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Dean Playmate EVO Junior Solid Body Electric Guitar, Classic Black, 3/4-Size |  | Brand: Dean Guitars
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $161.00
Buy New: $99.00
as of 7/29/2010 06:41 PDT details
You Save: $62.00 (39%)
New (7) from $99.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 4401
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 36.2 x 15 x 4
Based on the designs of Dean's EVO series of full-size guitars, the J looks just like the guitars used by some of today?s hottest young rock stars, only in a 3/4 beginner's scale. It has a sculpted body that's made of basswood for lighter weight, plus a maple neck and short-scale rosewood fingerboard with 22 frets. A pair of humbucker pickups dole out pro-grade tone just like it's bigger brothers do. Other features include an adjustable TOM-style bridge, die-cast tuners, and chrome hardware. Cas
MPN: playevoj cbk
Model: PLAYEVOJ CBK
UPC: 819998004231
EAN: 0819998004231
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 6 months
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| Features:
| • | Bolt-on Construction | | • | Tune-o-Matic Bridge | | • | Rosewood Fingerboard | | • | Chrome Hardware | | • | 2 Humbucker Pickups |
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Product Description
Dean EVO Junior Solid Body 3/4 size Electric Guitar is the perfect starter instrument for the beginning guitar player! The body is made from basswood for reduced weight on young shoulders, and it has a maple neck and shortened 22 3/4" scale rosewood fingerboard. It also features a vintage-style bridge, 3 single coil pickups, chrome die cast tuners, and abalone dot inlays. This is also great as a take-around guitar wherever space is limited in your travels. Case not included. EVO J Classic Black ~Basswood Body ~22 3/4" scale ~Maple Neck ~Rosewood Fingerboard ~Abalone DOT inlay ~Die Cast Tuners ~Chrome Hardware ~Vintage Hardtail Bridge ~Dual Humbucker Pickups ~3/4 size body
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 Slick lil' geetar! April 1, 2010
Mike B (Las Vegas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok this thing is friggin rad!
Pros: Small, fairly lightweight for a solid body, tuners are slightly better than what I was hearing (at least they're phillips screwed into the mechanism and not totally die cast and held into place with just the tuner covers like some cheaper acoustics I've owned)
Cons: The bridge had to be adjusted and all of the pieces moved back. I didn't look up Gibson specs or anything but I just moved the low E's as far back as it would go while testing 12th fret harmonic vs 12th fret sound and I ended up about as far back as you can go before the screw that holds the piece on started hitting the string. It was dialed in just before the point where I'd have to cut the bolt down so it didn't hit the string. The rest of the bridge pieces are slightly less further back as the strings get higher tone, so it ended up stepping up from lowest to highest and looking like a set of stairs. This really isn't a con, as almost all guitars need to be tooled up before they're worth a crap -- but since it said it was tested and adjusted by Dean professionals on a sticker on the neck I figured it counted as a con.
After the 20 minutes or so I spent putting new strings and adjusting the bridge I knew right away that this baby was well worth the price. I brought the pickups down a bit as they were really really high up especially on the low side of the strings, which gave the guitar a really bassy muddled sound.
I like the action and the neck is sweet. Also the headstock (to my relief) didn't say 'Playmate' on it, and instead it says Dean in cursive. So now I wont feel like I'm playing with a kids toy.
All in all a great little guitar, I'll probably pick up a second one for my nephew in a few years when hes old enough to actually respect an instrument, and go pawn the Squier strat he trashed; for like 20 bux or so. (hey that's a 20 sack right there don't laugh!)
I paired this baby with a Peavey 12w transtube amp (which smokes those mini fender ones)
Now I can finally jam in the bathroom. While I poo. JK xD
 Nice 3/4 size Guitar March 20, 2010
John Galt
This is a nice 3/4 size electric guitar, especially for the price. I say 3/4 size because it's perfect for a teenager or an adult with small hands. It's not the smaller 1/2 size that would be appropriate for an 8 year old or younger player.
Better than average Chinese construction. The neck has a satin rather than smooth finish that keeps my hand from sticking, but took a little getting used to. The body is a nicely applied gloss black. The frets and fingerboard are well done, with no sharp edges.
When it arrived, it needed some adjustments, but after setting the string height and intonation to "Gibson electric" factory specs, the action and intonation are fine. Both of these are easily set with the "tune-o-matic" bridge. I mention intonation because not all 3/4 size "short scale" guitars can be adjusted to intonate correctly, but this one can. Search the web for "intonation" and "Gibson guitar specs" for more info.
Sadly, mine arrived with major scratches on one side. This was caused by a missing foam pad inside the box. Where the pad should have been, there was only the hot glue that was meant to hold the pad. During shipping, the (hard) hot glue rubbed major scratches into the area that the pad should have been protecting. Also, the cord plug was loose. A little work with automotive rubbing compound took care of most of the scratches, and tightening the plug retaining nut and adding locktite took care of the loose plug.
This guitar comes with a cord to connect it to an amplifier, something not mentioned in the description. It also comes with 2 allen wrenches for making truss rod (neck) and bridge height adjustments.
Dean makes a gig bag specifically for this guitar, and several other brands of 3/4 size electric guitar gig bags are available as well.
Overall, 4 stars (one star off for the scratches and loose plug). I would definitely replace it with the same model if were lost or stolen.
I Named Her "Lisa". February 18, 2009
Bill Colborn (Ketchikan, AK USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Real solid. A slight tune and she was ready to go. I named her "Lisa".
great guitar for smaller players September 6, 2008
Jack Herzoly (Lexington, KY)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this guitar for my 6 year old who had outgrown his toy acoustic guitar. I am a veteran player and am very impressed with the quality both in construction and sound from it. My child is even more interested in practicing now with the "cool" sounds he is getting from it and (probably most important to him) it looks cool.
I researched several competitor guitars and found this one far superior for the price. The 3/4 size should last him through elementary school years and possibly beyond.
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