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Dean MD 24 Floyd in Vintage Orange and Vintage Blue

Dean MD 24 Floyd in Vintage Orange and Vintage Blue  路  Source: Dean

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Dean recently announced two new MD 24 Floyd models, with a massive nod to ’80s shred. These SuperStrat-style聽guitars feature roasted maple necks and twin humbuckers. With a choice of two hot colours, these colourful shredders will聽have you playing聽Hair聽Metal licks all day!

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Dean MD 24 Floyd

Eighties retro-shredder style SuperStrats are all the rage at the moment it would seem, and these new Dean MD 24 Floyd models聽certainly fit the bill. The聽bodies are made of basswood, which has a great neutral tone that suits these style of instruments. It may not be the prettiest wood to look at, as it has boring grain patterns, but it works well with solid colours. These models will be available in either a hot聽Vintage Blue or Vintage Orange finish.

Both guitars come loaded with a聽Seymour Duncan TB5 humbucker聽in the bridge and a聽Seymour Duncan APH-1 Zebra in the neck position. Both of the pickups are direct mounted to the body and have a unique聽sandblasted finish, so they look the part. Pickups are wired via a聽three-way toggle selector switch and a single volume knob. It’s a nice and simple layout, and one that should be easy to dial in.

Dean MD 24 Floyd Vintage Orange

Dean MD 24 Floyd Vintage Orange 路 Source: Dean

Dean MD 24 Floyd Vintage Blue

Dean MD 24 Floyd Vintage Blue 路 Source: Dean

Locking Floyd

As the name suggests, you get a Floyd Rose 1000 Series聽locking trem and nut in black, paired with a set of Grover tuners. The guitar has a 25.5″聽scale length and聽a聽C profile roasted maple neck. The fingerboard is a nice flattish 12″ radius and has聽24 jumbo frets. All these appointments are perfect for this style of guitar, and should also provide rock-solid tuning stability.

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’80s Shredders

To keep the models affordable, they are made in Indonesia聽and, for the money, I think the specifications are about right. If you like SuperStrat-style guitars, then these are worth checking out, as you get some decent hardware. Most Indonesian guitars I have played recently are put together pretty well, which makes them very good value for money.

Alternate models would be the recent Kramers from last month’s NAMM release. Or perhaps the聽EVH 5150 models. It certainly is becoming a crowded market at this price point. And there’s nothing wrong with that, as it gives you a lot of options.

RRP – USD 849

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Dean MD 24 Floyd in Vintage Orange and Vintage Blue

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