 DEAN | | ELECTRIC: E'LITE SERIES | | The body design looks like a cross between a Les Paul and an Explorer with the rounded lower bout and Explorer-ish treble horn. The Cadillac version of the E'lite originally featured three pickups while the E'lite model had two, but now the Cadillac name is used to designate the body style on current models. | | E'LITE | | - single horn cutaway round bottom mahogany body, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with logo, three-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, two DiMarzio exposed humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-position switch, available in Braziliaburst, Caine White, Cherry, Cherryburst, Opaque Black, or Walnut finish, mfg. 1978-1985. |
| E'lite Deluxe | | - similar to E'lite, except has bound body, bound ebony fingerboard, available in Bursts or Natural finishes, mfg. 1981-85. |
| E'lite Special Edition | | - similar to E'lite, except has bound curly maple top, bound ebony fingerboard with abalone dot inlay, gold hardware, covered pickups, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1982-84. |
| Golden E'lite | | - similar to E'lite, except has bound body, bound ebony fingerboard with abalone dot inlay, gold hardware, covered pickups, available in Walnut finish, mfg. 1979-1981. |
| U.S.A. SERIES ELITE-92 | | - single horn cutaway mahogany body, bound carved figured maple top, through-body mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, Schaller tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, bound V-shape peghead with screened logo, 3-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, two exposed humbucker pickups, two volume two tone controls, three-position switch, available in Cherry Sunburst, Natural, Trans. Blue, or Trans. Red finishes, mfg. 1992-93. |
| ELITE REISSUE | | - single horn cutaway hardwood body, through-body mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, double locking vibrato, body matching peghead with screened logo, 3-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, 2 exposed humbucker pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Black, Blueburst, Grayburst, Red, or White finishes, mfg. 1992-94. |
| ELITE HOLLOW BODY | | - semi-hollow single horn cutaway mahogany body, bound arched mahogany top, set-in mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, bound V-shape peghead with screened logo, 3-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, 2 exposed Seymour Duncan humbuckers, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Classic Black, Classic Red, Torrid Teal, or Wine Red finishes, mfg. 1996-97. |
| ELITE X (MODEL DGK-ELX) | | - single horn cutaway round bottom basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, small offset V-shape peghead with screened logo, 3-per-side Grover tuners, chrome hardware, 2 "Zebra" humbuckers, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in (Trans.) Braziliaburst, Classic Black, Trans. Blue, or Trans. Red finishes, mfg. 1998-99. |
| ELITE SELECT (MODEL DGK-ELSE) | | - similar to the Elite X, except has mahogany body, triple bound arched flame maple top, set-in mahogany neck, triple bound headstock, block fingerboard inlays, gold hardware, available in Flame Amberburst, Flame Black, Flame Cherry Sunburst, Flame Purple, or Flame Red finishes, mfg. 1998 only. |
| ELITE AX (MODEL DGK-ELAX) | | - similar to the Elite X, except features mahogany body, bound arched flame maple top, available in Flame Amberburst, Flame Black, Flame Blue, Flame Cherry Sunburst, or Flame Red finishes, mfg. 1998 only. |
| Elite AXV (Model DGK-ELAXV) | | - similar to the Elite AX, except features a 2-point floating tremolo, available in Flame Amberburst, Flame Black, Flame Blue, Flame Cherry Sunburst, or Flame Red finishes, mfg. 1998 only. |
| ELITE FLAME EUROPEAN CUSTOM (MODEL DGE-ELFL) | | - single horn cutaway round bottom mahogany body, arched flame top, set-in mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, small offset V-shape peghead with screened logo, 3-per-side Schaller tuners, chrome hardware, 2 "Zebra" humbuckers, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Flame Amber, Flame Amberburst, Flame Green, Flame Purple, or Flame Red finishes, mfg. 1998 only. |
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