Dimebag Darrell

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004) (also credited as Diamond Darrell) was the guitarist in the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan.

Musicianship

Magazine appearences

Dimebag frequently appeared in guitar magazines, both in advertisements for equipment he endorsed and in readers' polls, where he was often included in the top ten metal guitarist spots. In addition, Dimebag wrote a long-running Guitar World magazine column, which has been compiled in the book Riffer Madness (ISBN 0769291015).

Related Topics:
Magazine - Advertisement - Endorsed - Guitar World

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Equipment

In his early career as a musician, Dimebag used Dean ML guitars, but later switched from sponsor Dean to Washburn. Dimebag used Washburn guitars for the greater half of his career (1996-2003), endorsing various signature models. Seymour Duncan also has a signature pickup co-designed by Dime, called the Dimebucker. Dimebag proudly endorsed Seymour Duncan, but continued to use the L-500XL pickup designed by pickup guru Bill Lawrence. In order to commemorate the loss of Dimebag, Dean guitars has released the new Dime Tribute line of ML guitars. These guitars come in various models, ranging from lower end ones that have a stop tail piece, a bolt-on neck, and lower quality pickups, to higher end models with Dimebuckers, a Floyd Rose bridge, and set neck construction. Dean has also produced a unique Dime signature-design guitar, called the "Razorback," reminiscent of Dean's classic ML design. During the height of Dimebag's fame, he also worked together with MXR and Dunlop to produce the MXR Dime Distortion and the Dimebag Wah respectively. Dimebag's rig also included Randall Warheads and cabinets loaded with vintage Celestions, Korg tuners, Krank amplifiers, Rocktron silencers and Digitech Whammy pedals, amongst other gadgets in his arsenal.

Related Topics:
Dean - Washburn - 1996 - Seymour Duncan - Pickup - Bill Lawrence - Floyd Rose - Bridge

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Influences

Among Dimebag's other influences were Eddie Van Halen and Ace Frehley. In addition, he cited many of his contemporaries among his influences, including Slayer's Kerry King, Zakk Wylde, Metallica's James Hetfield, and Helmet's Page Hamilton. He also credits Vito Rulez of Chauncy for convincing him to try Bill Lawrence pickups.

Related Topics:
Eddie Van Halen - Ace Frehley - Slayer - Kerry King - Zakk Wylde - Metallica - James Hetfield - Helmet - Page Hamilton - Vito Rulez - Chauncy

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