Rumours of Dave Mustaine ending his partnership with Dean Guitars were confirmed in February 2021 when a video of Megadeth mascot Vic Rattlehead brandishing a sword carved with the words ‘Rust In Peace’ was uploaded onto Gibson’s social media channels. So far there have been a handful of Gibson Flying V EXP signature electrics, as well as a Songwriter acoustic, and this year sees the introduction of new models to the American company’s other brands. Here, the Megadeth man explains all…
Tell us about your relationship with Epiphone and Kramer prior to this…
I can’t say I knew much about Kramer or Epiphone before this new relationship with Gibson. But I always felt Kramers had to be great if people like Eddie Van Halen were using them!
