Here's a Dean spec'd to Dave Mustaine's requirements and featuring the illustration from Megadeth's Rust in Peace album. This axe is a serious eye-catcher thanks to its graphics and pointed V shape. It delivers the tone as well, with Mustaine's signature Duncan humbuckers, a Tone Pros bridge, Grover tuners and solid Dean construction.
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| Dave Mustaine VMNT Rust in Peace at a Glance
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 Duncan LiveWire active humbuckers, Tone Pros bridge. |
 Grover tuners, signature headstock graphics. |
Dean and Dave Mustaine
Dean Guitars is proud to intruduce the Dave Mustaine Signature VMNT series. Well-known in the metal world, Mustaine has been the driving force behind Megadeth for 25 years. The VMNT series offers Dave's special D shaped neck profile with a full two-octave, 24-fret neck, set up at the factory for fast, low action and easy access to upper frets. The guitars feature string-through-body design for serious sustain and playability, along with a variety of solid hardware appointments.
Mahogany Body
Dean uses a mahogany body for this instrument. Mahogany is a common choice for electrics, dependably delivering a warm, full tone with plenty of punch and sustain.
Set Neck Construction
This axe features a set mahogany neck, which imparts all the well-known advantages of that style: a warmer overall tone with extended low-end response, wicked sustain, and easy upper-fret access (enhanced even further by the cutaways).
The 25.5-inch scale neck features an ebony fingerboard, decorated with pearl shark's tooth inlays.
Duncan Live Wire Pickups
This Mustaine guitar features--appropriately enough--Mustaine's pickups. His signature model Livewires, from Seymour Duncan, to be specific. These are high-output, 9-volt-powered, active humbuckers with serious tonal response and dynamics. Each gets a volume control, with a three-way toggle between pickups and a shared tone control.
Grover Tuners
If you play guitar then you know what this means--solid, dependable tuning from the industry standard. These guitar machines are a triumph in engineering and style, with a gear ratio of 14:1, perfect gear meshing, and zero backlash and slippage. The gear box has a special lubricant for lifetime, trouble-free service.
Tone Pros Bridge
The Tone Pros bridge with string-thru-body design uses high-quality components to deliver serious sustain and intonation, for great sound and extremely reliable tuning.
Price: $1,812.50