389K views · 10K reactions | Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell Abbott were phenomenal guitarists the world was sad to let go. Shortly before Dimebag's death, they struck up a friendship. And at his funeral Eddie gifted his new friend an iconic guitar. #VanHalen #DimebagDarrell #Guitar | Grunge.com | Facebook

Remembering "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (August 20,1966 - December 8,2004). Abbott's playing was powerful, innovative and unpredictable. He was equally capable of churning out crunching, staccato riffs as ominous textural arpeggios, and while he was metal to the core, his Texas roots and love for ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd gave his playing a southern swing that, in the early years of Pantera's success, was dubbed "power-groove." In addition, Abbott flavored his songs with squealing harmonics and tun