Dave Mustaine Jackson Prototype Auctioned for $11,000

Dave Mustaine Jackson Prototype Auctioned for $11,000-

A truly avid Megadeth fan has splashedjust over $11,000 on a extremely-rare Jackson guitar specificallycreated for Megadeth head, DaveMustaine. 

The ultra-rare natural unfinished Jackson prototype Y2KV (J6443)with branded Jackson logo on the headstock was the first guitarwith the final 3 + 3 Y2KV with dot inlays, rosewood fingerboard,alternate knobs and a blade switch. The guitar comes with SeymourDuncan JB-TB bridge and JB SH-4 neck pickups and well as aTune-o-Matic string through body bridge and Schaller tuners.

The guitar was presented to Mustaine on 23rd December 1998 wasfeatured on the cover of Guitar Magazine the following year.

The Jackson was somewhat of a contrast to King V that he wasplaying throughout the 90's and was used whilst touring'Risk' (1999) and 'The WorldNeeds a Hero' (2001) albums. Mustaine designed theguitar as his vision of a far less-aggressive retro-looking flyingV.