably a little better than my Ibanez. The action was very high when I received it. Not a bad choice for a first acoustic guitar or (like me) someone who wants one of each!!!