Walk
Pantera, 1992, from Vulgar Display of Power. Solo by Dimebag Darrell.
Dimebag Darrell's solo on 'Walk' is short, nasty and full of whammy-bar squeals, perfectly matched to the song's swaggering, half-time groove. Instead of long, flowing runs, he plays jagged bursts, dive bombs and pinched harmonics that sound like the guitar is being pushed to its limits. It's the opposite of a showpiece, yet it's instantly recognisable and deeply influential for metal players who came after. Dime made aggression sound playful. Listen for the extreme whammy dips and screaming harmonics, and how he fits them between the riff's heavy accents instead of burying them, so every squeal lands like punctuation.
Walk by Pantera is ranked #128 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Dimebag Darrell and the song was released in 1992. It appears on 5 lists, placing as high as #57 (Bombay Lives (Substack)).
In our lists
- The Modern Canon: Best Since 1990 — #30
- The 25 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos — #16
- The 1990s — #23
- Whammy, Fuzz & Feedback — #9
- Most Divisive — #11
- The Best Dimebag Darrell Guitar Solos — #3
- The Best Pantera Guitar Solos — #4
Sources
- Bombay Lives (Substack): 100 Greatest Guitar Solos — #57
- Topito (now 10h26.com): Top 100 des plus grands solos de guitare de l'histoire (Benoit Floyd) — #57
- DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos — #64
- Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time — #96
- Classic Rock (Louder): The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock — #98
- Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos — #233
Who played the guitar solo on Walk?
Dimebag Darrell played the solo on Pantera's Walk (1992).
What guitar was used on the Walk solo?
A dean ml, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Walk rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#128 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 5 of them.