Dean Cadillac
1977-present electric guitar by Dean Guitars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Originally called E'Lite, the Dean Cadillac or Caddy is a guitar designed and created by Dean Guitars. It has a resemblance to the Dean ML, the Gibson Les Paul and the Gibson Explorer. It was released alongside the Dean ML, V and Z. Glen Drover of the band Megadeth is known for using this guitar,[1] as well as Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse, Rich Williams and Kerry Livgren of Kansas from 1979 to 1983, John McFee of The Doobie Brothers, Pig Benis aka Jack Kilcoyne of Mushroomhead, Sascha Gerstner of Helloween and Jesse Penny of Steel Mistress. Also Eric Peterson from Testament used one of this guitar model in live performances.
Dean Cadillac | |
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Manufacturer | Dean Guitars |
Period | 1977 — present |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Set-in |
Scale | 24.75" |
Woods | |
Body | Mahogany (some models feature maple tops) |
Neck | Mahogany |
Fretboard | Ebony, rosewood (22 frets) |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Usually hardtail (Tune-O-Matic) |
Pickup(s) | 2 or 3 humbuckers (DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, EMG, DMT) |
Colors available | |
Various |
The Dean Cadillac shape was also available as a bass guitar.[2]