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Hello everyone. My name is Dave and I am happy to now be part of a forum for my favorite guitars. I thought I’d tell you guys a little about myself and show a pic of my guitars. I’m 34, married and have a daughter about to turn 5. That being said, you can probably understand I don’t have nearly as much time as I would like for playing guitar and recording songs. I do what I can, when I can. Guitar is just a hobby for me (although my wife would tell you I’m obsessed). I did notice while looking around the forum today, I see some familiar names from the megadeth forums. My name here is the same as there … wichitadave so hello to any who frequent both forums.
Now onto the guitars.
Red one – actually a Kramer XLIII from the late eighties. I put a King V professional neck on it myself and added an EMG 81 in the bridge (the only functioning pup). It sounds great and plays like a dream. When that neck was on the KV pro I accidentally banged the headstock into my drumset while turning around with the guitar hanging off me which broke the corner off near the low E tuning key. I still have the piece to glue back on, I just haven’t. That old V was given to a friend to do custom paint and he unfortunately flaked out on me so I never got it back – hence the neck going on this guitar.
The King V - I bought on ebay last summer and it came with the EMG 81/85 setup and included the Jackson hardshell case. The auction stated it was pre-fender with alder body .. who knows. It plays great and sounds good as well. I still have the BLACK trem from the old King V, so that will go into this soon so I can black it out. Then this gunmetal/silver setup will go into the red guitar.
The Rhoads is an RR3 I just bought 2 weeks ago from a kid on the megadeth forums. I already had the Charvel/Jackson logo case for it from the King V professional I used to have. It will get updated pups soon (deciding between the usual EMG 81/85 or the Dave Mustaine Live Wires).
I look forward to your comments and future conversations.
ROCK ON!
-Dave
Now onto the guitars.
Red one – actually a Kramer XLIII from the late eighties. I put a King V professional neck on it myself and added an EMG 81 in the bridge (the only functioning pup). It sounds great and plays like a dream. When that neck was on the KV pro I accidentally banged the headstock into my drumset while turning around with the guitar hanging off me which broke the corner off near the low E tuning key. I still have the piece to glue back on, I just haven’t. That old V was given to a friend to do custom paint and he unfortunately flaked out on me so I never got it back – hence the neck going on this guitar.
The King V - I bought on ebay last summer and it came with the EMG 81/85 setup and included the Jackson hardshell case. The auction stated it was pre-fender with alder body .. who knows. It plays great and sounds good as well. I still have the BLACK trem from the old King V, so that will go into this soon so I can black it out. Then this gunmetal/silver setup will go into the red guitar.
The Rhoads is an RR3 I just bought 2 weeks ago from a kid on the megadeth forums. I already had the Charvel/Jackson logo case for it from the King V professional I used to have. It will get updated pups soon (deciding between the usual EMG 81/85 or the Dave Mustaine Live Wires).
I look forward to your comments and future conversations.
ROCK ON!
-Dave
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