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10s amp settings — Mackintec Maxx 15

The Pantera guitar tone for “10s”, dialed in for a Mackintec Maxx 15 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — solo

Original rig

Randall RG100HT / Century 200 solid-state heads, Furman PQ-3 / MXR 6-band parametric EQ, Dean from Hell / Washburn guitars with Bill Lawrence L500XL bridge pickup, MXR Flanger/Doubler, delay and spatial reverb

Searing, razor-sharp high-gain lead tone with scooped midrange bite, high saturation, and lush atmospheric delay/reverb
Amp settings — Mackintec Maxx 15
CHANNELClean channel (Overdrive switch off)BOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 5 TREBLE 6 MASTER 4
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass5
Treble6
Master4
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01M-Vave Cube Baby (Preamp Block)

Select high-gain amp model (US Lead / Modern style) as the primary distortion engine

Type 8 · Gain 8 · Tone 7 · Volume 6

02M-Vave Cube Baby (Delay Block)

Moderate delay for liquid lead sustain

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Mix 4

03M-Vave Cube Baby (Reverb Block)

Lush hall space

Decay 6 · Mix 4
Why these settings

The Mackintec Maxx 15 is a basic solid-state practice amp with only Gain, Bass, Treble, and Master controls (no Mid or Presence knobs). Because the M-Vave Cube Baby is your high-gain modeler and gain source, run the Mackintec on its cleanest channel with gain low to avoid muddy double-distortion. Dial the Cube Baby to its highest gain preamp model with bright tone shaping to replicate Dimebag's razor-sharp solid-state Randall attack. Clean intro rhythm: switch the Cube Baby to a clean preamp model with moderate delay and reverb.

PRO TIPDimebag used extreme wide vibrato and aggressive pinch harmonics on this solo—strike the string with the edge of your thumb immediately after the pick while leaning heavily into the Floyd Rose style bends.

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