The Story of Dean Guitars: Bonus Episode

Bonus episode with a preview of episode 3 and cut scenes and further discussion from episodes 1 & 2.

Timecode
0:00 Intro
0:05 Beginning
1:06 Episode 3 Preview
3:17 Beginning of Episode 1 Discussion
3:33 Discussion about early years of Dean Zelinsky
6:05 Discussion of Ibanez, Fender and Gibson in the mid 70s
7:53 Dean's willingness to take chances
10:13 Early Dean Advertising
12:02 The Dean and Hamer connections
18:35 Did Dean Zelinsky have a guitar mentor?
19:49 The harbinger named Mark Agnesi
21:00 Elloitt Rubinson
22:35 The Music Zoo discussion
24:51 DiMarzio Discussion
27:08 The weird facts about Dean Guitars and vintagedeanguitars.com
30:35 Early Dean Guitars funding and possible investors
33:31 Watch me grab a Diet Pepsi from the mini-fridge (probably should've cut that out!)
34:00 Dean Guitars growing during the early 80's recession
36:15 Maxima Gold Strings
37:30 Dean Zelinsky's sweet Bret Michaels hat.
38:30 Dean Guitars "Endorsements"
42:00 Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page custom Deans?
43:15 A change in marketing direction
44:45 The Guitar Player Letters to the Editor discussion
47:20 The Playboy Connection
52:00 The backstory of Del Breckenfeld (Gambler, Fuzzy Fones, etc)
57:15 Dean Zelinsky likes to piss people off
57:45 Ads way more offensive than Dean's Lady in the Water Ad
59:10 Denny Rauen and the shrimpfork headstock discussion
1:02:31 The ESP Baby Discussion
1:08:20 Billy Gibbons discussion
1:05:45 Terry Manning discussion
1:12:15 Diamond Darrell and Billy Gibbons
1:14:00 Correction about ZZ Top at MTV Video Awards
1:15:00 The Bel Aire Discussion
1:17:50 Beginning of Episode 2
1:22:35 The Eddie Van Halen interview with Jas Obrecht
1:23:15 Joe Deleonardis
1:28:00 The lower price of U.S. made Dean Guitars
1:30:25 Dean Fashion Show discussion
1:32:40 Wally Bieniawski
1:33:55 Guitar Center Discussion
1:36:25 The Imports from Korea discussion
1:42:30 The Cars and other artists who played Dean Guitar
1:43:15 The Def Leppard Discussion
1:45:25 The Sammy Hagar Discussion
1:47:00 The Budweiser Guitars Discussion
1:51:15 The Lost Dean Guitars Commercial
1:53:15 The Mach V and VII Discussion
1:55:40 Suzi and NAMM 1985 discussion
1:57:55 Tyler Bates
1:58:45 The 85 NAMM Brick Wall
1:59:45 The Reagan Hotel Story
2:00:30 The state of the guitar industry in the mid 80s discussion
2:02:40 Derek Dorroh and the smaller music dealers
2:04:31 The Signature and the Autograph discussion
2:05:50 The Sears discussion
2:08:30 The Jammer series and the era of the Super Strat
2:09:10 Having to sell in volume
2:10:00 Kahler vs. Floyd Rose?
2:10:40 Dean Speakers?
2:11:11 The Custom Airbrush Series Discussion
2:12:25 Dean Zelinsky wants out of the import business
2:13:30 Dean is almost sold to IMC (Jackson/Charvel) and Washburn.
2:14:50 Dean Zelinsky and the custom furniture business
2:15:22 Eddie Van Halen played a partscaster
2:16:25 The excitement of the 80s guitar market
2:17:29 Closing thoughts
2:19:13 Ending







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