Washburn Stealth
The Washburn stealth was a guitar created by Washburn Guitars for Dimebag Darrell Abbott Of Pantera and Damageplan from 2000-2004. The guitar was based on the Dean Guitars ML body shape but with sharper points. The Stealth design was originally going to be a Dean guitar, as drawn by Dimebag. In 2008, Dean started producing their own version of the Stealth following Dimebag's designs.
Stealth 2ST
The 2ST Stealth was produced from 2000 to 2004 when Dimebag's contract with Washburn ended. It was the cheapest of the production model Stealths as it was an import manufactured in Korea. It came in only one finish: black with silver bevels. Although it had a bolt-on neck construction it still featured a matching black-painted neck, much like a traditional set-neck guitar, while the neck pocket was really tight. It had a solid construction, almost like a set neck without the glue. The main criticism of the 2ST was its balance issues. It was almost impossible to stand up playing the guitar as it was overall neck heavy; this was due to the strap holder being located in the wrong place on the top of the body. Many owners moved the strap holder to the back of the neck (the correct location) and this fixed the balance issues.
Specs: |
Alder Body |
Thin "U" Shape Neck |
Rosewood Fingerboard |
22 Jumbo Frets |
Licensed Washburn Floyd Rose 2 Tremelo |
2 Washburn Select High Gain Pickups |
3 Way Toggle Switch |
2 Volume & 1 Tone Speed Knobs |
Grover 18:1 Tuners |
Black Hardware |
Bolt-On Neck |
Pearl Dot Neck Inlays |
Stealth 3ST
The 3st Stealth was the Higher End production model Stealth, it was the same model Dimebag used on stage. As with the 2ST is was manufactured from 2000 - 2004. It was made in the USA as opposed to Korea. It featured a set neck construction with a diamond shaped neck joint, along with a [...] Ebony Fingerboard.
Specs: |
Mahogany Body |
Thin "U" Shape Neck |
Ebony Fingerboard |
22 Jumbo Frets |
Schallar Floyd Rose Tremelo |
Bill Lawrence L500XL / Seymour Duncan '59 Pickups |
3 Way Toggle Switch |
2 Volume & 1 Tone Speed Knobs |
Grover 18:1 Tuners |
Black Hardware |
Set Neck |
[...] Fretboard |
ST-Pro
The St-Pro, or Stealth Pro was a second import Steath model Washburn started manufacturing during 2003/2004. It featured a Set Neck and Mahogany body like the USA made Stealth's, while keeping the Rosewood Fingerboard of the import 2ST model. It also had a black Washburn Schallar Floyd Rose instead of the Licenced Floyd found on the 2ST's.It came in a transparent black finish.
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Specs: |
Mahogany Body |
Thin "U" Shape Neck |
Ebony Fingerboard |
22 Jumbo Frets |
Schallar Floyd Rose Tremelo |
Seymour Duncan Dimebucker / Seymour Duncan '59 Pickups |
3 Way Toggle Switch |
2 Volume & 1 Tone Speed Knobs |
Grover 18:1 Tuners |
Black Hardware |
Set Neck |
Lightning inlays |
In 2004 Washburn Discontinued the Stealth guitars because Dimebag had gone back to Dean. Dean now makes Stealth which have a smaller body and a Razorback headstock.
Dimebag Custom Variations
Dimebag Had many custom Stealths, one of the most popular being the Reinventing The Steel Diamondplate Stealth.
These where only a few of the stealths he had.