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NEW Signature Dean Guitar Michael Angelo Batio MAB-1 Armorflame Number 27 of 100 - Signed personally by artist Plus Free Dean Hat
-- No longer do you need to be a platinum selling artist to play Dean!
not just an INSTRUMENT, it's a WEAPON
Who Is Michael Angelo Batio?
Batio is an exclusive user of Dean Guitars. He has developed a signature guitar with Dean, known as the "MAB 1 Armorflame.
Michael Angelo Batio is an American virtuoso guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He attended Northeastern Illinois University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory and Composition. In 2003, Guitar One Magazine voted Batio the fastest guitar player of all time. MAB was also mentioned and listed recently in Guitar World Magazine in an article where he was listed as one of top 50 fastest guitarists in the world.
Batio is ambidextrous, and can play two guitars at the same time - either in synchronization or using separate harmonies. When playing one guitar, he plays as a right-handed person even though he is naturally left-handed. He is noted for his "MAB Over-Under" technique, which he invented, where he flips his hand over and under the neck, approaching the strings from above, then below, instead of from under the neck like other guitar players. Batio often plays with his fret hand above the neck, in a piano-playing style.
Michael Angelo Batio designed his signature MAB1 Armorflame to handle the punishing leads that he is known for the world over.
Featuring an ultra slim, super fast, 24 fret neck, an ebony fingerboard, EMG active 81, S and 85 pickups, a genuine Floyd Rose tremolo, this guitar is not just an instrument, it's a weapon!
This is number 27 of only 100 guitars signed personally by the artist. Get your collector signature Michael Angelo Batio MAB1 Armorflame guitar today!
Features:
Alder Top/Body
25-1/2" Scale
Batio Spec. Maple Neck
Ebony Fingerboard
Abalone Block Inlays
Grover Tuners
Nickel Hardware
DBD Traction Knobs
Genuine Floyd Rose Bridge & tremelo
EMG 81, EMG 85, & EMG SA Pickups
'Armor Flame' Graphic
Deluxe Dean Hardshell Case
Personally signed & numbered by Michael Angelo Batio
Free Dean Hat
Free Shipping to lower 48 states
Beware of other sellers on eBay which may be offering this guitar at a price cheaper than our listing as they most likely are not authorized Dean Guitar Dealers. Dealer contracts with Dean require a strict minimum advertised price (MAP) in order to protect the resale value of your consumer investment.
Dean Guitar does allow eBay auctions where dealers can list a cheaper price BUT with a Reserve. And, the Reserve price MUST be the actual MAP price. So why wait a week for the auction to end when you can BUY IT NOW from this listing!
Also, keep in mind, other listings with a cheaper price may be for blemished or seconds so be sure to read carefully and ask the seller. This listing is for a brand new, first quality, fully warranted Dean guitar.
About Dean Guitars - A Quick History Lesson...
Dean Guitars was born in 1976, in the attic of the Chicago suburban childhood home of company founder Dean B. Zelinsky. The eighteen-year-old Zelinsky was convinced that guitar design and manufacturing had hit a wall. Rock music was huge and guitar makers were failing to keep up with the times. The world was ready for a guitar that looked, played, and sounded superior to what was available from manufacturers at that time. Zelinsky had a better idea.
What followed was a line of electric guitars that for the first time allowed players to play to their potential. With its highly visible V-shaped headstock and trademark wing logo, Dean became in effect, the first boutique guitar line in the history of rock music.
These guitars had to be played to be believed, and played they were! Dean guitars started showing up on rock stages worldwide, album covers, and especially on the newly emerging channel called MTV. Dean Guitars were featured in the award-winning MTV Video of the Year three of the first four years running. By the time Dean created the famous Spinning Fur Guitars Dean’s early place in Rock history was firmly cemented.
Over 30 years later, you can still buy the same USA made boutique Dean Guitars. Today, Dean Guitars has taken that same concept of creating a superior instrument to a whole new level. Dean is now a full line of fretted instruments including electric and acoustic guitars, basses, jazz guitars, resonators, banjos and mandolins. More importantly, Dean is dedicated to delivering these fine quality instruments at a value that is second to none.
1. The Fret Store is an actual retail music store located in Morristown, Tennessee. We love making music and helping others get the gear they need to make music themselves. That is what it is all about anyway, making music!
2. We strive hard to offer fine quality musical instruments and accessories at affordable prices so you can get on with what you want to do in making music and not “fret†:) about your gear breaking.
3. We do not claim to be the cheapest dealer on the Net but we are serious when it comes to our commitment to exceeding customer expectations and offering value with long term service.
4. You will find many dealers who have not made a serious commitment to being there for customers in the long term. We own and operate a full line music store and our business directly supports over 15 employees, instructors and their families. Our retail store as well as our online store has a solid history of steady growth. Translated, that means we will be here for customers well into the future.
5. We offer fast, friendly customer service and shipping. Our aim is to please each customer every time one sale at a time and develop long term business relationships with customers.
6. We stand behind our products with a 45 day guarantee! Compare with other sellers who either do not back their products or offer only a few days. See our store policies for details on shipping and the guarantee.
The Fret Store Payment
Please pay within 72 hours of auction close. All prices are in US dollars. We accept the following forms of payment:
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Personal Check (payable to The Fret Store 10 days clearing time)
The Fret Store Shipping
Package tracking numbers are provided for packages when available or upon request. Some packages such as small items may not have a tracking number.
Items will ship within 1-2 business days of receipt of payment. Often the same day.
US shipping is 1-5 business days. Most packages ship from Morristown, TN 37814 or one of our distributor warehouse locations in California, Tennessee or Michigan depending on the item.
International shipping usually takes 4-10 business days.
See listing above for this auction's standard shipping rate.
Standard shipping rate is offered for the 48 lower continental United States.
Contact us for shipping rates to APO, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Canada prior to bidding.
International sales and shipping is available if you first contact us with your complete location for a rate estimate. We will need to approve all International bidders outside of the U.S. and Canada. Buyer is responsible for any customs or import tariffs.
We recommend the optional shipping insurance since musical instruments tend to be fragile.
Discounts on shipping are usually given for multiple items.
We do allow local pick up of most items from our retail store in Morristown, TN (please call ahead to ensure we have it in stock, if not we usually can get it in a few days). Please NOTE: there are some items that we list on eBay that cannot be picked up from the store and we will state this in the item description above if no local pickup is available.
Please see policies for additional shipping information and return policies.
If you have questions please e-mail us using eBay's messaging system or e-mail eBay @ fretstore.com and we will be glad to answer any questions. We do NOT accept any offers or solicitations outside of the eBay auction process nor any bids from members with an overall negative feedback. We reserve the right to refuse any bidder who has zero or negative feedback.
Remember, your bid is a binding contract. Do not place a bid if you do not have the means to pay or do not intend to make payment within 72 hours of auction close. If payment is not received negative feedback, a non-paying bidder alert will be filed with eBay and this auction item will be re-listed. We are an established eBay seller since 5/2000 and have an excellent reputation so bid with confidence.
*Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. This information is provided by the carrier and excludes weekends and holidays. Note that transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.
Sales tax
Seller charges sales tax for items shipped to: TN (9.750%).
Return policy
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