Dimed vs Dimer - What's the difference?
dimed | dimer |
(slang) (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
* 1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?",
* 1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, "Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??",
* 2002 January 17, ryanm, "Re: Most appropriate Marshall guitar amp for studio",
* 2007 February 13, Jim, "Re: A question about amp volume.",
(dime)
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As an adjective dimed
is (slang) (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) at volume setting 10 (the loudest).As a verb dimed
is (dime).As a noun dimer is
dimer.dimed
English
Etymology 1
Presumably from .Adjective
(-)bit.listserv.blues-l, Usenet , - "I asked […] how they adjusted the tone controls on their guitars. They both told me the same thing, that they dimed 'em and adjusted their tone at the amp."
alt.guitar, Usenet , - "Using dimed to mean at ten or full volume is pretty common here in South Carolina, too. I've been hearing it for years, now."
rec.audio.pro, Usenet , - "The only way you're going to get the 'dimed' marshal plexi' sound is with a ' dimed marshall plexi. It's gotta be non-master, though, and you have to put all the knobs on 10."
alt.guitar, Usenet , - "Tell us why many amps will give a warmer, smoother tone with preamp volume dimed and guitar volume down (as compared to guitar on 10, then turning up the amp)."
