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“IN THE PAST, I WAS LIKE, ‘I CAN’T SAY ‘FLYING V’ BECAUSE I’M NOT WITH GIBSON. I’VE GOTTA SAY ‘XYZ, THE ELE TRIC V’ OR SOMETHING.’ NOW I CAN FINALLY SAY ‘FLYING V!’”

VER THE YEARS, Dave Mustaine has had working relationships with Jackson, ESP and Dean. Since he was a kid, however, he’s had a special love for Gibson. “I saw the wanna be the best!’”

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