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Your Signature, Please: Five Essential Pieces of Signature Gear

Posted 05/23/2013 at 10:11am | by Damian Fanelli, Josh Hart

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Luckily, musicians in search of quality signature gear — from guitars to amps to effects to pickups — don't have to worry about that nonsense. Generally, gear manufacturers work closely with their signature artists, in some cases, right down to the tiniest of details (Some artists repeatedly send back the prototypes until they're perfect).

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Practice Tips: Dimebag Darrell

Posted 04/18/2013 at 10:50am | by Dimebag Darrell

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Whenever I feel my chops are slacking, I’ll play some widestretch trilling exercises and take them up and down the neck as well as across it. I’ll start off with a two-fret stretch trill between my index and middle fingers and do that until I feel a burn. Then I’ll do the same thing with a three-fret trill between my index and ring fingers, and then a four-fret one between my index and pinkie.

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Rex Brown Recalls the Making of 'Cowboys from Hell,' 'Vulgar Display of Power' and Other Legendary Pantera Albums

Posted 04/01/2013 at 3:56pm | by Jon Wiederhorn

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Bassist Rex Brown recalls the wonderful, wild and weird tales behind the making of Cowboys from Hell, Vulgar Display of Power and other legendary Pantera albums.

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New Album Features Lullaby Versions of 12 Pantera Classics

Posted 02/27/2013 at 9:33am | by Guitar World Staff

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, a company that creates "beautiful lullaby versions of your favorite artists," sends us new CDs all the time, but we at Guitar World are particularly excited about the newest one, Lullaby Versions Of Pantera (released via Roma Music Group).

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From the Archive: Dimebag Darrell Discusses Pantera's 1996 Album, 'The Great Southern Trendkill'

Posted 01/22/2013 at 11:50am | by Nick Bowcott

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Part crash pad, part recording studio, part wet bar, Sir Dime's palace is littered with Gold and Platinum records and a hard liquor collection that would make a Hooter's bartender blush. A large Seagram's 7 display plaque hangs behind the television, a Coors Light keg sits in the living room, and Washburn Dimebag signature series guitars lurk, ready for action, in every room. There's even a cheap nylon-string acoustic in the bathroom.

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Jammit Hosts Pantera “Drag the Waters” Video Contest

Posted 01/08/2013 at 5:56pm | by Guirar World Staff

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Jammit has announced a new Pantera video contest, Jammit Play Off with Pantera. Musicians from around the world are invited to make a video of themselves playing along with Pantera’s “Drag the Waters” to be eligible to win thousands of dollars in prizes.

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60 Minutes: Dimebag Darrell Compiles His Ultimate Compilation CD

Posted 12/09/2012 at 9:39am | by Joe Lalaina

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"The hour of music that rocks my world..." featuring the late, great Dimebag Darrell.

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From the Archive: Dimebag Darrell’s Top 5 Guitar Boot Camp Tips

Posted 11/02/2012 at 12:31pm | by Dimebag Darrell

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Back in 2000, Guitar World asked the legendary Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell to give our readers the best ways to stay fit when slinging six strings. Here's what he came up with.

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Dimebag Darrell: How to Pump Up Your Riffs

Posted 09/20/2012 at 11:07am | by Dimebag Darrell

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In this classic entry from his "Riffer Madness" column, Dimebag Darrell talks about more ways to pump up your riffs: Hey, Dad! What's shaking? This month we're gonna rap about a few ways you can pump maximum heaviness into a riff. Read on!

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The Greatest Guitarist of All Time Readers Poll: The Sweet Sixteen

Posted 09/04/2012 at 2:09pm | by Josh Hart

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With only 16 guitarists remaining in our massive tournament to crown your choice for the greatest of all time, we decided it'd be nice to take a break this week and take a good, close look at the men who have made it through three grueling rounds to make it to our Sweet 16, which is being brought to you by Sweetwater Sound.

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