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Dean Guitars releases the new Icon Select electric guitar

Dean Guitars Icon Select series

07-07-2020

Dean Guitars releases the new Icon Select electric guitar

Dean Guitars is introducing the new Icon Select electric guitar. This latest addition to Dean’s Select Series comes with exclusive Seymour Duncan pickups and available in a choice of two finishes. According to Dean, “the Icon Select offers all the sounds ever needed in a universally admired style“.

Designed for professionals by professionals, the Icon Select starts off with a classic, tight-grained mahogany body and carved top contour. The Icon Select Classic Black offers a mahogany top with a smooth black finish, while the Icon Select Flame Top Ocean Burst offers flame maple in Ocean Burst finish. Dean uses 5-ply multi-binding on the body, neck, and quill headstock.

Like other guitars in Dean’s Select Series, the Icon Select has a 3-piece mahogany set-through-neck (24 3/4’’ scale) with dual-action truss rod. The satin finish on the back of the neck is extra smooth “to improve comfort and playability“. On the Icon Select models, Dean uses pearloid Icon inlays for the ebony fretboard’s 22 jumbo frets (12’’ radius). The standard nut width (1 11/16’’) is chosen to pair with the Tune-O-Matic-style bridge on Dean’s exclusive Cadi hardtail, which has high mass for extra sustain. Grover® tuners on the headstock assist with precise and consistent tuning.

The Icon Select has exclusive Seymour Duncan APH-1 and SH-5 pickups in a custom zebra parchment finish with sandblasted pole pieces. The APH-1 Alnico II Pro™ is a versatile neck pickup (for both classic and modern tones), while the SH-5 has been described as “P.A.F. (patent applied for) on steroids” with harmonic structure.

Dean keeps the controls on the Icon Select simple and effective with volume, tone, and 3-way toggle. Black knobs and hardware polish off the classic features of the Icon Select.

Both Dean Icon Select models are priced competitively at street prices of $899 (Classic Black) and $949 (Flame Top Ocean Burst).

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Item ID
ICON SEL FM OSB
Model Name
Icon Select Flame Top Ocean Burst
Design Feature
Satin Neck Finish
Dexterity
Right Handed
Body Material
Mahogany
Body Type
Icon
Top Material
Flame Maple
Top Contour
Arched Top
Neck Material
3 Piece Mahogany
Scale Length
24 3/4″ (629mm)
Construction
Set Thru Neck
Neck Shape
C
Fretboard Material
Ebony
Inlays
Pearloid Icon
# of Frets
22 Jumbo
Fretboard Radius
12″ (305mm)
Year
2020
Nut
Polymer Black (Plastic)
Nut Width
1 11/16″ (43mm)
Tuners
Grover
Knobs
Dome Black
Hardware Color
Black
Bridge
Tune-O-Matic (Hardtail)
Pickup (Neck)
Seymour Duncan APH1 Custom Zebra
Pickup (Bridge)
Seymour Duncan SH-5 Custom Zebra
Binding
5 Ply W/B/W/B/W
Finish
Oceanburst
Country of Origin
Indonesia
Truss Rod
Dual Action
Controls
Volume / 3 Way Toggle / Tone
Strings
D’Addario EXP120 (.009-.042)
 
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