DIMEBAGS SECRET TRICK FOR DIME SQUEALS

The secret Dimebag Darrell did to make his harmonic squeals a LOT easier to pull off.

Thanks to this guy:

@Pantera

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[dans]

In 2000 I met Dimebag after a gig in Manchester and asked him specifically about this. He was really kind and told me how to get the harmonic etc. Wish he’d mentioned the wah, might’ve saved me 20 years of grief 😂

[dantheman]

I learnt how to do the Dime Squeals from a Guitar World interview with Dime way back in the day. I remember him talking about how he often just had the wah on for leads - not to wah with, but to have it sit in a specific range and really focus the tone. Exactly the way you've used it here.

[schotzfired]

Just started listening to pantera and as a guitar player I really admire your effort in keeping dime’s legacy alive

[VapnFagan]

I wonder if a fixed wah pedal (Fulltone WahFull or CryBaby Qzone) would work better for something like this? kick it on for leads, kick it off when done. The controls on a fixed wah pedal will allow you to dial in the perfect tone to hit those high notes rather than having to use you foot to rock back n fourth...

[kayzgamez]

When the wah kicks and you get the perfect scream it just makes the hair on your neck stand straight up and send chills down your spine

[musicsucks]

Holy Shit, I am so inspired to make videos again! Thank you Ola!

[jsd]

I think the key here is actually feedback into the pickups and strings, like a sustainer pickup does. You can't do this when playing/recording silently in headphones. It has to be acoustically loud in the room with the pickups and strings resonating with the feedback note from the high gain amp.

[TheTomarild]

It’s also impossible to do Dime squeals without a proper Squeal face.

[PainnRye]

I seriously love how much Ola just shouts out smaller channels. Another reason why we love you brOla

[randalljones]

great clip... I love that Dimebag was so frequency-astute to target and narrow the guitar's output with a simple wah.
Another example of how the most elegant answer is METAL !!!

[DudeSmokedd]

the wah the reverb and some delay and a lot of disto...you got the squeal

[austinfailz]

The wah, particularly that one, is also adding a huge boost to the front end of the amp or whatever it is you are using for your distorted sound.

[connorcostello]

I'm guessing its the wah pedal. Figured this out a while ago and it blew my mind

[JasonVladimir]

Watching Miss Kayla Kent has inspired me to learn this! Thanks for sharing!

[pank]

Dirty sock is also a required item to hit those 1st or 0 fret squeals xD

[DomicidalCovers]

Very interesting trick! I may or may not have done this before ago without thinking about it, but it does make perfect sense now!

Just going to point out something else to anyone who doesn't know, he also didn't have very low action either, so to anyone who thinks they need crazy low action to be able to play Pantera easier...well, this is even more testament to how great he was haha. The high action will help keep the note too as it won't "fret out" as early when the action lowers even more from pushing the bridge back👍

Thanks for that Ola, and Music Sucks!

[msteele]

WOW! I did not know this. AWESOME trick.

[harrisonfjord]

God damn that dime sound gives me goosebumps! 🤍

[Silvabulletproduction]

Active pickups and high gain is also very important, no one ever mentions that…..great video, that wah techniques pretty interesting I might try it !🤘

[alexarchibald]

This just blew my mind. Can't wait to try