Cemetery gates amp settings — Acoustic G120 dsp

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery gates”, dialed in for a Acoustic G120 dsp with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — two distinct tones: JC-120 clean (intro/verses) and Randall heavy (riffs/solo)

Original rig

Roland JC-120 (clean), Randall RG100ES solid-state (heavy) — Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup for cleans

Clean: wide, shimmering stereo chorus with pristine headroom. Heavy: scooped, tight, aggressive solid-state distortion with surgical precision

Amp settings — Acoustic G120 dsp

CHANNELClean channel for both tones — Metal Zone provides all distortion for heavy sections

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss Metal Zone MT-2 (heavy sections only — bypass for clean)

The MT-2's parametric mid EQ is critical — set Mid Freq knob to 3 (targeting ~400Hz) and Mid level to 2 for Dime's signature scoop. Bypass completely for clean sections.

Level 7 · High 7 · Low 7 · Mid Freq 3 · Mid 2 · Dist 7

02Acoustic G120 DSP Built-in Chorus (clean sections only)

Use the DSP's chorus effect for the JC-120 shimmer on intro/verses. The original used the JC-120's legendary built-in stereo chorus. Disable for heavy sections.

Depth 6 · Rate 4

Why these settings

Your Acoustic G120 is a solid-state practice amp similar in architecture to Dimebag's solid-state Randalls — no tube compression means tight, immediate response. The amp stays clean; all gain comes from the MT-2 to prevent muddy stacking. The GRG170DX's Infinity R humbuckers are lower output than the L-500XL, so the MT-2's Dist knob sits at 7 instead of 6. For clean sections, switch to neck pickup and engage the DSP chorus.

PRO TIPDimebag's clean arpeggios in the intro ring out because he used the neck pickup with the tone knob rolled back slightly and let each note decay fully before the next — don't rush the picking hand. For the heavy sections, switch to bridge pickup, palm-mute tightly right at the bridge saddles, and pick aggressively with a thick pick (1mm+) angled slightly for that percussive attack.

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