#48 Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) 1992 Interview | The Tapes Archive podcast

A never-before-published interview with Dimebag Darrell from 1992. In this episode, we have metal guitar legend Darrell Abbott, also known as Dimebag Darrell. At the time of this interview in 1992, Dimebag was 25 years old and was out on tour in support of Pantera’s album “Vulgar Display of Power.” In the interview, Dimebag talks about his guitar trick that he wants everyone to learn; how Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, and Ace Frehley were his influences; how great his dad was; and how Pantera writes their music. 00:00 - Intro Dimebag Darrell Interview 01:11 - Being banned from a local guitar competition as a teenager 03:20 - Whether being from Texas affects his playing 04:36 - What he listened to when he was younger 05:12 - Being influenced by Randy Rhoads and Ace Frehley 07:20 - What guitar scales he knows 07:42 - Who taught him to play guitar and the first song he played 08:30 - How great his dad was 09:42 - Wanting his own guitar tone 11:02 - Yelling at his brother to keep it down 11:21 - The guitar tri