dimebags tone

[jcm 2000]

can somebody help me try to find a cheap answer to find dime tone i have a heavy dist pedal but dont know what else to get
any help would be great

 

[RachelMorgan]

Be more specific. Amp? Your distortion pedal. Other stuff you have. Your axe.

MXR makes a Dimebag Distortion pedal. But is it a "Dimebag in a box?" I don't know.

I can get close with a JVM on OD2 Red with scooped mids. It also helps to have the same model Bill Lawrence pickups.

The best you're going to get is close.

 

[ZoomZilla]

Just use a solid state amp. dimebag's tone was awful. Well at least I think it was.

 

[lp_junkie]

Darrell used Randall solid state amps, Dean ML guitars, Bill Lawrence pickups to get that sound. While I liked Pantera when they were a club band (mid 80's before CFH and Phil Anselmo back when Darrell was called "Diamond Darrell") his tone is not one of my favorites. I would think one of the harsher metalzone type pedals and a compressor/sustainer pedal would do the trick though any decent pickup will make a similar sound.

 

[serolF]

Dimebags tone can be easily achieved with a Randall. I had a Randall Cyclone head which I sold just recently, only due to the fact that I had to choose between the Randall or a Marshall (the Marshall was more versatile).

However, the Randall's tone for rhythm was the heaviest I've ever heard, even heavier than my Marshall JCM. It was just a brutal , thick, edgy crunch. It had a monster sound for rhythm, but lacked for solos.

So, find yourself a Randall and you'll be in business. They can be had for relatively cheap on Ebay.

 

[spaceforlease]

though he is an awesome guitarist... his tone is simply awful! get a real marshall tone!