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5 Minutes Alone amp settings — Fender champion II 25 Champion ii 25

The Pantera guitar tone for “5 Minutes Alone”, dialed in for a Fender champion II 25 Champion ii 25 with a Gibson Les Paul Junior. Studio version, Far Beyond Driven (1994)

Original rig

Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Dean ML / Gibson Les Paul Standard, MXR 6-Band EQ, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (leads), tuned to D standard

Tight, scooped, aggressive high-gain with razor-sharp pick attack and controlled low-end thump

Amp settings — Fender champion II 25 Champion ii 25

CHANNELMetal voice (Voice selector position 12)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band EQ (or similar graphic EQ)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is critical for Dimebag's scoop. The Furman PQ-3 or MXR EQ in front of the amp carved out the 400-800Hz range while boosting low and high presence. Without it, you'll get close but not exact.

100Hz 6 · 200Hz 4 · 400Hz 2 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 5 · 3.2kHz 7

Why these settings

Your Champion II 25's Metal voice is the closest match to Dimebag's Randall—both are solid-state with tight, uncompressed gain. The Les Paul Junior's P-90 is hotter and grittier than Dimebag's humbuckers, so I pulled gain back from 10 to 8 to prevent mud. Mids scooped to 3 replicates his signature cut; the 8-inch speaker will lose some low-end authority compared to a 4x12, so bass is pushed to 7 to compensate.

PRO TIPDimebag's pick attack was everything—use a heavy pick (1.0mm+), anchor your palm firmly on the bridge for tight muting, and strike the strings hard at a slight angle. Tune down to D standard (D-G-C-F-A-D) to match the recording's pitch and string tension.

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