DEAN EVO 1000 Sound Demo

toomanycats · Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:07 am

I posted about this Dean Evo 1000 on the original AGF at the time I acquired it used several years ago. I'm posting this YouTube video I just made because I want to add it to the current AGF knowledge library.

I actually don't play this guitar as much as I should. It's an excellent "cheap" guitar, a good player with nice tone after I gave it a set up, massaged the neck, and swapped the ceramic magnets for A2.

It's unique in that it's a LP type with a set, long tenon maple neck adjoined to an alder body. Scale length is 24.75". As one might guess considering the species of wood from which it is constructed, it has a decidedly bright and crips tonality. Dean also offered a model that looks exactly like mine, except it was loaded with P90s. I'd love to find one of those. I mean used, of course, as this model is out of production.

bleys21 · Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:40 pm

Some nice tones outta that! How do you like the 16" board? I've never played anything with a radius larger than 12"... guess I need to go try one of the Ibby's or another line that uses those and see if it is perfect or cramps my hand. I suspect its one or the other lol.

toomanycats · Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:27 pm

bleys21 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:40 pm Some nice tones outta that! How do you like the 16" board? I've never played anything with a radius larger than 12"... guess I need to go try one of the Ibby's or another line that uses those and see if it is perfect or cramps my hand. I suspect its one or the other lol.

Similar to other guitars I own with a 16" radius (like my Ibanez and Jacksons) the Dean plays very easy in the higher registers. The action can be set low and notes don't fret out on bends. The Dean has much more meat on the backside of the neck than say, for instance, an Ibanez Wizard. For me personally, it's the extreme thinness of a neck rather than the flatness of the board that will make my hand cramp after extended playing time.

tlarson58 · Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:42 pm

Love :48.

nomadh · Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:48 pm

I think that's at least a midgrade model. I tested the low end bolt on Evo and vendetta models and they were very impressive. They were on sale for about $80 back then and we both agreed they played better than the squires and epis we tried that were 40 to 80 more. He bought the Evo and later I bought the low end vendetta that I still have and at least 2 people wanted it off me.
I've been impressed with all the models and the very flat fretboard feel.

toomanycats · Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:24 am

nomadh wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:48 pm I think that's at least a midgrade model. I tested the low end bolt on Evo and vendetta models and they were very impressive. They were on sale for about $80 back then and we both agreed they played better than the squires and epis we tried that were 40 to 80 more. He bought the Evo and later I bought the low end vendetta that I still have and at least 2 people wanted it off me.
I've been impressed with all the models and the very flat fretboard feel.

Yes, Dean produced models above the Evo 1000, with flamed arched tops, binding, and other appointments comparable to your garden variety import LP Standard clone. With it's slab body, two knobs, and dot inlays, the Evo 1000 comes off as an LP Junior with more modern ergonomics. I think I paid like $42 or something crazy like that for this guitar at a pawn shop.

jhull54 · Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:35 am

Some great sounds there. Loved the clean tone--really crisp for an LP type. I haven't seen an EVO with a set neck very often. Love the simplicity of the layout, and yeah, it's almost a Junior clone.