27 Facts About Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott, best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician.

Dimebag Darrell was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside his brother Vinnie Paul.

Dimebag Darrell is considered by many to be one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time.

Dimebag Darrell placed at No 5 on Gibson's list of "The Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time" in 2015, and the same year was ranked as the most influential metal guitarist of the past 25 years by VH1.

Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott was born in Ennis, Texas, on August 20,1966, the second son to Carolyn and Jerry Abbott, a country music producer.

Dimebag Darrell had an older brother, Vinnie Paul, born 1964.

Dimebag Darrell's first guitar was a Les Paul-style Hondo, which he received along with a Pignose amplifier on his twelfth birthday.

Dimebag Darrell learned from country musicians who recorded at Jerry's studio, such as Bugs Henderson.

Vinnie had begun playing the drums before Dimebag Darrell received his first guitar.

Vinnie accepted the invitation, but on the condition that Dimebag Darrell would join the band.

Glaze later recalled that they were unsure about this request, as Dimebag Darrell "wasn't very good" and, two years their junior, "was a little skinny, scrawny dude", but they ultimately agreed.

In 1989, Dimebag Darrell made the same request when Dave Mustaine asked him to join Megadeth.

Dimebag Darrell was particularly taken by Metallica's Ride the Lightning.

Dimebag Darrell sported a dyed goatee, a razorblade pendant, cargo shorts and sleeveless shirts.

Dimebag Darrell recovered quickly and performed at the band's next show in San Antonio two days afterward, but the incident created a lasting rift within the band.

Also around this time, Dimebag Darrell received a phone call from Brown, who indicated that he would not return to Pantera.

Dimebag Darrell first met Coe in 1999, at one of his performances at Billy Bob's Texas.

Dimebag Darrell was a friend of Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and had provided a solo for Nickelback's cover of "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

In late 2020, a protective fence was installed around the Abbott burial ground in an effort to stop vandalism, as Dimebag Darrell's grave had previously been scratched and defaced by people over the years.

Dimebag Darrell was a member of the Kiss Army and had a portrait of Frehley tattooed on his chest in 1992.

Dimebag Darrell made me want to get out there and play.

Dimebag Darrell wrote down some weird scale and tried to explain how it worked.

Dimebag Darrell repainted the guitar, from its original maroon to blue-and-black with a lightning bolt finish.

Dimebag Darrell set his Furman EQ to boost the highs and lows while scooping the mids, and he used both the Furman EQ and MXR EQ to increase the gain to the Randall's front end.

Dimebag Darrell designed a signature pickup with Seymour Duncan titled the Dimebucker, which was based on the Bill Lawrence pickups that he used in most of his guitars.

Dimebag Darrell was a big, big supporter of George Bush.

Dimebag Darrell was one of the best new guitar players that came out over a long period of time.