Explore every episode of the podcast The Dean Zelinsky Show
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| #11 | Reagan Killed USA Guitar Manufacturing - My Front Row Seat | 01 May 2025 | 01:26:50 | |
Dean Z and co-host Jennifer talk about Dean’s tumultuous path of being a USA guitar manufacturer during the Reagan Years. “WE’RE GOING OFFSHORE and the American Consumer is going to get A BETTER DEAL!!!” | |||
| #10 | The Wild Ride of Being Dean Zelinsky | 29 Nov 2024 | 01:19:13 | |
| #9 | Dean talks with Chris Caffery of Trans Siberian Orchestra and Savatage! | 24 Jun 2024 | 01:35:01 | |
Dean Z and Co-host Jennifer speak with Chris and discuss everything from his start in the Music Biz as a teenager to being on the worlds largest stages...and the sheer magnitude of Tran Siberian Orchestra. Chris also talks about his hot sauce, his sea-glass artwork, going into anaphylactic shock, and his relationship with Dimebag Darrell and the band Pantera. | |||
| # 8 | Dean Recalls his First Playboy Mansion Experience | 14 Jun 2024 | 01:07:49 | |
Dean Z talks with his new co-host Jennifer about his first trip to the Playboy Mansion, and how his vision of this iconic and extremely exclusive place was shattered.
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| #7 - Dean Signs his First Huge Rockstar at the age of 20 | 15 May 2024 | 01:13:27 | |
| #6 - Jeff Mallard | Johnny Winter's Long-time Tech | 05 Mar 2024 | 01:32:04 | |
In this electric interview, Dean Z. and Johnny's longtime tech Jeff Mallard share stories of the late and great Johnny Winter. Listen to their most iconic Johnny stories, from amplifiers on fire to crashing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. | |||
| #5 - My First NAMM Show | Dean Gets Arrested! | 19 Feb 2024 | 00:45:01 | |
Dean discusses his first NAMM show and an eventful drive home back to Chicago | |||
| #4 - Grady Champion - Dimebag Darrell's Tech and Friend | 17 Feb 2024 | 00:56:00 | |
Dean and Parker talk with Grady Champion, legendary guitar tech for Dimebag Darrell of the band Pantera | |||
| #3 - I'm 19 and Building a Guitar Factory | 17 Feb 2024 | 00:57:27 | |
Dean talks about his early years and building his first guitar factory | |||
| #2 - From the Beginning | 07 Jan 2024 | 01:03:31 | |
Dean discusses his formative years: ditching school in his limousine, starting his own guitar repair shop, an encounter with KISS at the Gibson factory, and gearing up to start his own guitar company. | |||
| #1 - Dusty Hill Fur Bass | 28 Dec 2023 | 00:36:12 | |
Dean and Parker discuss the iconic ZZ Top spinning fur guitars, Eddie Van Halen's impact on guitar sales during the advent of the synth era, and the Doobie Brothers playing a Dean guitar during the 1980 Grammy Awards. | |||