Credit: Getty Images Heavy metal veteran Nick Bowcott of Grim Reaper fame has reflected on his friendship with Dimebag Darrell ... with Van Halen’s original black-and-yellow-striped Bumblebee ...

In the wake of Dimebag’s murder, Van Halen was determined to honor his fallen comrade. “Darrell’s favorite Van Halen guitar was the bumblebee, which was on Van Halen II,” Benante recalled.