Dave Mustaine

Dave talks about his love of the Flying V and behind him you can see he's playing through a Marshall JVM Series JVM410H amp head.

Dave Mustaine likely used various Marshall JCM800 2203 amp heads during the recording of Megadeth's first three to four albums. According to GroundGuitar, he paired these amps with DeCuir Cabinets featuring Celestion speakers.

According to Megadeth guitarist Chris Broderick, he and Dave Mustaine have nearly identical live rigs. At (7:51), he says, “Right now, we're running straight into…into Marshall cabinets loaded with the Vintage 30s. It's just your traditional thrash setup. That's what we're out here to do, so we're doing it.”

“I've played Marshall forever,” Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine says at (3:52). “It's just I established the band on Marshall sound.”

These amps were designed in part with Line 6 and Dave Mustaine. There were digital amps based on a 1967 Marshall Plexi. It has 4 channels; Clean, Signature (based on his own tone), Megadrive, and Plexi. It also comes with built-in effects.

This amp was used on United Abominations, and the following tour, until he switched to Marshall amps.

Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro use this amplifier in jam room of Megadeth shows (Dystopia world tour 2016)

So on to Th1rt3en, what did you use amp-wise? ** For the rhythms it was a mix of the Diezel VH4** and the Bogner Uberschall. It was a very good combination. I felt they complimented each other really well. And for the leads it was just the Bogner Uberschall. Those were [producer] Johnny K’s amps and those were amps that he really liked. When we looked at how those amps sounded in the mix, they definitely fit the sound the best out of all the amps we had.

at 0:40, he mentions he has used this amp

Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman used the CAE 3+ SE preamp for the "Countdown To Extinction" and "Youthanasia" studio albums and corresponding tours.

In 2009, Dave wanted a gnarlier and more thrash looking cab with a more aggressive sound, so he invented this, which is basically a modified 1960 4x12 cabinet, as it still contains vintage 30's and is the same size, but in terms of looks and sound delivery, it is a brand new sound that Dave was looking form finished in carbon fiber for extra speed!

Dave Mustaine used the Hafler Triple Giant preamp, originally a Bogner design, during the recording and tour of the "Rust In Peace" album. This is evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Imgur.

In a forum post on SevenString.org, an image of Dave Mustaine's live rig includes the Bogner Fish guitar amplifier head, illustrating its use in his setup.

Dave Mustaine uses the Marshall Dave Mustaine JVM410 amplifier, as demonstrated in a high-gain metal clip on YouTube by Lasse Lammert. I've also personally seen Mustaine perform live with this amp, which my brother owns with the accompanying Mustaine cab.

Dave Mustaine uses a Rocktron Prophesy, according to Guitar Geek.

"Dave's current rig consists of two JMP-1 preamps, two EL34 100/100 power amps, four PB100 Powerbrakes and eight 1960BV 4 x 12 cabinets."

"Dave's current rig consists of two JMP-1 preamps, two EL34 100/100 power amps, four PB100 Powerbrakes and eight 1960BV 4 x 12 cabinets."

"Dave's current rig consists of two JMP-1 preamps, two EL34 100/100 power amps, four PB100 Powerbrakes and eight 1960BV 4 x 12 cabinets."

Used in the early days, coupled with Marshall JMP800

Used in conjunction with a VHT 2150 Power Amp in his live rig 90s era

On this photo, you can see Seymour Duncan PowerStage 700 Power Amplifier in Dave's rack.

On his artist page on the official Marshall website, it is confirmed that Dave Mustaine uses a Marshall 1960AV cabinet.