Cemetary Gates amp settings — Line 6 Catalyst 100

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetary Gates”, dialed in for a Line 6 Catalyst 100 with a Dean Ml 79 classic. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — clean intro/riff section

Original rig

Dean ML with Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band EQ → Randall RG100ES solid-state head with subtle spring reverb

Glassy, warm clean with scooped mids, bright treble shimmer, subtle room reverb — iconic haunting intro tone

Amp settings — Line 6 Catalyst 100

CHANNELCleanBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	0
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Randall RG100ES clean channel is crystalline and slightly scooped. The Catalyst Clean voice is warmer with more low-mid content, so mid stays at 4 rather than lower to preserve clarity. Treble 7 and presence 6 recreate the bright shimmer without ice-pick harshness. Your Dean ML with humbuckers matches Dimebag's exactly — no pickup compensation needed.

PRO TIPRoll your tone knob to 8 instead of wide open to tame the humbucker's treble spike and get that slightly rounded, haunting quality Dimebag had on the intro — he rarely ran neck pickups fully bright on cleans.

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