David Ellefson

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."

In this video, David Ellefson shows his signature Jackson bass. He says, "We should each have one of these because they're awesome."

This video from Ted Brown Music shows Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson speaking at a bass clinic. In the right of the video, he has his Hartke LH1000 sitting on top of his Hartke 810 Cabinet.

Geargods.net Interview

"When did you switch to those? Didn’t you use [Ampeg] SVTs?

I started with Hartke very early on. I actually started using Hartke cabinets on the Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? tour. They did not have heads at that time, so I used another manufacturer’s head, but I used their aluminum cone 4X10 speaker cabinets on about midway through the Peace Sells… tour. I then recorded So Far, So Good…So What!, Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction using all Hartke cabinets. That really helped me define my tone with the Jackson basses into the Hartke systems. There were a couple of years where I used some other stuff, but returning back to when we did the Megadeth 20th anniversary Rust in Peace tour in 2010 was when I came back to Hartke. We wanted to recreate the look, the sound and feel of that Rust in Peace era. Hartke has now improved their products and, as time will do, innovations and technologies improve which help improve the end product. So the Hartke stuff just sits right in the mix with Megadeth. I really feel that the new Hartke stuff that I’m sitting right inside Shawn’s kick drum."

https://www.khdkelectronics.com/artists/detail/david-ellefson/

David Ellefson talks about his Jackson X Series Signature basses in this video.

His signature model uses 40DC pickups.

This YouTube video is one of many from a series created and produced by one of Megadeth's founders and bass guitarist David Ellefson called "David Ellefson's Rock Shop" which featured advice and lessons from Ellefson himself. The series was set in David Ellefson's home studio, the heart of which was the Soundtracs JADE 48 Console.

In this YouTube video for EMG TV, David Ellefson can be seen using a "TC Electronic Polytune 2 Pedal Tuner" in his pedalboard at 1:28.

Listed in David Ellefson's gear list

David Ellefson is associated with the USA Signature David Ellefson Concert Bass CB V, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Fmicassets.

At 0:14 and at 0:25 in this video, we can see this bass been played by David

In a news article on Megadeth's official website, it is noted that David Ellefson used a Peavey Kilobass amplifier during the 1990s.

David Ellefson is featured using his signature model, the Jackson David Ellefson CBXM-IV, in a video by Jackson Guitars showcasing his gear for Megadeth.

As stated on Hartke's/Samsontech's Artist pages.

His signature pickup set and guitar has 35DC and 35CS

According to SIT Strings website Dave Ellefson has his own signature strings

According to SIT Strings website Dave Ellefson has his own signature strings for 5-string bass

He is holding a Hollywood Z Bass in this promo image

He is holding a Bich Bass in this image, probably for a promo

David Ellefson has a video on his YouTube channel titled "The Providence Dual Bass Station Pedal," in which he plays through the Providence Dual Bass Station bass preamp. At the end of the video, he provides a close-up of the pedal to show his settings.

He is seen holding a Warlock bass in this photoshoot with Dave Mustaine and Kerry King

David Ellefson uses an EMG 35CS pickup in the neck position as part of his signature pickup set by EMG

In the video titled "Megadeth - David Ellefson Bass Solo (1995)" uploaded by MegadethizeD on YouTube, David Ellefson is seen playing a Modulus Bass Quantum 5 with Q-tuner q2.0 pickups during his solo performance at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI on July 22, 1995.

David Ellefson uses the Leo Quan Badass II Bass Bridge on his Jackson signature basses, both in 4-string and 5-string versions, as evidenced by the image provided by Premier Guitar.

David Ellefson used the EMG PJ Set Active Ceramic PJ Bass Pickup Set Black on his signature 4-string basses from the late 80s and early 90s, specifically in a reverse P configuration, and he still owns these basses to this day, as evidenced by the image provided.

David Ellefson is confirmed to use the Dunlop Straplok Dual Design Strap Retainer System, as it has been observed on most of his basses in recent years, as evidenced by the image available on Equipboard.

David Ellefson has been using the D'Addario 3" Padded Woven Bass Guitar Strap since the 1990s on all of his basses, and they remain his main straps to this day, as evidenced by the photograph.

In this image, david is ironically using a Aria bass with a Metallica shirt in the recording of his anesthesia cover

David Ellefson is officially listed as an artist who uses the Headrush ReValver Suite, as evidenced by the artist page on the Headrush website.