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Five Unseen Dimebag Darrell Guitar Shapes Could Become Future Dime Guitarz Models

Estate trustee Rita Haney says she plans to show the confidential designs to Dean Zelinsky as the Dime Guitarz venture develops beyond the Culprit.

Oct 3, 2026

Dime Guitarz Culprit electric guitar associated with the new Dimebag legacy venture

Credit: Dime Guitarz (via source)

Five guitar body shapes designed by Dimebag Darrell have remained unseen, according to his longtime partner and estate trustee Rita Haney. In a new Guitar World interview, Haney says she is preparing to show the drawings to builder Dean Zelinsky, who collaborated with Dimebag on earlier instruments.

The designs are not announced production models yet, so this is a legacy-and-development story rather than a product launch. Still, Dime Guitarz has already brought the Culprit into its range, and Haney says she wants the brand to carry Dimebag's pointy-guitar ideas forward. Any move from the archive to prototypes would add a new chapter to a design history better known for the Razorback and Stealth.

Why it matters

The claim opens a credible path to previously unknown Dimebag designs becoming real instruments, but the project remains prospective and warrants editorial caution.

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