Pantera - 10's - Guitar Lesson

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Pantera - 10's - Guitar Lesson

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The Great Southern Trendkill
1996 4:50
Pantera Heavy Metal 1996 E minor
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10's


"10's" is a track by Pantera, featured on their fourth studio album Power Metal, released in 1988 through Metal Magic Records. The song showcases the band's evolving heavy metal style from their earlier glam-influenced era, before their later groove metal sound. For electric guitarists, it offers an interesting look at Dimebag Darrell's developing technique and the transitional period of one of metal's most influential bands.

  • Power Metal was released in 1988, capturing Pantera before their signature groove metal style fully took shape.
  • Dimebag Darrell's guitar work on this era displays his roots before the aggressive riffing of later albums like Vulgar Display of Power.
  • Power Metal was released on Metal Magic Records, the independent label owned by Pantera's own family before major label success.
Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Dimebag used the Les Paul in the studio for thicker, warmer rhythm tones that contrasted with his signature Dean ML's aggression. Its fuller low-end body resonance complemented Pantera's groove-metal foundation without sacrificing the clarity his Randall amp demanded.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

While not his primary choice, the Les Paul Custom's increased weight and tonal thickness gave Dimebag an alternative for studio layers needing more body. Its humbuckers provided a warmer saturation against his Dean's tight, articulate bite.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Dimebag's expressive wah work, especially on 'Floods,' became iconic through the Cry Baby's responsive sweep and vocal character. The pedal's interaction with his scooped Randall tone created that signature mid-scoop wah sound defining Pantera's lead vocabulary.

DigiTech Whammy
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DigiTech Whammy

The Whammy pedal delivered Dimebag's dramatic pitch-shifting solos heard throughout Pantera's catalog, adding otherworldly texture to his already aggressive tone. Its polyphonic tracking kept clarity even with the high-gain saturation from his solid-state Randall amplifier.