Ola Englund Demonstrates Dimebag's Guitars] - Guitar | Technique

Ola Englund joined some elite metal musicians for the recent Dimebash event, a tribute show to the late Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, during which he wielded some of Dime’s actual Washburn electric guitars.

The Swedish guitarist, YouTuber and Solar Guitars founder was famously in the running for the Pantera gig when original members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown opted to reform the band in 2022. Dime-obsessed YouTuber Kayla Kent also made the band’s shortlist, but it was Zakk Wylde who eventually got the nod.

“A couple of days ago, I got a text from Grady Champion, Dimebag’s former guitar tech,” Englund explains in a vlog charting the events before, during, and after the show. “He said he had set up Dimebag’s personal guitars for me and Attila to use at the Dimebash.

“He sent me a bunch of pictures, asked me what string gauge I wanted them to have, and at first I thought he was on about the new Dime Guitarz, but then I re-read the message…”

“What the hell, man. I don’t know what to do with this information,” he says before heading to a rehearsal. There, he says, Atilla’s main axe for the show would be the “Dime Slime,” while he plugged the “Southern Cross” into the brand-new Quad Cortex mini for a blend of vintage and modern.

I Played Dimebag Darrell’s Actual Guitars Live – YouTube

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Songs played by Englund on the night, “Southern Cross” in hand, include Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks, Floods, and the face-contorting classic, Five Minutes Alone. And yes, there were plenty of pinch harmonics throughout.

Back home reflecting on the gig at the end of the video, he says, “The gig itself was amazing; the vibe, the love, everything was on point. Atilla, holy shit, what a guitarist, he nails the solos.

“I’ve gotta pinch my arm that I did all of this playing Dime’s guitars. I’m insanely lucky to have gotten to do this. I still can’t believe it.”

DIMEBAGS actual Southern Cross… 😱 full video from Dimebash 👆 – YouTube