Dean ML, hand-painted by Billy

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Dean ML XM guitar (same style as Dimebag Darrell) hand-painted by Billy Corgan for "Six-String Masterpieces", a charitable art exhibit of hand-painted & sculpted guitars.
[product page | wiki] The exhibit debuted at the 2006 NAMM Convention in Anaheim, CA, and is currently on display at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona from Friday, September 9 - Sunday, December 4, 2011. From the Mesa exhibit page:

Artists who have donated their talents to paint guitars for this exhibit include Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Kerry King of Slayer, Les Claypool of Primus, Bret Michaels, famed pyschedelic painter Alex Grey, contemporary art faves Mark Ryden and Ryan McGinness, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Mark Dean Veca, Erik Foss, Jon Davis & Munky of KORN, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, Kelly Clarkson, video director/photographer Dean Karr, pop surrealist Chris Mars, Shawn Barber, renowned tattoo artists Aaron Cain and Filip Leu, and many more.