Avoid the light amp settings — Mooer GE200
The Pantera guitar tone for “Avoid the light”, dialed in for a Mooer GE200 with a Harley Benton Victory plus. Studio version, Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack / Trendkill era (1996)
Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL pickup, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-Band EQ, Rocktron Hush noise gate
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Presence | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Noise Killer (Mooer GE200 FX Block)
Positioned first to clamp high-gain hiss like Dime's Rocktron Hush
02Graphic EQ (Mooer GE200 EQ Block)
Post-amp block to recreate the Furman PQ-3 and MXR scooped 'V' curve
03Digital Delay (Mooer GE200 Delay Block)
Set for subtle spatial thickness on the main rhythm/lead fills
The Mooer GE200's high-gain models naturally have more mid-range warmth than Dimebag's solid-state Randall RG100ES, so the mid control is pulled back to 3 and supplemented with an EQ block scooping 800Hz. The Harley Benton Victory Plus Roswell humbuckers have a softer top-end than Dime's blade-magnet Bill Lawrence L-500XL, requiring elevated treble and presence to achieve that signature razor-sharp bite. The dedicated Noise Killer block is critical to keep the aggressive cascaded preamp gain articulate and tight.
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