On Blabbermouth.net, Mustaine claims to have had dinner with Ellefson at Christmas in 2005 to talk things through; this got them on good terms, as Mustaine has stated that they spoke on the phone numerous times afterward.Ellefson formed F5 following Megadeth's 2002 disbandment. His current bass arsenal includes a pair of maple-neck American Deluxe Precisions in 4 and 5-string versions, his '78 and '76 P-Basses, an Epiphone El Capitan 5-string acoustic bass, an Ovation 4-string, a Hamer Chaparral 12-string bass and an assortment of Peavey and Modulus 5-string basses. I actually recorded the latest Megadeth record Yeah, I used the GK 800RB. I then recorded So Far, So Good…So What!, Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction using all Hartke cabinets. Up to 1993, Dave used Hartke amps and Cabs, switching to Ampeg SVT 4 amps and SVT cabs. Rig tour: Megadeth’s David Ellefson. We embraced digital, we embraced ProTools. I just think this year’s looks to be the biggest and the best one yet. These were countries that were just coming out of dictatorships, and every other month there was a revolution and they were overthrowing their government.
This bass was used to record the 4 string parts on the album Cryptic Writings.
So that was one idea that was planted which has come to fruition. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Oddly, the service has become one of my most rewarding and musically invigorating gigs I've ever had…a gig that literally landed in my lap and not something I had to chase down either. Music is affected by that. They’re basically a custom shop order.
As of February 8, 2010, Dave Ellefson rejoined Megadeth after 8 years. He then became an accomplished rhythm guitarist and honed his songwriting skills while leading several of his own bands through the club scene of North America's Midwest region. Ellefson started to play bass guitar because of its presence in heavy rock music. Rich Mockingbird Bass. He states in an interview for Classic Rock that current Megadeth drummer When asked about how he came to be a Christian, Ellefson came out to be surprisingly similar to Mustaine. I started with a Concert bass, which is their flagship bass in the Jackson Guitars line. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, The interviewer here asks Dave if he remembers what amp he used before Hartke came out with the amp heads which he currently uses to which Ellefson responds, "Yeah, I used the GK 800RB..." going on to talk about the bass and cabinets which he used in conjunction with this amp.Takamine G-Series EGBS2S Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Bass
X Series Signature David Ellefson Concert™ Bass CBXM V, Maple Fingerboard, Gloss Black. Ellefson, Jimmy DeGrasso (Mike Portnoy currently drumming for them 2010), Tim "Ripper" Owens and Andreas Kisser formed the band in late 2008Dave participated in the Christmas Rock project Northern Light Orchestra, he performed bass on many of the 17 cuts produced by rock drummer Ken Mary and also at the live show Christmas in April Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona.
Metal bass legend reveals his rig at ACM. Right now I ... and I can get a David Ellefson tone quite easily. Hartke has now improved their products and, as time will do, innovations and technologies improve which help improve the end product.
That’s really what a great amplifier should do.I started with Hartke very early on. This video from Image Marketing shows Megadeth's bassist David Ellefson with the first rig sent to him from Larry Hartke. Apr 30, 2011 #1. toddLURR. David Ellefson talks about his Jackson X Series Signature basses in this video.In this video, David Ellefson shows his [signature Jackson bass](http://www.j... Before being endorsed by Larry Hartke's namesake, Megadeth bassist David Elle... Before being endorsed by Larry Hartke's namesake, Megadeth bassist David Ellefson used Peavey basses, amps, and heads. Let's go make some music.
Below he talks about how he co-founded the event, his rig throughout the years in Megadeth, and a surprising catalyst for tempo competition between Megadeth and Metallica.
In fact, we just did and they’re going to be coming out the week before Metal Masters 5 on January 14. I really feel that the new Hartke stuff that I’m sitting right inside Shawn’s kick drum. David appeared on every album and tour from 1985's Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! He chose to play Modulus Quantum and Flea 5-strings and sometimes two Fender Precision Basses, a rosewood neck '78 with a DiMarzio split-coil humbucking pickup and a maple neck '77 These basses were used for a "grinding" sound. Billy Sheehan uses the paper tone cabinets, which is more akin to his signature style. David switched to the American Deluxe Series P-Basses around 2000/01. David Ellefson's Bass rig.