“The Culprit, designed by Dimebag Darrell”: We finally have our first official look at the first Dime Guitarz model – and it revives a rare design masterminded by the Pantera great

Dime Guitarz Culprit.

After years of teases, we finally have our first official look at what Dime Guitarz – the new firm launched to revive Dimebag Darrell’s legendary electric guitar designs – has been cooking up.

Dime Guitarz is one of the metal guitar world’s most talked about projects. Way back in January 2023, Dean Zelinsky – Dean founder and the man behind the brand that the late Pantera great championed so passionately – set forums ablaze with chatter when he posted a picture of what looked like a new Razorback model.