Dave Mustaine on designing the Gibson Flying V

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[@supernothing77]

I'm not sure if it's thicker, thinner, wider

[@spaceboy3101]

It's silver. /duh. 😮

[@dandyhighwayman4411]

If it’s a C neck, it’s thicker. But who knows what Gramps is saying

[@BenState]

lol

[@shelbyavant5081]

@@dandyhighwayman4411 A d-shaped neck will have a little more shoulder before the curvature begins, hence it being thicker, usually. The neck on the guitar in question is more similar to a slim taper, like late 70s Gibsons came with.

[@rudygracia5573]

Dang!Dave is rivaling Willie in the face wrinkles department!

[@mattjns]

Dave tryin to get that word count up on his final essay.

[@stromberg9730]

It's sort of thinner, but wider and the curve is longer and thicker than most guitars, but exactly the same as all guitairs that have a thinner, thicker shaped C. It's also wider, but because it's thinner, it seems smaller and shorter like a D...but it kind of feels thinner, wider, thicker and longer than every other guitar.

[@supernothing77]

🤣

[@whatisanamelol]

Man glad I'm not the only one who was thinking...WTH

[@shelbyavant5081]

Wow. You're telling me you don't understand the difference between thickness, width, and curvature?

[@Shr0o0m]

The fuck!!?!?

[@Norego.Newzealand]

😵‍💫🙉

[@seanlynch6737]

I feel like Dave really answered all my questions...

[@Fendson]

Some how I feel like he reveal his secrets too lol

[@sephiroth7818]

He's like one of the old guys sitting, widling, telling stories and you sit and listen and forget about what you were doing

[@gnarvana5227]

That’s what she said

[@olidoran2485]

69 likes ;D

[@kiezersosay49]

Its wider and thicker which is cool because that makes it thinner... but thicker.

[@ZYGTropicals]

He likes his guitar necks like his women! He’s not into the “D” profile, he’s a strait dude, so he prefers the “C”. 😳😳😱😱😆😆🤔🤔 Thin, but thick where it counts with a smooth radius that’s comfortable on the hands! And always a 100% ready input jack that loves being plugged daily!!!

[@hotchow8766]

I knew that Dave was old, we all get old, but this hit a little harder than I was prepared to see.

[@IllegalRage480]

Yeah he’s finally starting to lose hair sadly

[@Codikas]

The cancer really hit him hard, he still looks good for 62 but he looked like 10 years younger than his actual age up until then.

[@MDK2_Radio]

@@Codikassadly I think he looks older than 62, like a lot older. His hair not having any grey is a bad contrast too. That said I hope he’s healthy and strong and can keep playing. But appearance-wise he’s entering Keith Richards territory and that’s bad given the age difference.

[@TornadoOfSouls777]

Crazy thing is that when he was 50, he looked 33/34...

[@weldermike7017]

Give the guy a break he was battling cancer.

[@RedneckAdonis]

I always wanted one of his guitars.

[@Septicshites]

i have one they are as good as any guitar for that price

[@RedneckAdonis]

@@Septicshites I figure! I just love heavy metal music memorabilia. 🤟

[@shelbyavant5081]

​@@Septicshitescan confirm. I have guitars from most brands in all price ranges, and this signature Gibson (mine is natural finish) is a fabulous piece

[@RolanTHUNDER]

I had his Dean VMNT signature and that was an awesome flying V! A shame to see he left Dean though. I thought that was a very cool relationship coming from his prior ESP and Jackson models

[@shelbyavant5081]

@@RolanTHUNDER Yeah, I hear you. The Dean brand is actually my least favorite of Dave's signatures. I have tried all of, and owned most of Dave's varying signature models, and the Jackson and ESP guitars are the most expensive and desirable for a reason. The Gibson stuff doesn't get the credit it deserves, though.

[@Uncle-Batman]

Dave lookin good for 103 years old

[@samcaradonna3228]

At 94 years old, Dave looks alot like...A Lion

[@joeyp1028]

This guy is 94?!

[@xBaconator9000x]

​@@joeyp102862 going on 94.

[@jpeg1341]

@@joeyp1028 yep!

[@EstebonSosa]

Hes 62, toolbags

[@thecrazylev]

He is 63

[@sbentsen2714]

Thats legit, love Dave Mustaine

[@TarsalMule]

I got a stage played guitar from his current tour and the feel of the neck is so comfortable. The sound those pickups produce on my 5150 is heavy.. and thrashy.. the high gain compliments the guitar. It plays well and a great collectable

[@olekgdynia]

how did you get that?

[@jaymesmustaine684]

@@olekgdynia🤫 they can’t tell you that!

[@YawkeyWay]

This video almost makes me question if Dave recalls when he got Dave to sign his guitar.

[@2sc458]

Some people age differently. Dave is proof.

[@jmongmon1100]

Wow. This is the nicest ive ever seen Dave.

[@Levi_Skardsen]

"There's only two ways to hold the neck" _Dragonforce has entered the chat_

[@giovannipoder]

Nah wah wah

[@youztuber5000]

After getting used to playing 7 string necks, I don't give a shit about how big and bulky any 6 string neck is anymore

[@R.E.A.P]

Only a guitar player can understand dave😉

[@phucknuts]

Only a guitar player with lots of money

[@RJ-op2vd]

Agreed 🤘

[@Ari_Benjamin_28]

Out of all the metal guitarists, having one of Mustaines signed flying Vs would be the best. Peace Sells, RIP, Countdown

[@milesgentry850]

Dave Mustaine ❤️

[@flap0000]

It's called the neck radius, Dave.

[@wbfaulk]

Usually "radius" is used to describe the curve of the fingerboard, which is not what he's describing. The back of the neck, where your palm goes, almost never has a consistent radius, even in a single cross-section, so trying to describe it with a radius is a losing proposition. "C" and "D" are common descriptors for neck shape, though.

[@rc121crx]

​@@kmatax9237What, no second chances

[@beattrixer7947]

Either way MEGADETH ROCKS!

[@apoplexic23]

Grandma Death isn't talking 'bout 'tallica but 'bout thicker, wider, thinner.

[@Captain_Baked_420]

I can’t bring myself to spend that much on a guitar. I mean the $1500-$2000 priced guitars play extremely well these days.

[@shelbyavant5081]

You know you can get one of these for less than $2,500, like new?

[@Captain_Baked_420]

@@shelbyavant5081 nah man! I live in Australia so put another grand at least on that price bud.

[@shelbyavant5081]

@@Captain_Baked_420 Cool, man. I'm in Texas, which is basically Australia but awesome. Maybe you could have led with that, instead of making it sound like the guitar was too expensive.

[@Captain_Baked_420]

@@shelbyavant5081 I just looked it up and it’s priced at $2700 Australian. I can deal with that price. But once you start asking $3000+ I question it. I don’t feel anyone’s time worth that much money. And this $50,000 version of Greenie come on man. Really? It’s a deposit on a house.

[@Captain_Baked_420]

@@shelbyavant5081 so I should start every comment like this. Hi I’m from Sydney…and no bud we nothing alike. You guys have gun fetishes and we don’t.

[@colddraft8778]

"We wanted to make it sound better " haha Dave 😂

[@markvigil8667]

It has six strings, 2 pickups, 3 dials, a switch and it sounds good through a marshall. That's all that's needed. Good Job!

[@vengeance_falls_9610]

I LOVE YOU DAVE!!!

[@kokycoal]

Never been a V fan but always have been a fan of ppl that played V’s..weird?

[@RJ-op2vd]

😂 same I think their bad ass until I pick it up

[@joshuataft5541]

Sweet id like to try one

[@tbone5040]

Dave starting to look like Walder Frey.

[@idonotundrestandmath224]

They done did ya dirty Dave!!!

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

“We” changed the whatever it’s called on the neck 😊😂😂

[@RJ-op2vd]

Getting guitar tips from the man 😎

[@jatats7743]

If Dave made it, I know it's made well.

[@unknowndrummer3229]

Dave Mustain looks like he could be related to Willie Nelson

[@themuckler8176]

Or the Lion on Wizard of Oz

[@BeaverStateOWS]

Nah thats james ​@themuckler8176

[@blitzmonkey]

back to his Jackson King V neck basically. the radius

[@spaceboy3101]

Loving the color and style, but when did Dave start playing Gibsons? I only know of the Jacksons from the early days and then his switch to Dean.

[@johncoker13]

He switched over a year ago but recently. Dave used to play B.C. Rich in the very beginning of Megadeth

[@shelbyavant5081]

He was also with ESP from around 04 to 06. The DV8s are the nicest guitars anyone has ever made for him, and I've tried or owned them all!

[@RolanTHUNDER]

I had his Dean VMNT in the same finish but with his awesome Mustaine Livewire pickups by Seymour Duncan. It was one of the best V's I've owned and played. It was not "exactly the same as most guitars" like this new one is :)

[@Kanezilla66]

Nice 🎸

[@chrisorrell3066]

I love the guitar I’m not that stuck on that color though. Either way I’m sure it roars

[@antonyfaulkner8649]

clearly a genius. He must have played a Stratocaster at some point. Obviously he dare not mention that word.

[@user-if7ue3bp6c]

We want to here it play

[@justglenng]

Dave Mustaine is one of those dudes I don't like but I respect the hell out of...

[@budkelly1242]

Got it ... woW

[@Geewunner4life]

Damn. Dave looks like he's pushing 90 in this video.

[@williamcook9703]

It sorta sounds like they flattened out the fingerboard radius and didn't feel like trying to explain that to him 🤔 *I'm thinking his Marshalls go to 11 ...

[@ESPSJ]

They probably did explain it to him, but he didn't know what it meant lol

[@Searchin4tone]

All my thrash heroes need to go back to Jacksons and Mesa Boogies . What else?

[@damnstraight7709]

With the high quality low cost guitars available in today's market ..fender gibson ibanez jackson should be doing quality artist series instruments for $350. Selling them to be wall hangers does nothing for the brands. Get them in the hands of high-school kids who have no choice but to buy cheaper instruments.

[@fermiticus4034]

This is a pretty amazing time, for guitars. When I was in H.S....generic, low quality, no name brands cost $2-300. Big name brands were in the $700+ range. Here we are, 30 years later, and you can get a decent quality, big name brand guitar in the $3-500 range...and wages are triple what they were 30 years ago. A few years ago, I bought a "cheap" Jackson Rhoads...w/ reverse headstock and sharkfin inlays, for about $350 (new). Quality-wise, it's about the equivalent of the Charvel Avenger (Rhoads) that cost me $600, back in 91.

[@evansmothermon1547]

He basically has a Jackson-esque neck. Those feel great to play.

[@mattball420]

He should just grab an ibanez lol

[@gossman75]

I bought an Ibanez for 600 at guitar center. Man, it was a mistake buying the guitar because it would never tune to the standard E and would be tuned a whole step down even if I tightened the strings. Something to do with the tremolo. The Tremolo action would touch the strings and should be raised or it would not make the note dive correctly. I mean it was a piece of junk. I would however like to get a B.C. Rich warlock guitar for $1799.00. But I've got to wait for it to be in stock and I'm still questioning if I should get this guitar or not.

[@mattball420]

@@gossman75 only time ive ever heard somebody say that about ibanez, but you bought a lower end one, probably just had a bad tremolo, can happen with any brand

[@supernothing77]

​@@gossman75get one with a fixed bridge

[@ScootyPuff_Jr]

​@mattball420 sounds like they're just unfamiliar with how to set a tremolo up, to me. Granted the low end ibanez trems kinda suck, but they aren't unusable.

[@Norego.Newzealand]

I bought a Chinese ibanez gio then a more expensive Japanese rg series and I ended up selling the rg because the cheap gio sounded twice as meaty.

[@Earthwormjimm]

I’m here for “more broader.”

[@guitarshredddddder91]

Now you just gotta get Gibson to Spray a Metallic color with no fuck ups

[@alpeterson]

Jesus Christ nobody ever ask him guitar spec details again

[@markcuster3803]

Nice guitar though stay well everyone God Bless peace

[@eric13upinriop]

Play holy wars to demo it Dave 🤘

[@scottdaugherty8065]

Can't afford one but I'd love to have one....

[@THE_REALEST]

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[@eric13upinriop]

Im gonna have to ho myself to get that guitar

[@PossumKing22]

Broooooo anyone else agree that he looks like he could be carrot tops great grandmother? 😂

[@halweilbrenner9926]

Dave is a guitar player who many have learned how to metal riff from watching his technique.

[@ScratchdHelp]

I bet the paintjob doesnt crack when you get it

[@clownsheep22]

Dude a D is just like a C but without the line

[@RJ-op2vd]

Not true

[@spacedye2001]

Beautiful guitar. I am not a fan of playing a Flying V. I would definitely hang one on the wall.

[@augs008]

Man ages 10 years every day 💀

[@gossman75]

I tend to like the maple neck instead of ebony. The maple wood is easier to slide on.

[@kipponi]

He knows what c and d profile necks are and other stuff he explains I don't understand at all. Even I am guitarist too😂.

[@josephbecker9435]

i didnt know jed clampet played

[@marcusantimony7535]

Damn, Dave Mustaine must have Keith Richard genes! He looks like he's wearing one of those old man rubber masks.

[@squarespongespider5656]

DAVE MUSTAINE AND LARS ULRICH TRULY DESERVE EACH OTHER

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Go buy one...👈

[@jeffsilva1341]

$199 like the MSG one!

[@benwright6330]

Oh. Simply Red grew his Hair out. I did not Know that.

[@DizzyDez613]

Dave talking about C shaped necks like he talks about every Metallica riff ever…. Like he invented it

[@NoNicheIsGoodNiche-ts3xd]

Why'd ya have to add a battery thing in the back?

[@jameswalley7234]

He looks like he aged quite a bit this year.

[@davidcook8323]

Its called the radius Dave. Love that guitar, can you get me one for free? Gas prices here in California is killing me a slow death. But that guitar will sve my sanity. Thank you...

[@wbfaulk]

As far as I can tell, he was never talking about the fretboard radius. He was talking about the neck shape.

[@roaming740]

DAVE

[@generalrodcocker1018]

Now i'm confused

[@colesanlo3127]

He saw Glenn's video

[@killjoyqueenz]

Wow 😮 he's aging as expected but I didn't expect to him like that

[@Guanjyn]

This reminds me of how Gene Simmons tries to take credit for inventing the horns.

[@MakimasGoodBoy]

That’s Mustaine!?!?!

[@stephenjones1046]

Make it like a Jackson I see

[@KevyNova]

This one goes to eleven.

[@ranjansarma2994]

0:03 - we wanted the guitar easier to play and *Hammet* sound lot better.

[@rudygracia5573]

Dave is giving Willie(Nelson)a run for his money in the facial wrinkles department!

[@queenpurple8433]

Much more coherent than Joey B

[@jimpolk7931]

Im glad to see that I’m not the only one confused by Dave’s incoherent rambling. Wow!

[@theedgeinshow]

"And when you flip this switch you complain about Metallica for 30 years..."

[@hellsSG]

Dude nothing he said about the neck made sense.

[@kostaskosmas8312]

Well I am more confused than the beginning

[@TheKotor2309]

$1,999.00 - $2,499.00

[@pXnEmerica]

Willie Nelson designed the flying V?

[@ThisTruckingLife]

The one Glenn from Specter sound Studios on KZbin bought had paint runs all over the place and just horrible quality issues that's pretty bad even from Gibson

[@vs4571]

D now it’s a C.. D - C

[@doltoncaravantes2714]

Funny thing about this is all his deans were D shaped necks, and now he’s going back to C🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ItsAsh995]

I didn't know Frank Gallagher could play guitar

[@ggagoots]

The fact Brent Hinds doesn't have a signature V that he was able to do what he wanted with is unreal..... He got the epiphone? And they gave Bill a Gibson explorer? Just insanity..... Hinds is the Gibson flying V to Me...... Mustain hasn't even been a Gibson player

[@toxicavenger2216]

Omg Dave looks like Willie Nelson 😅😂😂

[@KakashiDominates]

Its thinner in the z-axis and wider in the y-axis. Not intuitive to explain and to someone who didnt understand his initial explanation, when he starts referring back to the "wider, thinner" parts in the second half of the video it becomes even more confusing.

[@jonathangossett7]

I dunno. I kinda felt like a baseball bat compared even to other Gibsons I’ve played. If you like a huge neck then that’s definitely your guitar.