Dean Hollywood "Z" info???

[John Smith]

A couple o' months ago I was lookin' for a cheap bass in order to help me
work on my rythym chops. I found this Dean Hollywood "Z" bass with all sorts
of real gnarly stickers on it, but otherwise in pretty good condition, at a
local dealer. It really fits in well with my PRS and '68 Tele (haha). I
contacted Dean to get some info on the thing, 'cuz it doesn't have any
writing on it besides the name on the headstock. The guy from Dean that
replied to my email said they had no information on this instrument (which I
found to be rather odd). Does anybody out there know anything about these
basses, such as where and when they were made, and where they sat in the
Dean pecking order? I traded it in (briefly) on a new Aria bass, but quickly
returned it and got the Dean back ('cuz the Aria sucked)

Thanks

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[Steve Oster]

Dean was sold some years ago and the factory moved from Chicago to Florida,
so info on old instruments may be hard to come by.

OT, I met Dean Zelinsky once, didn't even realize who he was. I sell
furniture, and one day a salesman stopped by and said "this is Dean
Zelinsky, and he makes these really modern coffee tables." Formica with a
bondo edge, done up to look like real granite. This was 7-8 years ago.
Didn't realize who he was until I recently came across an interview where he
discussed what he did after leaving the guitar business. IIRC he's back in
the guitar business now.

SteveO

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[John Smith]

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll keep searchin'. Anybody else??

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[Lawrence Lucier]

Might want to look at:

http://home.att.net/~nickysmusic/pagetwo.htm

Is that a picture of your bass?

[Lawrence Lucier]

Here's another URL with info you might be interested in:

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Dean-Guitars/

Z Baby - user comments
Z European Custom - user comments
Z Lefthanded - user comments
Z Select - user comments
Z USA Time Capsule - user comments
Z X - user comments
Z88 - user comments

[Lawrence Lucier]

Sheesh.....just did a search at:

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en

with the search phrase "hollywood z"

Your thread was one of the first to come up:

Dean Hollywood "Z" info???
... rythym chops. I found this Dean Hollywood "Z" bass with all

sorts of real gnarly
stickers on it, but otherwise in pretty good condition, at a

local dealer. It ...
alt.guitar.bass - 08 Jun 2002 by John Smith - View Thread (2
articles)

** Immediately** followed by:

Re: hollywood z
... their descriptions. -- -rob O> /(\) can anyone give me any
info on a black dean
"hollywood Z" its a 4 string it has emg pickups in it. 24 frets
thats really ...
alt.guitar.bass - 07 Mar 2001 by Rob Kloka - View Thread (3
articles)

LOL!!!

Then there was this one!

Spring Cleaning! Gtrs, Bass, Amp, Mic
... Could be the next guitar you smash on stage for $150. 2. Dean
Hollywood "z". Explorer
style. Case isn't original. Great shape except for one cigarette
hole on ...
rec.music.makers.guitar - 15 Apr 1996 by sally b. bell - View
Thread (1 article)

He's actually talking about another guitar he has for sale but
didn't realize it until I brought up the full message.....still,
might give you an idea if you ever get bored with the Z! <grin>

[Brian Rost]

Hollywoods were a low-end line Dean offered in the late 80s shortly
before they went out of business.

Early ones would be US made, some of the later ones might be Japanese
imports.

--

Brian Rost
Stargen, Inc.

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