10's amp settings — Friedman 100

The Pantera guitar tone for “10's”, dialed in for a Friedman 100 with a Giannini G-102. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic rhythm & lead tone

Original rig

Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, Washburn Dime 333 (Bill Lawrence L-500XL), Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 126 Flanger/Doubler, Rocktron Hush noise gate

Scooped mids, razor-sharp articulation, tight percussive attack, singing sustain on leads, aggressive high-gain saturation with cutting upper mids

Amp settings — Friedman 100

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	8
Presence	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tank G (Preamp / EQ Block)

Used in front of the amp to replicate the Furman PQ-3 mid-scoop curve (cut ~800Hz, boost high-mids/treble).

Gain 0 · Bass 6 · Middle 2 · Treble 8 · Level 7

02Tank G (Noise Gate Block)

Essential for clamping Dimebag's staccato stops without choking sustained lead notes.

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

Why these settings

The Friedman BE-100 is a British-voiced tube head with rich low-mids, contrasting sharply with Dimebag's solid-state Randall RG-100ES and Furman PQ-3 parametric scoop. To mimic Dime's razor-sharp solid-state bite, drop the BE channel mids to 3, crank treble and presence, and engage both the bright switch and BE boost. The Giannini G-102 bridge humbucker has less output and high-end sizzle than an L-500XL, so the Tank G's EQ block is set to further scoop the mids and push upper frequencies. Solo switch: kick on a subtle flanger/doubler block on the Tank G for Dime's signature wide stereo lead texture.

PRO TIPDig in hard with a thick, sharp pick right next to the bridge saddles; Dimebag's percussive attack relies on heavy right-hand muting and aggressive pick scraping against high string tension.

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