Dean Soltero

{{short description|Electric guitar}}

{{primary sources|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox Guitar model|title=Dean Soltero

|image= File:Leslie west-2.jpg

|caption = Leslie West playing a Dean Soltero guitar in 2008

|manufacturer=Dean Guitars

|period= 2006 — present

|bodytype=Solid

|necktype=Set

|woodbody=Mahogany, Maple

|woodneck=Mahogany

|woodfingerboard=Ebony, Rosewood

|bridge= String Thru

|pickups=2 Custom Built DiMarzio made for the Soltero Humbuckers

|colors= Woodtop

}}

The Dean Soltero is a guitar manufactured by Dean Guitars and was first introduced in 2006.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deanguitars.com/summer06/Dean%20NAMM%20brochure.pdf |title=Dean NAMM Summer 2006 |website=deanguitars.com}} It was designed by Dean Zelinsky, resembles the Gibson Les Paul,{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/dean-leslie-west-standard-216115 |title=Dean Leslie West Standard review |last=Burrluck |first=Dave |date=August 10, 2009 |website=Music Radar}} and has the classic Dean V profile neck.{{Cite web |url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/dean-usa-announces-the-mhg-soltero-model |title=Dean USA Announces the MHG Soltero Model |date=November 15, 2017 |website=Guitar Player}} Soltero means "single" in Spanish and refers to the single cut style of the guitar. The first 100 guitars were hand-signed by Dean himself.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deanguitars.com/summer06/Dean%20NAMM%20brochure.pdf. |title=Dean Guitars |website=deanguitars.com}} Available in four models: USA,{{Cite web |url=https://www.deanguitars.com/summer06/soltero.htm |title=USA Soltero |website=deanguitars.com}} USA MHG, Japanese and Korean models.{{Cite web |url=http://iheartguitarblog.com/2009/04/review-dean-soltero-standard-with-video.html |title=REVIEW: Dean Soltero Standard (with video) |last=Hodgson |first=Peter |date=April 4, 2009 |website=I Heart Guitar}} Among the famous guitarists who play a Dean Soltero are Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, and Leslie West, who has his own signature model.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ZDHFTfb_c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/U3ZDHFTfb_c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Dean Leslie West Signature Soltero Guitar |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}