Cemetary Gates amp settings — Peavey 5150
The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetary Gates”, dialed in for a Peavey 5150 with a Gibson Explorer. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — clean intro/verse riff section
Randall RG100ES (clean channel), Dean ML with Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup, Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ, MXR 6-Band EQ
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mooer GE150 Pro (Parametric EQ block)
Use the parametric or graphic EQ block to replicate Dimebag's Furman PQ-3 sculpting — slight mid scoop around 400-800Hz, boost presence frequencies around 2-4kHz
The 5150 is a high-gain monster designed for crunch, not pristine cleans — its clean channel is darker and less headroom than the Randall solid-state. Compensate by raising treble +1 and presence +1 vs the original, and keeping gain very low. The mids are pulled down to 3 to replicate Dimebag's scooped EQ approach. Your Explorer's humbuckers are hotter than the '59 neck pickup, so the tone knob rolled to 8 tames brightness.
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