Dean EVO XM Guitar

Last Christmas I purchased an "entry-level" guitar and amp. I purchased a package at Guitar Center which included a miniature Epiphone electric guitar and a 10 Watt Amplifier. We had several problems with this package. Two of the major problems were that the amplifier was cheap and is no longer working, and the guitar never seemed to stay in tune. We wore the tuner out just trying.

An Excellent Deal
This year, I needed to purchase a new amplifier for my son. I purchased a 15 Watt Crate Amplifier at Guitar Center for under sixty dollars. While I was visiting the store, I noticed that they had the Dean Evo Xm electric guitar on sale for $55.00. When you consider that I had over one hundred dollars invested in the package deal from last year, I would have come out way ahead to have purchased the Crate Amp along with the Dean Evo XM guitar...and still saved a few dollars.

Tuning
The first thing I noticed about the guitar is that once it is tuned, it stays in tune. Not that the tuning doesn't need adjusting...it just doesn't need to be adjusted constantly the way the Epiphone did. The Epiphone wouldn't stay in tune for an entire song.

Sound
The sound on the Dean Evo Xm surprised me. The tone has a full robust sound to it. For an entry level guitar, I was surprised at the quality of the sound that this guitar creates. This guitar has dual humbuckers, which are the coils on the front that produce sound. My son adjusts the sustain and the amp and creates some pretty impressive sounds. Because he is a beginner, this guitar has not been tested like it would be in a rock band. I have a feeling it would not stand up to heavy rocking, and create the same sound. Maybe that is because the guitar looks and feels kind of cheap. However, to my untrained ear, the sound is great.

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