Mike Amott Signs On With Dean Guitars

Is it me or did Dimebag’s death start a flood of bigger named musicians signing to Dean? Or maybe some just had to wait to get out of their current contracts. Their list of endorsees is getting longer by the minute.

Arch Enemy/Carcass guitarist Mike Amott has just signed with Dean Guitars. I saw him playing a Michael Schenker model V during the tour but I thought that perhaps it was just something he was fond of because I have heard that he’s a Schenker fan. I always liked his ESP Ninja but didn’t care for that Washburn model because it just looked to space-age weird. I’ll be eager to see what is signature model will look like, which will be unveiled at NAMM 2009.

Dean guitars is proud to announce that guitarist extraodinaire Michael Amott of Arch Enemy and Carcass has signed on with Dean guitars. Dean CEO Elliott Rubinson states “I have been a fan of Michael for some time and we are extremely excited that he has decided to make Dean guitars his home. Michael Amott is a very well respected guitarist worldwide and we look forward to working very closely with him to design his dream guitar. 

“I contacted Dean guitars said Amott as I was looking for the right guitar company and I knew that if people like Michael Schenker, Dave Mustaine, Dimebag and Leslie West have made Dean their home that I needed to check it out. They sent me two V’s to check out and I immediately fell in love with them. I am sure my new signature guitar will meet all of my demands as well as the needs of my fans around the globe.

You can check out some professional photos and the promo poster and a cool bio on Amott at Deanguitars.com

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