6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Walnut Back and Sides, Spruce Top, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Ebony

Who says an acoustic guitar can’t be metal? Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and Gibson have collaborated on the company’s first-ever 24-fret acoustic guitar: the Dave Mustaine Songwriter. This signature model is a technical and artistic masterpiece with bold metal aesthetics, including a Vic Rattlehead headstock inlay, teeth fingerboard inlays, a Rattlehead skull-chain design on the pickguard, and a truss rod cover with Mustaine’s signature in cursive print. And with its unique 24-fret ebony fingerboard, walnut body with a deep cutaway, sitka spruce top, and chrome hardware like Grover Rotomatic tuners (that won’t rust in peace), this guitar’s sound matches its bold looks and then some. The metalheads are excited to see this long-awaited collaboration finally come to life.

Extended 24-fret scale and new bracing

Not willing to live with fewer than 24 frets, Dave Mustaine challenged Gibson’s engineers to build an acoustic guitar with an extended fingerboard. Gibson answered this challenge and took no prisoners. After weeks and weeks of testing the design, collaborators settled on advanced new scalloped X-bracing that preserved high, mid, and low response across all 24 frets. The company's team was so pleased with the results that this bracing feature will now be standard on any future extended-scale Gibson acoustic. Whether you’re playing down by the headstock or in the cutaway on the upper frets, you’ll find this bracing feature delivers exceptional sustain, clarity, and frequency response.

A symphony of tone

The Dave Mustaine Songwriter's premium tonewoods are blended and matched for tone that can range from strong to sweet with enough firepower for even the most discerning Megadeth aficionados. Walnut back and sides deliver a round tonal response that's akin to mahogany but with warmer bass and crisper highs and mids. Paired with a highly playable Advanced Response mahogany neck that’s balanced up and down the fingerboard, a sitka spruce top rounds out this symphony of tone with a touch of brightness and snap. The body is balanced and slim with a classic Gibson feel that’s plays comfortably in any position. Perfect on its own or accompanying the heaviest of riffs, the Dave Mustaine Songwriter is an acoustic force to be reckoned with.

LR Baggs electronics

LR Baggs VTC electronics capture the kind of amplified acoustic tone you’d expect from a world-class audio engineer working overtime. At the core of the VTC system is an LR Baggs Element pickup with tone and volume controls, a unique build that tracks the guitar top’s vibrations instead of string attack. VTC technology saturates amplified tone with extra harmonic content and analog warmth that’s natural sounding yet noticeably better than a standard acoustic pickup. Additional dynamic automatic EQ handles problematic frequencies as they arise with touch-sensitive compression that works with your playing for a more authentic amplified tone that’s tough to beat.

Top-notch hardware

Premium onboard hardware includes TUSQ nut, saddles, and bridge pins; TUSQ material delivers the best harmonics and vibrational transfer possible along with exceptional tuning stability that's matched and amplified by chrome Grover Rotomatic tuners on the headstock.

Gibson Dave Mustaine Songwriter Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• Signature Gibson acoustic-electric designed in collaboration with Dave Mustaine
• Walnut back and sides
• Sitka spruce top
• 24.75-inch scale mahogany neck with Advanced Response profile
• 24-fret ebony fingerboard
• Advanced hand-scalloped X-bracing tailored to the 24-fret fingerboard
• Grover Rotomatic tuners
• TUSQ nut, saddles, and bridge pins
• LR Baggs VTC under-saddle pickup with volume and tone controls
• Body cutaway for access to upper frets
• Mother-of-pearl teeth inlays
• Truss rod cover with Dave Mustaine cursive signature
• Vic Rattlehead headstock inlay and pickguard with skull chain design
• Gloss nitro lacquer finish
• Includes custom hardshell case

Tech Specs

• String Type:Steel
• Number of Strings:6
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Body Shape:Dave Mustaine Songwriter
• Back & Sides Wood:Walnut
• Top Wood:Sitka Spruce
• Finish:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color:Ebony
• Body Bracing:Traditional Hand-scalloped Advanced X-bracing
• Binding:Single-ply top
• Neck Wood:Mahogany
• Neck Shape:Advanced Response
• Radius:16"
• Fingerboard Material:Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay:Mother-of-Pearl Teeth
• Number of Frets:24
• Scale Length:24.75"
• Nut Width:1.725"
• Nut/Saddle Material:Tusq/Tusq
• Bridge Material:Ebony
• Tuning Machines:Grover Rotomatics with Nickel buttons
• Electronics:LR Baggs VTC
• Strings:.012-.053
• Case/Gig Bag:Hardshell Case