10s amp settings — Fender FM15 DSP

The Pantera guitar tone for “10s”, dialed in for a Fender FM15 DSP with a Fender Squier Mini Stratocaster. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 Dimebolt (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge) → MXR Flanger/Doubler → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band EQ → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head

Thick saturated high-gain with scooped mids, tight low end, aggressive attack, flanger swirl on solo

Amp settings — Fender FM15 DSP

CHANNELDrive channel (highest gain available)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	10
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	7
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Metal Distortion Pedal (e.g., Boss MT-2 Metal Zone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for this tone. The FM15 DSP cannot produce Dimebag-level saturation alone. A Boss MT-2 or similar scooped metal distortion pedal is required to get close.

Level 7 · Low 6 · High 7 · Mid Freq 4 · Mid 2 · Dist 9

Why these settings

The Fender FM15 DSP is a small practice amp with limited gain and headroom—it cannot approach the Randall RG-100ES's tight, aggressive saturation. Your Squier Mini Strat's single-coil bridge pickup is lower output and brighter than Dimebag's hot Bill Lawrence humbucker, so bass is pushed +1 and treble dropped slightly to compensate. Without a high-gain distortion pedal, this tone is unobtainable; the recommended MT-2 or similar is mandatory. Set amp gain to max and mids scooped to mimic the Randall's characteristic metal voicing.

PRO TIPDimebag tuned to D standard at approximately A=432Hz (slightly flat of concert pitch)—tune D-G-C-F-A-D and detune each string about 15 cents flat for authentic pitch. Pick hard directly over the bridge pickup pole pieces for maximum attack and harmonic content.

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