Extremely RARE heavy metal guitar - Lado Earth - 1984 Adrian Smith Model

It took me 16 years to find this guitar - a Lado Earth made around 1984. This is the model Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) played during the Powerslave era. You can see it on the Aces High video as well as the Live After Death concert. Made in Canada, the guitar features a Rockinger Tru Tune tremolo and Lado signature pickups.

[@brentmatusikmusic]

I remember seeing that guitar in an Iron Maiden video from that era as a teenager, and thinking "WHOA, coolest guitar ever". It then took me forever just to figure out what model it was, and then realized they were borderline impossible to find!
Very cool, congrats!

[@benjimusicandgamimg9773]

I managed to track down a Red Westone Dimension iv earlier this decade after years of searching for the most stock one I could get, I finally achieved my goal of owning it! This find blows that out the water though! Awesome!

[@ejd715]

I actually was able to purchase one of the last Lado Earth's Joe produced in 2019.

[@brendanhayward7577]

Sick axe bro

[@JD-vj4go]

Congratulations!

[@mangymetal]

BUT PLAY SOME IRON MAIDEN DUDE WTF

[@bjthenvincible]

HOW are you getting that tone please make a video

[@sinsofthemartyr]

thats dope dude!

[@timp.9582]

Now that is a gem pf a find. Well done~

[@SavageBambi]

this looks like the esp from the obscura singer

[@GuitarMan2343]

Can you make seasons of the abyss by slayer tone or Chaos A.D by Sepultura or Bias if you still make tones

[@kammer_x1606]

What happened to all of your presents on Bias FX2? I can’t find any of them no matter the filter

[@hennerz702]

Please post more videos on your vintage bc rich guitars

[@Wheresthepepsibismol]

Now this is inspiring me to fix up my Maestro pro 1 les paul and throw some new strings on it until I can afford a Jackson Kelly or an Ibanez 7 string

[@8nexus8]

Hey dmo, whats your current opinion on best strings for heavy metal? still dunlop?

[@dmometalguitar]

I use Ernie Ball on my guitars with active pickups, and Dunlop on my guitars with passive pickups.

[@redspecture4498]

Please do Death Magnetic

[@zyxwfish]

What kind of trem is on it?

[@dmometalguitar]

Rockinger Tru Tune. Back in the early '80s, one of these Rockinger models was also called the Edward Van Halen Tremolo, which he used before the Floyd Rose.

[@CaptainSidePipe]

Sick find.
Platinum Blonde used them to,they were Canadian band, not Metal😂