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Dimebag Darrell riffs on his blue lightning graphic Washburn electric guitar in front of a wall of Randall guitar amps. He wears a Washburn T-shirt and his goatee is dyed red.
Pantera’s road crew share their memories of Dimebag Darrell – and why he was a guitar hero from the very beginning

By Nick Bowcott Published

These notorious characters from Pantera’s home videos reflect on the legacy of the Texas power groove pioneers’ genius guitarist

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[Left] Acclaimed producer Terry Date reclines on a blue couch as he speaks at an industry convention; [right] The late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, holds a note and feels it. He is wearing a white Garth Brooks T-shirt and plays his blue lightning finish Dean ML electric guitar.
“I was doing everything I could to just keep up”: Terry Date on his studio sessions with Dimebag

By Nick Bowcott Published

The acclaimed producer describes Dimebag as a force of nature – and reflects on that ill-fated time when the late Pantera guitarist decided to give him a guitar lesson…

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Dimebag Darrell of Pantera grimaces as he takes a solo on his sunburst Dean ML electric guitar. His goatee is dyed bright red.
An all-star panel of Dimebag Darrell's friends and fans pick their favorite Dime solo

By Nick Bowcott Published

An all-star panel names the leads that cemented Dimebag’s name in the guitar history books

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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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Morley Rex Brown Old Blue signature wah
Pantera’s Rex Brown has teamed up with Morley on a recreation of the wah pedal so good Dimebag used to borrow it

By Matt Parker Published

The new pedal is based on the bassist’s faithful Morley Pro Series II wah that he picked up in the 1990s

Effects & Pedals
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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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

Guitarists
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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