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12-string Jackson Y2KV Guitar
12-string Jackson Y2KV Guitar

12-string Jackson Y2KV Guitar

Group (American, founded 1983)
Artist (American, born 1961)
Decade2000s
GenreHeavy Metal
ClassificationsIGE - Instruments - Guitar Electric
LocationHARD ROCK CASINO TEJON
DescriptionWhen Dave Mustaine was ignominiously dismissed from the lead guitar slot in Metallica, he could have easily slid into obscurity. Instead, he quickly formed Megadeth. Their 1986 album "Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?" is one of the defining statements of the genre. Mustaine loves custom Jackson guitars, and of those in his collection, this one is truly bizarre. It’s a 12-string Jackson V was prototyped in 1998 before it was introduced in to the Jackson Guitars year 2000 catalog. The guitar has a classic Flying V shape, with rounded edges as well as a symmetrical and rounded headstock.

As Dave himself put it, “This guitar is the only one of its kind in existence. In addition to personal use, I used this guitar in the recording of the song ‘Wanderlust’ off the album 'Risk'.”
About the Artist
Megadeth
American, founded 1983
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