The Dean ML Select 24 Quilt Top electric guitar pays tribute to the days when technical excellence was a prerequisite for success. There's no mistaking the body for any other brand—the look is pure Dean, a design that goes back to 1977. It comes loaded with a set of high-output Seymour Duncan humbuckers. The neck position APH-1 accommodates warm blues and classic rock, while the lead TB5 pickup has the perfect balance of power, sustain and distortion for modern metal.

The quilt top body connects to a 3-piece mahogany neck; it has a 24-fret ebony fretboard, putting a full two octaves of tones under your fingertips. Dean installs a Kahler Hybrid tremolo system on the ML Select with a locking nut, reducing the need for a string tree with a built-in break angle. This prevents the pitch from shifting when locking down the strings.