DM010 Dave's "Number One"

This guitar is known as Dave's main axe. It was originally black with a Megadeth logo and refinished in the early 90s with a silver metal flake paint. It was mainly used in the studio and seen quite rarely on stage.

Guitar World had a poster feature of this guitar and you can find a scan of it HERE. Dave's comments in that feature are mostly BS. DM010 serial could not have been his first Jackson. Also the guitar most likely cost 800-1000 usd originally - not 3000. Also I challenge people to find pics of old Megadeth logo King V with the control layout or pickup position similar to DM010. If it was his main axe back then I wouldn't have over 100 pics of his other guitars from that time and none of this one. My theory currently is that this was originally one of the RIP era Megadeth logo guitars. The one with the Anarchy stickers has a matching layout. I will try to research this matter more throughly later on...

DM010 is still with Dave although it has been offered for sale two times. Once during the infamous Ebay auctions (although it was withdrawn then) and currently through Megadeth's official website.


DM002-92 Custom King V

 DM002-92 is a copy of Dave's "number one" and it was used almost exlusively during the Countdown to Extinction era and also on the Youthanasia tour. In addition it appeared on a punch of Megadeth music videos.





To me personally this is THE Megadeth guitar - perfect reflection of their music! It's very similar to DM010. The only real difference is a more common control layout. This one also had a Jackson neck pickup equipped with a small Jackson logo. I've seen two different pickups on it - other one has a cover and the other one doesn't. While DM010 was not seen often in public this one is all over the place. It's on the music videos "Angry Again", "Symphony Of Destruction", "Foreclosure Of A Dream" and "High Speed Dirt". It also appears on all live bootleg videos I have seen from the CTE tour. For great action pics click HERE.

DM002 is still with Dave and like DM010 it has been offered for sale twice.

I have been lucky to purchase a replica of Dave's Silver KV. It was made by Jackson Custom Shop to Dave's old work order. You can find information about it HERE.

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