Floods amp settings — Boss Katana Air
The Pantara guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Boss Katana Air with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio album version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo tone
Washburn Dimebag signature guitar (Bill Lawrence L-500XL / Seymour Duncan Dimebucker) -> Randall RG-100 solid-state head / Century 200 -> MXR 6-band graphic EQ -> DigiTech Whammy
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
Used as a tight input boost to push harmonics and pick attack into the Katana's Brown voice (amp remains primary gain source)
02Behringer UC200 Ultra Chorus
Subtle, slow modulation to emulate Dimebag's studio doubled-lead thickness
Dimebag's signature tone relies on solid-state clipping, a scooped mid curve, and tight attack. On the Katana Air, the Brown amp type provides the high-gain saturation, dialed with scooped mids (3) and pushed treble (8) to emulate his graphic EQ. The DS-1 acts as a low-gain boost in front to sharpen the picking transients, while subtle UC200 chorus replicates the wide double-tracked studio takes. Clean intro/outro: switch Katana to Clean type and engage the UC200 with higher depth.
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