Cemetery Gates amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery Gates”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — heavy main riff & rhythm sections

Original rig

Dean ML ('Dean From Hell' with Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 / MXR 6-band EQ -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head -> Randall 4x12 cab

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with heavily scooped mids, tight percussive low end, and cutting high-frequency bite

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	8
Mid	2
Treble	8
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster (Boss Katana Distortion/Muff block)

Engage the Katana's onboard Booster circuit to push the front-end attack and add solid-state style clipping

Drive 3 · Tone 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII's Lead voice delivers the high-gain aggression needed for Dimebag's solid-state Randall sound, but the mids must be scooped hard to 2 to replicate his signature Furman PQ-3 parametric curve. Because your Squier Bullet Strat has lower-output single coils compared to the scorching Bill Lawrence L-500XL humbucker, gain is pushed to 8 and bass to 8 to compensate for thinness and low output. Clean intro/verse: switch to Clean amp type with Booster bypassed and bridge+middle pickup.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge with heavy downstrokes using the edge of a stiff, sharp pick (1.0mm+) to emulate Dimebag's razor-sharp pick attack and percussive palm muting.

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