The Washburn Dime 3 is a Washburn electric guitar. Close alternatives include the Gibson "Old Black" 1953 Les Paul and the Gibson SG Standard. It pairs well with the Peavey Decade Too and the PRS HX 100 Head.
Washburn Dime 3
Washburn · electric guitar
The Washburn Dime 3 is Dimebag Darrell's signature collaboration, featuring a mahogany body with flamed maple top, mahogany V-shaped neck with 22 jumbo frets on rosewood fingerboard, and Schaller Floyd Rose licensed vibrato. The guitar is equipped with Seymour Duncan 59 and Bill Lawrence L-500 pickups, powered through 2 volumes, 1 tone control, and a toggle switch. The powerful tone delivers rich, warm character perfect for heavy riffs and soaring solos. The aggressive tone combines bite and sustain from high-output humbuckers, ideal for chunky riffs and screaming leads.
- warm
- vibrato
- metal
- aggressive
- sustain
- bite
- powerful tone
- warmth
Genres the Washburn Dime 3 is commonly used in
- Heavy Metal
- Hard Rock
- Metal
- Thrash Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Washburn Dime 3
Peavey Decade Too
Peavey
22% matchPeavey Decade Too's bright balances out the warm tone
PRS HX 100 Head
PRS
20% matchRun PRS HX 100 Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar
amplifier
20% matchWhat Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Boss Waza-Air
Boss
tonal matchWhere this leans warm, Boss Waza-Air answers back bright
Egnater VN-412A
Egnater
tonal matchRun Egnater VN-412A after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Laney Richter
Laney
tonal matchWhere this leans warm, Laney Richter answers back bright
PRS HX 50 Head
PRS
tonal matchRun PRS HX 50 Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Soldano 4x12 Straight Classic Cabinet (Purple)
Soldano
tonal matchWhere this leans warm, Soldano 4x12 Straight Classic Cabinet (Purple) answers back bright
Pedals that stack with the Washburn Dime 3
Catalinbread Galileo
Catalinbread
19% matchRun Catalinbread Galileo after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal
Gamechanger Audio
19% matchGamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects
Fortin Amplification
tonal matchFortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and Washburn Dime 3 delivers it
Friedman Buxom Boost
Friedman
tonal matchInto Washburn Dime 3, Friedman Buxom Boost is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end
Boss EQ 200 Graphic Equalizer
Boss
tonal matchBoss EQ 200 Graphic Equalizer leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition
California Wub
tonal matchCALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition's bright balances out the warm tone
Friedman Plexi-Drive Mini Overdrive
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Plexi-Drive Mini Overdrive leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Hornby Skewes Treble Booster
pedal
tonal matchHornby Skewes Treble Booster leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Gibson "Old Black" 1953 Les Paul
Gibson
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson SG Standard
Gibson
95% similaritysimilar tone character
ESP Tiger
Esp
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Karl Sandoval Custom Polka Dot Flying V
Karl Sandoval
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Flying V
Gibson
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson SG Special "Monkey"
Gibson
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Flying V 2004
electric guitar
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Tony Iommi SG Signature
Gibson
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Charvel Jake E. Lee San Dimas
Charvel
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Dean ML "Dean From Hell"
Dean
94% similaritysimilar tone character
PRS Tremonti electric guitar
PRS
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar
Gibson
94% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Washburn Dime 3 (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Washburn Dime 3?+
The closest matches in character are the Gibson "Old Black" 1953 Les Paul, the Gibson SG Standard, the ESP Tiger.
What pairs well with the Washburn Dime 3?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Peavey Decade Too, PRS HX 100 Head, Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar — Peavey Decade Too's bright balances out the warm tone.