Cemetary Gates amp settings — kustom KGA10

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetary Gates”, dialed in for a kustom KGA10 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — clean intro/arpeggiated riff section

Original rig

Dean ML (Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup) → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band EQ → Randall RG100ES (clean channel, spring reverb)

Crystalline, bell-like clean with scooped mids, subtle warmth from neck humbucker, touch of spring reverb

Amp settings — kustom KGA10

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Zoom MS-50G+ Parametric EQ block

Simulates the Furman PQ-3 mid-scoop — cut 800Hz area, boost high-end sparkle

Low 4 · Mid 3 · High 6 · Level 6

02Zoom MS-50G+ Spring Reverb block

Subtle spring reverb — Dime's Randall had built-in spring; keep it understated

Decay 3 · Mix 2 · Tone 6 · Level 5

Why these settings

Your Strat's single-coil neck pickup is brighter and lower-output than Dime's '59 humbucker. Treble pushed to 6 on the Kustom compensates for the Strat's natural brightness working against you here — roll tone knob to 7 to tame ice-pick highs. The MS-50G+ parametric EQ block is critical to replicate the scooped, sculpted character Dime got from his outboard EQs. The Kustom KGA10 is a basic practice amp with limited headroom, so keep gain low and let the EQ pedal do the tonal heavy lifting.

PRO TIPUse your pick closer to the neck/12th fret area and pick lightly — Dime's clean tone breathes because of soft attack and letting notes ring. The arpeggios should bloom, not pop.

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