
Dave Mustaine Songwriter, Ebony
A Customized Gibson Songwriter for One of Metal's Greatest Songwriters 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 Gibson hardshell case is included.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | Walnut |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 24.75" |
| Pickups | LR Baggs VTC |
| Back | Walnut |
| Binding | Single-ply Top and Back |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | Songwriter |
| Body Styles | Square Shoulder |
| Bracing | Traditional Hand Scalloped Advanced X-bracing |
| Bridge | Traditional Belly Up, Ebony |
| Bridge Pins | TUSQ |
| Case | Custom Hardshell Case |
| Controls | Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone |
| Fretboard inlay | Mother of Pearl Teeth |
| Fretboard radius | 406.4mm / 16.0in |
| Fret Count | 24 |
| Headstock Inlay | Gibson Logo and Vic Rattlehead in Mother of Pearl |
| Joint | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue |
| Model | AMSSDMEB |
| Nut | TUSQ |
| Nut width | 43.82mm / 1.73in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin Jack |
| Pickguard | Black Modified Songwriter with Vic Rattlehead Artwork |
| Preamp | LR Baggs VTC |
| Profile | Advanced Response |
| Saddle Material | TUSQ |
| Side | Walnut |
| String gauges | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 |
| Top wood | Sitka Spruce |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-ply Black/White with Dave Mustaine Signature |
| Tuner Plating | Nickel |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic |
| Under Saddle Pickup | LR Baggs VTC |
| Street price | $4,499 |






