Inlay Rosewood
Washburn Stealth
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 volute at the headstock.
Specs:
Mahogany Body
Thin “V” Shape Neck–”V” tapers gradually to a “C” toward the neck joint
Ebony Fingerboard
22 Jumbo Frets
Schaller 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
Dot inlays or naked fretboard
There were 2 known USA Stealth models that had the Dime3 headstock and came in finishes of
transblue and a natural burst. Both came with lightning bolt inlays like the ST PRO.
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. All USA specs and hardware were used, except they went with the USA Dime3 offset headstock instead of the symmetrical stealth headstcok. Finishes came in Transblack and Cherryburst.
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Specs:
Mahogany Body
Thin “V” Shape Neck–”V” tapers gradually to a “C” toward the neck joint
Rosewood 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 Bolt 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 were only a few of the stealths he had.
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