I originally published this post on August 16th, and then immediately yanked it, due to Dave Mustaine showing up in the news that very same day (and not in a good way).…some time has passed and it seems to have blown over, so I thought I’d put it back up, enjoy!
I’ve never been a big fan of Megadeth, I’ve always thought of Dave Mustaine as the quintessential tragic character in the high drama of thrash and metal. Even though lately it seems as though his sense of profound injustice has morphed into common old-man grumpiness (and what’s with the hair? Bangs? at his age?) I find myself grateful to him for the segue provided by is Mako signature model acoustic guitar by Dean.
See through flag graphic shows how guitars will be braced in the future.
So, why late to the party do you ask? Well, the time to introduce a guitar with American flag graphics is past, the real time to do this was when our country swelled with patriotism right after 9-11. Witness my photos from the January 2002 NAMM show:
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- Schecter
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- Generic strat copy
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- I can’t see the headstock on this, but from the inlays, I’m gonna say it’s a PRS
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- Yup, PRS (see the shirt in the background)
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- Peavey
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- More Peavey
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- Jay Turser acoustic, comes with matching gig bag
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- Jackson V. Classic.
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- Italia. You can’t see it in the photo, but the eagle’s head is carved into the upper horn.
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- Galveston bass
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- ESP
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- Ashdown stack. I really wish I’d gotten a better photo with the union jack one.
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- The awesomemness of this Pearl drumkit could not be contained in one photo
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- The stars side of that Pearl kit
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- Not to be outdone, Tama had a stars and stripes kit, there’s no lady-liberty face, but there is a cage.
So, thanks to Dave Mustaine for reminding me about my collection of USA #1 guitar photos.
More info about Dave Mustaine’s Mako guitar:
http://www.deanguitars.com/mako.php