DGZ Dime Guitarz Culprit Standard Dime Slime

DGZ Dime Guitarz Culprit Standard Dime Slime review

The DGZ Dime Guitarz Culprit Standard Dime Slime is a signature guitar designed by Dimebag Darrell of Pantera. Its defining features are a mahogany body, a figured maple top, an ebony fingerboard, and a pair of Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups. The control layout adds coil-splitting and a push-pull gain boost, while a Floyd Rose 1000 tremolo provides the specified vibrato system. This review is based on the supplied specifications only. No customer feedback or independent playing impressions are available.

Construction and dimensions

The body is mahogany, topped with figured maple. The neck is a three-piece maple construction set into the body, rather than a bolt-on design. An ebony fingerboard completes the neck assembly, with pearl dot inlays and black, single-ply binding. The listed finish is Green Burst Flame, while the general color field describes it as a burst finish.

The neck has a medium-soft V profile. That shape is a useful point of reference for players who prefer a more pronounced center ridge than a typical rounded C profile, though the specification alone cannot establish how it will feel in hand. The fingerboard radius is 305 mm, or 12 inches, and the scale length is 626 mm, or 24.63 inches. The 42.9 mm nut width is paired with a Floyd Rose R3 locking nut.

There are 22 jumbo frets. The source does not specify fret material, fret height, or a detailed setup, so those details should be checked with the seller. The relatively compact 626 mm scale is a concrete departure from the longer scale commonly found on many standard electric guitars. Scale length affects string tension for a given string gauge and tuning, but the guitar's actual feel will also depend on its setup and strings.

Pickups and switching

The bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan SH-13 Dimebucker, and the neck pickup is a Seymour Duncan SH-1n '59 humbucker. This is a passive pickup configuration: the specifications explicitly state that the pickups are not active. That distinction means the listed system does not rely on onboard active pickup electronics, although the guitar does include a separate gain-boost circuit in its controls.

Each of the two volume controls has a push-pull function for coil splitting. This provides a way to change the pickup configuration from a full humbucker sound toward a split-coil sound. The exact wiring behavior, including which coil remains active and whether the controls split their pickups independently in every switch position, is not detailed in the supplied information. Buyers who need a particular switching arrangement should confirm it before purchase.

A push-pull function on the tone control activates a 15 dB gain boost. The guitar also has a three-way toggle switch. Together, these controls offer several ways to alter the output and pickup selection without adding a second pickup selector. The specifications do not describe the boost circuit's character, its power source, or whether it changes tone beyond increasing gain, so those points cannot be judged from the listed data.

Tremolo, hardware, and included bag

The tremolo is a Floyd Rose 1000, with an FR-style system and a matching Floyd Rose R3 locking nut. Grover-style locking machine heads and black hardware are also specified. A locking nut and locking tuners are distinct components, and both are listed here. The provided details do not state how the tremolo is set up or how much adjustment range is available.

The package includes a gig bag. A hard case is not included, which matters for buyers planning frequent travel or shipping. The sales unit is one guitar. The item number is 632074. The supplied price figure is 1885, but no currency is identified, so it should not be treated as a confirmed amount in a particular currency.

Who the specifications may suit

The Culprit Standard Dime Slime will be of particular interest to players seeking Dimebag Darrell's signature design, a set-in maple neck, and a passive humbucker setup with added switching options. The short scale, V-shaped neck profile, locking hardware, and Floyd Rose tremolo are also important buying considerations. Those preferences are personal, and the specification sheet cannot substitute for trying the neck and tremolo in person.

On paper, the model combines substantial control flexibility with a clearly defined signature-oriented pickup pairing and construction. The main practical questions to resolve before buying are the feel of the V profile, the setup of the Floyd Rose system, the behavior of the coil splits and boost, and whether the included gig bag offers enough protection for the intended use. No customer reviews are available, so there is no reliable basis here for claims about build consistency, tuning stability in use, or the guitar's sound beyond its listed components.