Dimebag Darrell

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[L-R] Rita Haney wears round sunglasses and drinks a pre-mixed cocktail; Dimebag Darrell shreds on his blue lightning bolt Dean ML electric guitar at a 1991 Pantera show.
How Rita Haney, Dimebag Darrell's soulmate and partner in crime, keeps the late guitarist's memory alive

By Nick Bowcott Published

The driving force behind Blacktooth Beverages and Dimebag's new signature Warhead amp is keeping the flame alive for one of metal guitar's greatest heroes

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Dimebag Darrell
Star players from Kerry King to Chad Kroeger on what made Dimebag Darrell a true original

By Nick Bowcott Published

An all-star panel of six-string superstars – including Zakk Wylde, Kerry King, Marty Friedman, Glenn Tipton, Alex Skolnick, Nita Strauss, Scott Ian, Bill Kelliher and Chris Broderick – explain why Dimebag is still so relevant 20 years after his tragic death

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Guitar World March 2003 cover featuring Zakk Wylde and Dimebag Darrell with in full camo clothing and facepaint, with camo finish guitars and dyed beards.
Zakk Wylde tells the story behind his infamous Guitar World cover with Dimebag Darrell

By Nick Bowcott Published

It's one of the most legendary GW cover shoots of all time: two metal legends, one with a freshly dyed green beard, and lots of alcohol…

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Warhead Dimebag Darrell Mini Head
We’ve played the Dimebag Warhead amp – and it is 100% crushing

By Nick Bowcott Published

Five minutes alone with this face-ripper and and we are officially in love

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Left-Record producer Terry Date during the GRAMMY Behind the Glass with Terry Date and Nick Raskulinecz at Shure Headquarters on August 18, 2016 in Niles, Illinois; Right-Dimebag Darrell (born Darrell Abbott, 1966 - 2004), of the group Pantera, plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, March 4, 1993
Terry Date recalls Dimebag’s unconventional approach to tone in the studio

By Janelle Borg Published

The Pantera producer reveals the (sometimes extreme) measures Dime would take to achieve his desired tone

Producers & Engineers
Rex Brown & Dimebag Darrell / guitarists of Pantera
“I was literally in tears”: Rex Brown on the Dimebag Darrell guitar solo he fought to keep on record

By Matt Owen Published

The Pantera bassist picked his favorite Dimebag guitar solo, and recalled how it brought him to tears

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Tim Mosenfelder / Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music via Getty Images
That time Eddie Van Halen promised Dimebag Darrell a collectible EVH inspired by his beloved Bumblebee

By Matt Owen Published

Dimebag had designs on getting his name down for a limited-edition Charvel EVH Art Series guitar, but when Van Halen himself found out, he promised to go one step further

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Rex Brown
Pantera’s Rex Brown rejoins Spector’s artist ranks – less than a year after dropping his first Epiphone signature

By Phil Weller Published

Brown relied on his Spector basses for the band’s final three albums, and took his stash on the road after Pantera reformed in 2022

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Dimebag Darrell performs onstage with Damageplan at SOMA in San Diego, California on May 2, 2004
Dimebag Darrell discusses his love of soloing – even when it was uncool – and dishes advice in his final interview

By Joshua Gropp Published

20 years ago, we lost one of guitar's brightest, most gregarious talents to a horrific act of violence. In his final interview, Dimebag Darrell reflected on the changing nature of the business, and the wide musical palette that informed his oft-imitated playing

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(from left) Dimebag Darrell, Snake Sabo, and Ace Frehley perform onstage
Dimebag Darrell and Snake Sabo on their love of Ace Frehley, and how the Kiss legend shaped their playing

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Both guitarists were recruited by Guitar World in 1993 for a roundtable of sorts with Frehley – during which Dimebag and Sabo even went to the trouble of donning “Spaceman” makeup themselves

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