David Ellefson's Gear
This video from Image Marketing shows Megadeth's bassist David Ellefson with the first rig sent to him from Larry Hartke. The first head he received was the Hartke LH1000 1000 watt hybrid head.
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David Ellefson uses the MXR M80 Bass D.I.+ pedal, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Imgur.
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The video is set to show Megadeth's bassist David Ellefson's old rig consisting of a Peavey MAX 700 Bass Head. He later switch to Larry Hartke products and now uses the 1000 watt Hartke LH1000.
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This has been his main amp since he changed from using the LH1000s, as show in this Hartke artist feature.
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David Ellefson endorses the D'Addario XLS750 5 String Bass Stainless Strings (.045-.130) in a D'Addario magazine feature, highlighting his preference for these strings.
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In a rare early photo of Megadeth, David Ellefson is playing a headless B.C. Rich Stealth Bass.
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As seen on his Samsontech/Hartke artist page. Megadeth's bass guitarist, David Ellefson is sited using this pedal from the producers of the product.
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In this photo Ellefson can be seen with a Custom Painted B.C. Rich Mockingbird Bass.
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Played this bass o the "Wake Up Dead" videoclip back in 1986
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David is seen playing a pre Kramer, Spector NS-2 in black with golden hardware. This bass was used to record the 4 string parts on the album Cryptic Writings.
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The interviewer here asks Dave if he remembers what amp he used before Hartke came out with the amp heads which he currently uses to which Ellefson responds, "Yeah, I used the GK 800RB..." going on to talk about the bass and cabinets which he used in conjunction with this amp.
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In an Instagram post, David Ellefson shares his experience with the Sterling by Music Man S.U.B. bass, noting its unique tone and playability.
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In 1987, David Ellefson initially intended to purchase a Charvel Model 3 bass but instead acquired his first Jackson Concert Bass, marking the beginning of his association with the brand. A user-uploaded photo on Gstatic captures this significant moment.
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at 0:25 it can be clearly seen
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Before being endorsed by Larry Hartke's namesake, Megadeth bassist David Ellefson used Peavey basses, amps, and heads. This video shows him sporting his old, All Peavey rig.
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At 3:10 in this video, we can see David playing this bass
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In a YouTube video titled "Kickback with David Ellefson (Megadeth) and Frank Bello (Anthrax)," David Ellefson discusses how he commissioned Jackson to craft a custom 10-string bass after being inspired by Frank Bello's signature 8-string bass from ESP.
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David Ellefson uses the MXR M134 Stereo Chorus, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on Imgur.
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David Ellefson use the ZOOM B3 Bass Effects & Amp Simulator pedal to play at Home or on tour bus during 2012, also he created many of the D patches, one of the them is the D0 patch called Crunch Fuz. Recently, with Metal Allegiance you can see a David´s pic playing with the ZOOM B3 while he plays with Mike Portnoy and Alex Skolnick.
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David Ellefson occasionally plays the Jackson Concert Bass JS3VQ, a model inspired by his 1990 signature bass, as shown in the user-uploaded photo.
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Megadeth's David Ellefson talks about his signature Jackson Kelly Bird V Bass in this video.
"You should have one. I got one. Let's go make some music."
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David Ellefson talks about his Jackson X Series Signature basses in this video.
You can also read more about the X series from Jackson's official website.
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In this video from Sweetwater Sound "David Ellefson (Megadeth) and Frank Bello (Anthrax) explain why they choose Hartke bass amps and cabinets for their bass rigs."
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The video is of many in the "David Ellefson's Rock Shop" video collection. The Megadeth bassist mentions and shows the camera that he uses the Peterson StroboStomp2 Pedal Virtual Strobe Tuner.
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The video is set to show Megadeth bassist David Ellefson's old rig behind him. A Peavey MAX 700 and this Pro 810. This video is from the youtube series "David Ellefson's Rock Shop".
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In this YouTube video for EMG TV, David Ellefson uses his Ashdown Bass Drive Plus during his bass solos. It can be heard at 3:22 and 4:12 gives a tour of his studio. And can be seen at 1:28 next to his pedalboard.
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As stated on Hartke's/Samsontech's Artist pages.
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In this photo Ellefson can be seen playing a B.C. Rich HCMBTR Heritage Classic Mockingbird Bass
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David Ellefson frequently uses Dunlop Tortex Standard 0.88mm Guitar Picks, as shown in a user-uploaded photo.
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