Cemetery Gates amp settings — Fender Fender frontman 25R

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery Gates”, dialed in for a Fender Fender frontman 25R with a Jay tunner SG JT 50. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) - heavy rhythm tone

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker) -> Furman PQ-3/PQ-4 Parametric EQ -> MXR 6-Band EQ -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state distortion with heavily scooped mids and tight low-end punch

Amp settings — Fender Fender frontman 25R

CHANNELDrive

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	2
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band EQ

RECOMMENDED — not owned

100Hz 7 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 1 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 8

Why these settings

Dimebag's signature attack relies on solid-state clipping and an extreme pre-amp mid scoop. On the Frontman 25R, engage the Drive channel with Gain set high and Mid pulled down to 2 to mimic the radical Furman EQ cut. Treble is pushed to 8 to reproduce the razor-sharp bite of his L-500XL humbucker. Clean intro: switch to the Normal channel with Volume at 4 and Mid at 5.

PRO TIPDig in with a heavy, sharp pick angled slightly toward the bridge to maximize harmonic scrape and tight percussive attack on palm-muted chugs.

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