dimedとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

dimed (not comparable)

1. (slang) (of an electric guitar または its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
   • 1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?", 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."

   • 1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, "Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??", 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."

   • 2002 January 17, ryanm, "Re: Most appropriate Marshall guitar amp for studio", 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."

   • 2007 February 13, Jim, "Re: A question about amp volume.", 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)."

語源 2

From the verb dime.

動詞

dimed

1. simple past tense and past participle of dime