David Lee Shankle (born March 7, 1962) is an American guitarist. He is known for his shred style of playing. Shankle was the guitarist for the band

Manowar Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology), as well as n ...

from 1989 to 1995 and he played on the album '' The Triumph of Steel''. He was previously a member of the band Paradoxx with whom he appeared on the ''Chicago Class Of '85'' compilation contributing the song "Night Ryder". Today he leads his own band, the David Shankle Group. Shankle was endorsed by

Dean Guitars Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American importer and maker of stringed instruments and musical products with its headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Its products include solid-body electric guitars, bass guitars, and acoust ...

. In 2009 Dean released his signature model, the DS7 "shred machine". This guitar is a seven string model with 29 frets, EMG pickups, a custom active EQ also made by EMG and a Kahler tremolo system.

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External links

The David Shankle Group

Official Manowar Website
Living people American heavy metal guitarists Manowar members American male guitarists 1962 births {{US-metal-guitarist-stub