page_title: David Ellefson
section_title: Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: David Ellefson / Equipment
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Фото Дэвида Эллефсона из Megadeth. Март 2011, Киев, концерт Megadeth и Slayer.
context_page_description: David Warren Ellefson is an American bassist, co-founder, and second-longest serving member of heavy metal band Megadeth from 1983 to 2002, and again from 2010. In addition to playing bass guitar in Megadeth, Ellefson also has various side projects which include Temple of Brutality, F5, Killing Machine, and Metal Allegiance.
context_section_description: After rejoining Megadeth in early 2010, Ellefson started using his old Jackson Custom and Concert bass guitars and Hartke amps again.
  He used an LH1000 with two HX810s on the Rust in Peace 20th Anniversary Tour. He has since moved onto using the Kilo amplifier. In early 2011, Jackson released a Dave Ellefson Concert and Kellybird signature model, both in 4-string and 5-string variants. According to providence website, Ellefson has used or is still using the Dual Bass Station. Ellefson formerly used Peavey amps and his Peavey Zodiac DE Scorpio 4-string signature bass. In the early days of Megadeth, Ellefson, along with Dave Mustaine, primarily used B.C. Rich instruments, most notably Ironbird and Mockingbird basses, the latter of which he has still been known to periodically bring out on occasion.
caption: Ellefson performing with Megadeth in Kiev, Ukraine 2011, with his signature series Jackson bass
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