Cemetery Gates amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery Gates”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Jackson King V. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) - heavy rhythm tone

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head

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

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp model

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard 5-Band EQ / Stomp Block

Engage the onboard EQ block in the Mustang LT25 chain to reinforce the aggressive mid-scoop.

Low 7 · Mid 2 · High 8

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's Metal 2000 voice provides the tight, high-gain clipping needed to emulate Dimebag's solid-state Randall RG100ES. Mids are deeply scooped to replicate the dual Furman PQ-3 and MXR EQ filtering, while bass and treble are pushed high for cutting bite and percussive low-end. For the clean intro section, switch presets to Fender Clean with modest reverb and chorus.

PRO TIPDimebag's attack relied heavily on extremely aggressive right-hand palm-muting right against the bridge saddles with a stiff pick; dig in hard on the low chugs to generate the signature percussive snap.

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