Marty Friedman‘s uncommon 1985 Jackson Kelly San Dimas is at the moment up on the market.

The guitar will be heard on Megadeth‘s iconic albums Rust In Peace and Countdown To Extinction, launched in 1990 and 1992 respectively. Additionally it is reportedly one of many first 500 guitars Jackson ever constructed and its rarity means it might doubtlessly promote for as much as $125,000.

Away from Megadeth, Friedman additionally used the guitar on Cacophony’s Pace Steel Symphony (1987) and Go Off! (1988), alongside his solo albums Dragon’s Kiss (1988) and Scenes (1992).

“I bought it in Hawaii round 1985 whereas I used to be within the band Hawaii,” Friedman says within the certificates of authenticity. “It initially had a black-and-white tiger-striped graphic, together with two humbuckers and a couple of tone pots. Once I joined Megadeth, it was re-painted black and transformed right into a single humbucker with one quantity pot.

“I did a number of Hawaii recordings and concert events with it. At one time, it even had a flame thrower on the headstock. This was my #2 touring guitar for many of my Megadeth years. Like Kelly #1 this guitar was featured in lots of ’90s magazines, Jackson catalogs, and commercials.”

Given its age, the guitar is as roadworn as you may anticipate, displaying “all of the indicators of a well-loved, closely performed instrument” and “scratches, dings, chips, cracks, and light finishes”. Nonetheless, it nonetheless possesses a tone that’s “pure Marty Friedman, with these mids that reduce via any combine”. It’s able to play from the off, having already been arrange with Friedman-preferred 10-46 strings.

The uncommon Jackson Kelly San Dimas is being bought by his longtime supervisor who purchased it in a 2011 eBay public sale benefiting the Jason Becker Particular Wants Belief and the ALS Remedy Improvement Institute.

Per the certificates of authenticity, the guitar has been stored in climate-controlled storage and maintained by a prime luthiers since Friedman’s time with Megadeth.

The sale remains to be dwell on Reverb and bids are nonetheless being thought of.