“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott was tragically shot onstage on Dec 8, 2004 while performing. Months earlier Dimebag had asked Eddie Van Halen for a black and yellow-striped Charvel electric guitar (“Bumblebee”), which was pictured on the back cover and inside sleeve of Van Halen II album. Eddie had originally agreed to make Dimebag Darrell a copy of the guitar but never got to it. Upon hearing of his tragic death, Eddie placed his actual original “Bumblebee” guitar inside Dimebag’s “Kiss” casket.

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