1994 Jackson Dave Mustaine King V KV Pro – Gloss Black

– – Price is in Canadian dollars, roughly 5500 USD. Ships worldwide – non EU countries, Africa, South America – you name it. The guitar is listed at a higher price than other platforms/local listings due to platform fees, currency exchange rate fees and/or sales tax. For customers in the UK, Europe, South America, or Australia/NZ, happy to underdeclare the value of the guitar by half to reduce VAT/GST/import duties. – –

Hi all,

I have a 1994 Jackson Dave Mustaine KV Pro for sale.

These models were sold in 1993-1996, and Mustaine himself was using these playing Rust in Peace, Countdown to Extinction and Youthanasia songs live, in the absence of a USA model. These were soon replaced by the USA-made KV1 that had LSR tuners as well as the Seymour Duncan JB/59 combo (on which the Thrash Factor pickups are also based). It is often said the quality on these Japanese models was so good, it was hurting sales of the US custom shop, and these models were soon discontinued.

This guitar is in good condition – there are minor flaws as shown – including a small chip in the clear coat on one wing, light scratches and pitting on the control knobs. There is very slight contact tip damage however all these need to be examined pretty upclose to be noticeable. There is also the number 228159 inscribed into the side of the headstock by a previous Japanese owner. Overall the guitar still presents and plays well and seems to match up to Reverb’s ‘very good’ condition. It comes with the original hardcase and will ship from Japan.

Prices seem to be all over the place – when discussed over Jackson FB groups people seem to value these lower at around $4K, and I have the following sales for reference –

KV Pro in Cherry Sunburst – Columbus, IN – no case – $3500 US – 6 months ago (without shipping and sales tax)

https://reverb.com/item/82896214-jackson-king-v-pro-dave-mustaine-cherry-sunburst-1993?show_sold=true

KV Pro in Black – Toronto, ON – with hardcase – $9950 Canadian/$7500 US – 2 months ago (with shipping, without sales tax)

https://reverb.com/item/85163864-jackson-king-v-pro-1995-dave-mustaine?show_sold=true

Pricing this in the middle for that reason and keeping the ‘make an offer’ button open, please feel free to message. If it does not sell at a satisfactory price, I would be happy to keep it. I think it is well worth the almost $4K US discount over USA KV1s that seem to go for $8-10K US.

Willing to ship to US, Canada, UK, EU and Australia via EMS/UPS. I can look into shipping to other countries – do let me know via a message and I can estimate shipping and any due VAT/GST. I am also listing the full specs below –

• Finish – Gloss Black
• Body  – Poplar
• Neck – Quartersawn Maple
• Fingerboard – Bound Ebony
• Scale – 25.5″
• Frets – 24 Medium
• Controls – Volume 2x, Tone, 3-way
• Electronics – Bill Lawrence L-500XL (Neck); Jackson J-92C (Bridge)
• Bridge – Kahler 3300 APM
• Tuners – Gotoh Locking Tuners with Jackson branding
• Accessories: Original Hardshell Case
• Serial # J401884