dime amps?..what the hell?
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Kam
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I've thought about this before too, actually. I was surprised. The only thing I can think of is the Jag-Stang that he designed and Fender makes, and even that was discontinued for a while in the '90s.
Though, to be fair, if you look outside the guitar gear world you'll find his face on just about anything and everything. Posters, T-shirts, mugs, keyrings, notebooks, backpacks, stationery, etc, etc. I guess maybe they thought there was a bigger market for his image in stuff that all kids will use rather than focusing on a niche market like fickle musicians.
No reason they can't do both, I guess. I wonder if we'll see more of it in the future.
I've thought about this before too, actually. I was surprised. The only thing I can think of is the Jag-Stang that he designed and Fender makes, and even that was discontinued for a while in the '90s.
Though, to be fair, if you look outside the guitar gear world you'll find his face on just about anything and everything. Posters, T-shirts, mugs, keyrings, notebooks, backpacks, stationery, etc, etc. I guess maybe they thought there was a bigger market for his image in stuff that all kids will use rather than focusing on a niche market like fickle musicians.
No reason they can't do both, I guess. I wonder if we'll see more of it in the future.
SirJackdeFuzz
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ravendouglas
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yea...i dont know what the hell gibson was thinking with that bone headed move.
yea...i dont know what the hell gibson was thinking with that bone headed move.
ravendouglas
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i havent heard them ,so i have no clue what they sound like...i wonder if he would have liked them?..i did watch the clip..hard to get a real read from a video.
i havent heard them ,so i have no clue what they sound like...i wonder if he would have liked them?..i did watch the clip..hard to get a real read from a video.
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SirJackdeFuzz
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Like i said, NOTHING like his old Randall WarHeads :
= starts @ 1m35s
Like i said, NOTHING like his old Randall WarHeads :
= starts @ 1m35s
SirJackdeFuzz
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His 1st prototype from KRANK !
Later became the Krankenstein. (1st gen)
His 1st prototype from KRANK !
Later became the Krankenstein. (1st gen)
TheLivingDead
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They're pretty bad. I love Dime and the gear he rocked but I can't get behind his name being nothing more than a brand.
They're pretty bad. I love Dime and the gear he rocked but I can't get behind his name being nothing more than a brand.
whatshisname
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These were designed by the very man who did the Randall RG. He, along with Grady Champion(Darrell's long time friend and tech), who knows more about Dime's tone than maybe even Dime himself, worked their asses off on these amps.
By all accounts, they really do sound great. If that's the type of tone you're after, of course.
These were designed by the very man who did the Randall RG. He, along with Grady Champion(Darrell's long time friend and tech), who knows more about Dime's tone than maybe even Dime himself, worked their asses off on these amps.
By all accounts, they really do sound great. If that's the type of tone you're after, of course.
whatshisname
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Dime only used the Warheads for his clean tone, anyway.This is straight from Grady's mouth. His tone was always the RG100, except for the period where he used the Century.
Dime only used the Warheads for his clean tone, anyway.This is straight from Grady's mouth. His tone was always the RG100, except for the period where he used the Century.
Gearjoneser
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I was friends with Pat Lachman at the time this happened, since his brother was in my band. All I can say is that if Abbott's family benefits from this, that's all Dimebag would have cared about. It doesn't do anything but keep his name going as an icon, and I'm sure he'd be cool with that as well.
I remember being at Lachman's house when Randall sent all those amps to Pat, and thinking the Randall Warhead was a total POS. Based on the clips of this Dime amp, I'm positive it's a better sounding amp than the Warhead.
I was friends with Pat Lachman at the time this happened, since his brother was in my band. All I can say is that if Abbott's family benefits from this, that's all Dimebag would have cared about. It doesn't do anything but keep his name going as an icon, and I'm sure he'd be cool with that as well.
I remember being at Lachman's house when Randall sent all those amps to Pat, and thinking the Randall Warhead was a total POS. Based on the clips of this Dime amp, I'm positive it's a better sounding amp than the Warhead.
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I wanted to share my thought (FWIW) on the Kurt Vs Dime gear issue. I think the reason you see Kurt on clothes and other items so much is he was the voice of the generation.. His words were prized more than his chops, so he is more of a widespread Icon vs more limited to the guitar world. Dime, was a great guitarist..
I wanted to share my thought (FWIW) on the Kurt Vs Dime gear issue. I think the reason you see Kurt on clothes and other items so much is he was the voice of the generation.. His words were prized more than his chops, so he is more of a widespread Icon vs more limited to the guitar world. Dime, was a great guitarist..
ex-250
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saw crowbar a few days ago and both guitarists were using dime stacks. sounded pretty good, suited crowbar. kirk always used the old RG100ES like dimebag did, so itd make sense hes using these. not surprisingly, i liked the other guitarist's tone (JB-loaded LTD) better than kirk's (EMGs).
saw crowbar a few days ago and both guitarists were using dime stacks. sounded pretty good, suited crowbar. kirk always used the old RG100ES like dimebag did, so itd make sense hes using these. not surprisingly, i liked the other guitarist's tone (JB-loaded LTD) better than kirk's (EMGs).
Aceman
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Or maybe he just wasn't that good and market studies showed that nobody really wanted junk with name on it....
Or maybe he just wasn't that good and market studies showed that nobody really wanted junk with name on it....
alteredbeast
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Dimebag. Ef yo mama.
Dimebag. Ef yo mama.
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ravendouglas
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you sir are a severe doosh bag...........but thanks for sharing your insight.
you sir are a severe doosh bag...........but thanks for sharing your insight.
SrDeMaFp
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Blame it on Rita and Vince. They control what gets released under the "Dime" brand. Honestly, from user clips posted the amp sounds great, IMO. Grady Champion had a BIG input on the amp as well and he certainly knows his **** after being Dime's tech for many years.
Blame it on Rita and Vince. They control what gets released under the "Dime" brand. Honestly, from user clips posted the amp sounds great, IMO. Grady Champion had a BIG input on the amp as well and he certainly knows his **** after being Dime's tech for many years.
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SirJackdeFuzz
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Mmmmm, looks like I am the only one who prefer the nasty gritty SS tone of the Warhead.
The new Dime sounds like a generic (to my ears off course) SS amp to the point where i think it is very boring.
The Warhead sounds real NASTY, but that is it's appeal, it is voiced to sound vey diff, and not like, "just another" SS amp.
imho
Mmmmm, looks like I am the only one who prefer the nasty gritty SS tone of the Warhead.
The new Dime sounds like a generic (to my ears off course) SS amp to the point where i think it is very boring.
The Warhead sounds real NASTY, but that is it's appeal, it is voiced to sound vey diff, and not like, "just another" SS amp.
imho
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