Gibson Dave Mustaine Songwriter

Signature Guitar from MEGADETH legend Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy-award winning and multi-platinum-selling band MEGADETH is one of the most influential metal icons and riff lords of all time. His music has inspired multiple generations of players around the world. Gibson is proud to introduce the Dave Mustaine Songwriter. Designed in collaboration with Gibson brand ambassador Dave Mustaine, it features a slightly thinner walnut Songwriter body for playing comfort with a cutaway for easy access to the upper frets, a 24.75" scale mahogany neck with a 24 fret ebony fretboard (the first 24 fret neck ever installed on a Gibson acoustic guitar), mother of pearl teeth inlays, Grover® Rotomatic tuners, a TUSQ® nut, saddle, bridge pins, and a higher output LR Baggs™ VTC under-saddle pickup with soundhole mounted volume and tone controls. Vic Rattlehead artwork is featured on the pickguard and on a mother of pearl peghead inlay.A custom hardshell case is included.

Body Shape: Square Shoulder
Top Material: Sitka spruce
Back Material: Walnut
Side Material: Walnut
Bracing: Traditional hand-scalloped Advanced X-bracing
finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Black
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Advanced Response
Scale Length: 24.75
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 16"
Number of Frets: 24
Frets: Standard
Nut Material: Tusq
Nut Width: 1.725" / 43.815mm
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Teeth
tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Saddle Material: Tusq
Bridge: Traditional belly-up, Ebony
Bridge Pins: Tusq
Electronics: LR Baggs VTC
Controls: Volume and Tone controls in soundhole
Case: Yes, Custom Hardshell Case