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5 Minutes Alone amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Pantera guitar tone for “5 Minutes Alone”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Dean Ml 79 floyd. Studio version, Far Beyond Driven (1994)

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup) → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ → Noise Gate → MXR Flanger/Doubler → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head

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

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1 (Overdrive 1)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Randall RG-100ES is a tight, fast solid-state amp with aggressive mids—your MG30CFX's OD channels are voiced warmer and looser. Dropped mid from original 4.5 to 3 to approximate the Randall's scooped character, pulled bass from 6 to 5 because the MG has more low-end bloom, and trimmed gain from 9 to 8 since Marshall OD channels saturate earlier. Leave the Boss OD-3 off—you need the amp's gain stage alone for that defined Randall-style tightness.

PRO TIPDimebag's attack came from extremely low action and picking hard directly over the bridge pickup pole pieces—angle your pick slightly and dig in close to the bridge for that percussive chunk on the palm-muted riffs.

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