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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 heavy metal band Manowar from 1989 to 1995 and 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".
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Today he leads his own band, the David Shankle Group. Shankle was endorsed by Dean Guitars. In 2009, he 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.
Member of
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Manowar electric guitar
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David Shankle Group electric guitar, eponymous
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Feanor electric guitar
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Wings of Destiny electric guitar
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Lunacy electric guitar
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Also known as
Dave Shankle · David Lee Shankle · David Shankie · Shred Demon
Identifiers
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- 5856971d-edf5-414b-87b9-aee5dcbc3137
- ISNI
- 0000000372345350
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.