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This MXR Smart Gate is Owned by Dave Mustaine, frontman for the legendary metal band Megadeth.

Featuring one knob for trigger level and a switch for toggling between three separate modes for reducing noise, the M135 Smart Gate is a finely-honed pedal able to dial in just the right amount of control. An ideal choice for metal or any genre with lots of gain and pedal chain noise, this compact, sturdy pedal can handle even the noisiest rig.

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This DigiTech Harmony Man Intelligent Pitch Shifter is Owned by Dave Mustaine, frontman for the legendary metal band Megadeth.

Built with a dual stomp design in a durable metal chassis, individual voice control knobs for contouring the harmony of each section, and a large, easily readable harmony key display sitting front and center in the interface, the DigiTech Harmony Man is your right-hand pedal for nailing down vocal performance.

Built on a pitch detection engine conceived using musIQ technology which automatically detects aberrant notes and chords and corrects them, this pedal's three-part harmonies and consistent performance make it a prime (and affordable) choice.

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In this video Dave Mustaine of Megadeath, and Metallica talks about his Dean USA Dave Mustaine ZERO Korina Ltd and its specifications. There is a great shot at 1:25.

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At 4:50 Dave talks about his Dean signature model. "This thing sounds so rad."

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Dave used a couple of these guitars starting with the “Youthanasia” tour, and up until early 2000s.

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A lot of times in this video, we can see Dave playing this Acoustic Signature Guitar

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"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."

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"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."

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he uses the guitar live on the experience hendrix tour

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"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."

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This Morley AB Box is Owned by Dave Mustaine, frontman for the legendary metal band Megadeth.

Want to switch between 2 Marshall full stacks on the fly? Dave has you covered.

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On the cover of Dave Mustaine's book "Rust In Peace" (released September 8, 2020), the guitar featured is a Jackson KV Pro Dave Mustaine Signature. This is identifiable by the distinctive blade-style Bill Lawrence USA L-550XL Black Humbucker pickups in the neck position. Additionally, the guitar sports a Megadeth sticker on the upper wing, similar to another guitar seen in the "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" official music video, although that guitar does not have the blade-style pickups or Mustaine's signature on the headstock.

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Mustaine was a B.C. Rich user between 1983-1987, he played various models like the Bich, Mockingbird, and ST's

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During Megadeth's 2021 "Metal Tour of the Year," Dave Mustaine played the Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP in Metallic Silver, as seen in a YouTube video by DeadMike.com capturing their performance of "Symphony of Destruction" on August 22 in The Woodlands, TX.

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Dave Mustaine is known for using custom-painted guitars featuring American flag designs, including the Jackson Y2KV. A user-uploaded photo on Rareguitarheaven showcases one of his guitars, a black model with a Floyd Rose tremolo and a "Shut Up" sticker between the humbuckers.

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This is practically the only acoustic guitar that Dave plays nowadays. It features spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 25-1/4? scale mahogany neck with ebony fretboard, Grover Tuners, and B-Band A3TY Preamp.

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Used in the early days, coupled with Marshall JMP800

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In 42:00 Dave Mustaine play on "Dean Dave Mustaine VMNT Fear". This is Live Hellfest 2016.

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Listed under Mustaine's gear. Used for vocals.

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¨On April 12th Dave Mustaine of Megadeth shared the stage with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra during a very unique one time performance for a sold out crowd. Dean Guitars USA made Dave a classical themed VMNT guitar just for this event.¨

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Listed as a user on the official product page.

“I’d never heard of Triskelion or the Harmonic Energizer pedal previously, but my co-producer, Chris Rakestraw assured me it would be good. He was wrong -** it was great!**”

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This Tech-21 Double Drive 3X is Owned by Dave Mustaine, frontman for the legendary metal band Megadeth.

The Tech 21 Double Drive 3X Distortion solves the problem of choosing between Class A and Class A/B amp tones by bringing both together in the same pedal with some added bells and whistles. Built on a cascading design that allows the tone and character of each mode to influence the other according to how they're stacked, the hot, searing tone is accompanied by a separate 10dB clean boost for laying even harder into solos.

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This Alesis DM5 High Sample Rate 18Bit Drum Module is Owned by Dave Mustaine, frontman for the legendary metal band Megadeth.

The DM5 is the classic Alesis drum-sound module which has been the go-to option for drummers, programmers, producers, and anyone else who needs familiar sounding drums and percussion in a triggered setting. The DM5 contains 540 18-bit drum sounds which can be laid out in stereo and can be assigned to 21 programmable drum sets.

Rounded out with 12 trigger inputs, these work for the DM5 to be used with all Alesis drum and cymbal pads as well as triggering devices from most major manufacturers.

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In this picture, you can see a Bill Lawrence L500 XL on the neck position on his Jackson King V DM 01 in the Rust in Peace era.

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This Guitar Geek diagram shows that Dave uses a Whirlwind Multi-Selector.

Dave Mustaine's latest signature. His "Zero", Dean's modernised version of the Gibson Explorer. It features the artwork of Megadeth's latest album, Dystopia, released January 22, 2016.

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In a Metal Injection article, Dave Mustaine is pictured holding a Dean VMNT guitar.

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Dave Mustaine uses his own signature strings from Cleartone . He uses 9-52's and 10-52's

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Item is seen at 7:53 in the video.

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On a recent trip to Jerusalem, Dean Guitars Signature artist Dave Mustaine was struck by the icons of antiquity. After some reflection, he decided to build what is the pinnacle of his signature line of guitars… The Dean Guitars USA Holy Grail VMNT.This unique piece of art is possibly the first of its kind. Covered in hand-laid 24K gold leaf and showing through to a blood red finish, this Dean Guitars USA VMNT will come complete with a special hard shell case, certificate of authenticity and an engraved chalice commemorating the iconography that inspired this guitar.Celebrating 33 years of Megadeth, only 33 pieces will be produced worldwide making this an extremely collectible guitar.

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