Solo Like Pantera in 3 steps (Patreon)

Last week vocalist Anthony Vincent asked me to do a guest solo in the style of Pantera (tab below). My first thought was, that's impossible. Nobody can sound like DIME! After my initial freakout, I went for a WALK to psych myself up for the challenge. During my stroll, I came up with 3 ways to resurrect the ghost of Dimebag Darrell

1. SIGNATURE LICKS

I racked my brain to think of signature Dime licks I could pull off. He often used diminished scales, wide vibrato, pinch harmonics and whammy bar dives. I also thought of his epic picking lick at the end of Domination! All tabbed out all the Dime inspired licks below for you to practice. The Diminished Death lick is fun AF!

2. TONE

Most of Dime's tone was in his fingers...however I noticed a special studio trick he used called PHASE CANCELLATION. This is when you play two identical guitar tracks together at the same time. By adjusting the timing slightly, the audio waves cancel out in random ways creating a thicker, monstrous tone. I also used double tracking technique to get a massive wall of gain. Double tracking is when you record the same part twice, then pan each take hard left and right in the audio field

3. ATTITUDE

Before I sat down to record this solo I knew I was in for a fight. Dime played with incredible energy and attitude. The pure physicality of cranking on your whammy shaft over and over is exhausting! Take after take wore my fingers down to a pulp. I made sure to getcha pull on some whisky and prepare for battle muhahaha!

THIS IS ABOUT YOU!

I need your advice. Should I turn this solo into a longer lesson, breaking down each lick? Let me know in the comments below