DIMEBAGS GEAR - Nailing that Pantera sound 

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I first met Dime when he was 16 or 17 at a music store in Garland Texas. Of course I listened to him play and was like WTF this kid is skinny, young but can fly across the fretboard. I can to know Dime as a follow guitarist in the area (and of course fan). He even called me the "Tone Guy" because I obsessed about tone and his in particular. I watched him play through a Yamaha combo amp in the early 80s and sound AMAZING. I bought the same amp and sound (well you know). After that I did end up using Randall 100s with Marshall JMC 800s combined (and the Randall gave me the dirt and sing qualities). I remember when I was talking to Dime on the phone about a recent recording they had just completed. He told me his new "Magic" was to add an amp in the mix that was totally clean and with just a hint of volume brought great clarity to his sound. Anyways, I love that he made his mark in this world. Always the NICEST person you could meet. He really interacted with everyone sincerely even though I probably bugged the sh#t out of him at times.

R.I.P. Dime (2004) & Vinnie (2018) Abbott brothers. #PANTERAFOREVER

Damn I miss Dimebag... :( Great tone, Ola!

0:59 i wish someone would say that about me ;___;

You forgot to do squeals, now you have to make a part 3. Looking forward for that one :D

Do your neighbours even say hi to you when you see them outside anymore?

DAMN dimebag had such a brutal tone. Brutal. Sounds awesome!!!

Beast sound

Kickass!! One little overlooked secret: Swap the Furman & the MXR in the signal chain, Dime always had the MXR after the Furman. Grady Champion has confirmed this on the Dimebag Sound FB group. I also have a pic from Grady's notebook he shared depicting this if you would like it. Guitar => Furman => MXR => AMP. Brings out that last "Dime" characteristic of the tone and harmonics.

Great to see you experimenting with the settings, I too ended up playing around a LOT over the years to get it to sound how I thought sounded best in person. I agree it's definitely difficult to capture what you hear in person with a mic, It's just phenomenal to hear when you're in the same room. Good job!

One of my biggest influences and reasons I started playing guitar years ago. Rip 🤘🏻

I met Dime in 1989/1990 at Backstage in Houston.. saw them 5 times before Cowboy from Hell came out.. Got to Rowdy for them at Joe's Garage in Ft Worth/Dallas area.. that was the craziest 48 hours of my life!!! Had no clue they were going to blow up.. I have hearing loss to this day and non stop squeeeeel in my ear.. worth it!!

Im loving the tone !those old grindy tones from back in the day sound so heavy and brutal 💪

Holy crap dude! You nailed that tone on the M160 mic. Spot on. Great job.

KEMPER IT!

I still think that Eddie Van Halen has the best tone of any guitarist ever. What I loved about Dime's tone is that like Eddie, his tone was unique and you knew when it was him playing. EVH and Dime could hit just one chord and you knew it was them.

at 1:54 the noise gate moved

Glenn Fricker has a video about a trick Dime used in the studio with two 57's going through a small mixer. I'd love to hear this tone through that setup. You crushed it here, OIa. I knew he used a lot of gain, but never realized it was that much.

that m160 sounds like gold and i love it

Nothing broken this time but the tone screams I'm Broken!

Dime managed to always achieve a rich cabinet sound on the recordings. Great tone vid Ola!

Oh man.... I remember hearing CFH for the first time. That intro blew my mind....and still does. There was nothing that sounded like that back then. I totally get it, Ola. :)

With all the love for Dime music AND TONE - I have some assumptions that Dime might have some hearing loss/loss of high frequencies. I've measured myself and my hearing stops at 14,5kHz and I tend to love shrill Randall/Valvestate tones. From interview with Erik Rutan I read that Pantera really used all those fuckin stacks on scene, there was no dead spot for guitar and it was loud. In Pantera era people didn't care so much for hearing/didn't used in-ears or ear protection.

Dirty, filthy, solid stateliness legendary tone. Legend missed, not forgotten. Rip Dimebag. Well done on the awesome tones Ola.

"Alright it's... 8 o'clock in the morning. Let's see what my neighbors think of this." My thoughts: A very loud alarm clock.

A blast from the past.. 30 years! this was the tone.. that's three decades! Forward thinking..

I love that you played the riff from Bullet Hole. That was the song that got me into The Haunted and melodeath back in like 2000 or so when I was in 7th grade. I was pretty excited when you joined them.

I think the M160 + Demon sounds great on this one! The Randall, MXR and Furman are giving the gain character and the mic and speaker are a unique filter that kinda breaks away from tradition while still being recognizable

I could listen to this all day

Nailed it unlike most people can’t. Some come close but this is nailing it.

Spot on with that M160 mic!! Sounds much better than previous performances. Maybe a little more settings in tone and gain, but it was awesome mate. Good wok!!

Dude...that tone is just amazing...

Dude this is SPOT ON Dimebag! Great job! Love your videos, Ola. Been watching for years!

You got it spot on with the m160 mic

The only video I've ever watched where the room mic sounds kick ass sick!! That doubler def is key with dime

Well done Ola, this video is pure joy \m/

Oh man that tone is perfect!

Just about nailed it!, thats as close to his sound that i ve heard on youtube, another channel tried, even with a shop full of equipment, they didnt sound the close to his sound. Great work matey. All the best.

THAT SOUND! Nice Job Ola. This Washburn is killer. Never been a big fan of this pointy shred axes but this one kicks ass. St. Dimes would be proud

that sounds really cool !! loved that tone!

Here's a challenge.... try it with a different amp such as the RG1503. I know you've done that before but it wasn't with the equalizers I'm really interested in that.

For dime being the only guitarist in pantera, he needed a big, chunky, brutal tone.. i think for him and his band, his tone is pretty neckbreaking.. and it sounds like you pretty much nailed it Ola! Glad to hear people do their own thing even tho this isnt the norm today.. thats what made him and his tone/guitar playing what it was.. and people either love it or hate it.. not much in between... cheers!

That M160 microphone freaking NAILS IT 🤘🤘🤘

That sounds like Pantera alright.

Great sound and yes sounds a lot like dime's tone :) I play in a pantera tribute myself and use an old Randall RG100es head with a furman PQ3, still searching for a mxr eq but i am simulating it with a boss equalizer (GT100) as the doubler function as well awesome man !

I completely missed this upload!

That washburn stealth is sick. I always thought dimes snakeskin was one of the toughest looking guitars ever

You made my day with that tone, good job! \m/

Hell yeah, sounds pretty close, this shows how unique and dedicated Dime was to his tone. It's one of a kind I would know his sound anywhere

i love that finger point during a new level, makes me laugh everytime😂

Thank you Ola awesome video, awesome tone... Man i missed Dimebag.

After watching your videos since 2011...i literally have finally subscribed Ola!! sorry it took soo long! ;)

The calm “I would rather have an ice pick jammed into my ear” look when hearing the amp without a noise gate.....👍🤣

Here it is ! It sounds exaclty gnarly massive like Dime himself

You are the first person I’ve seen on RU-vid who plays Cowboys From Hell correctly! It almost brings tears to my eyes. I salute you!

6:41 That riff !!!!

Using the M160 mic was brutal. Flippin' awesome!

I like the way it sounded through the room mic best.

I used to have to plug a patch cable in the effects loop of my old Peavey Valveking VK100...made such a tonal difference.

Fu***ing awesome tone Ola!

Just subscribed after watching this video. I love your gear vids you have been doing man, keep up the kick ass work!

Holy crap this sounds great

Your videos are awesome man !🤘

Excellent Ola!

7:32 I love bullet hole ! Filled up with killer riffs!

That's a pretty good guitar tone imo when trying to resemble Pantera indeed. Dimebag was one of my influences, so this is a cool gear tutorial for me. Thanks man!

Nice work bro, you nailed it!

If Feared ever covers another Pantera song, please use this beautifully brutal rig. Nailed that tone.

That's a brutal tone! I like it!

Only one whos actually nailed it man that sounds exact to me great job !!!!!!

Through the M160 it sounds pretty close to me

This tone is insane!!

you nailed the tone dude

your neighbors must love you!

You're videos are always cool. !!!

This sounds killer. That close mic sound is almost perfect. There's an instagram page I follow called dimebag-rig-project which is basically a guy looking to recreate the exact gear he used at various points in his career which is interesting.

very nice sound axactly like Dimes sound...amazing !! good job !!

By the way guys if you flip your pickup it will be out of phase. So the pickup has to be wired opposite. That puts it back in phase.

did you try having both close and room mic stacked together?

Fun shit Ola. Nice playing and great fun.

Fan mannen! Du nailade det! Vet inte hur nära man kan komma utan Dime's magiska fingrar! 🤟🏼💀

Good job man, after the mxr doubler I thing you got it, or at least it's very close.

Your a great human Ola.

Hell yeah man killer tone.

That M160 mic sound is so wicked Holy shit

This sound pretty good to me!!! Sounds great!!!

AMAZING DIMEBAG TONE!!!

Ola. Your drawer. Why is it open!??!?

It is really amazing how the tone is in the hands. I think it sounded a LOT like dime's tone, but the "Ola sound" is undeniable. Cheers from Brazil, and I don't think you are David Guest haha

I think you nailed it! I like it!

Yup, nailed it, way better than the Andertons attempt at sounding like Dime... as much I absolutely love Bea's playing and general tone, this is miles ahead.

Nailed it dude! Dimes sound was so visceral, it's like rubbing your face with sandpaper!

Jeez, man. I think you EQd the tone perfectly. You don't even have to switch to another amp to get a different tone for leads, just switch effects off and on, change pickups from bridge to neck, and maybe mess a little with the guitar's tone knob. Plus a second amp for clean tones. Well done, sir.

Ola. “The sleep” has to be on the list of songs to cover!

Sounds so fucking bad ass dude!! Amazing job! 🔥🔥🤘🏻

yes it broke and here we are and you are to be thanked and congratulated

Pantera/Dimes amp settings are pre-gain 7 low 9 mid .5 high 8 post-gain 10. \m/

Sounds badass!

Good that you uploaded the last vid, sounds way better then the last time...although I liked the splatty fuzz like sound in the end of the broken amp video as well. ;)