Dave Mustaine shows you how to play Megadeth classic Symphony Of Destruction

What better guitar teacher for a song than its writer? Above is footage of Megadeth overlord and thrash metal legend Dave Mustaine showing attendees at a recent Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Deerfield Beach in Florida how he plays Symphony Of Destruction, one of the band's most popular songs.

Get your palm muting and downpicking chops primed and ready!

The clip was shared by YouTuber Solo Riffs, who attended the camp. Mustaine was playing one of his signature Gibson Flying Vs in a black finish too. A finish we're yet to see a production release for.

Gibson USA Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP — (Image credit: Gibson)

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Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of hi waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear and making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing a Floyd Rose guitar.