It was founded in 1976 by Dean Zelinsky in Chicago, Illinois and is currently under the ownership of Armadillo Enterprises in Tampa, Florida.
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Virus (Big & Rich)(Dope)Lords of Acid(Rock of Ages) Virus switched from Dean Guitars to DBZ Guitars in 2008, he uses the Bird of Prey, Cavallo, Bolero Calavera, and Imperial.
The guitar was based on the Dean Guitars ML body shape but with sharper points.In 2008, Dean started to produce a copy of the Washburn Stealth following Dime and Washburn's designs.