Cemetery Gates amp settings — Headrush Prime

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery Gates”, dialed in for a Headrush Prime with a Gibson SG Standard 61. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — clean arpeggiated intro, the iconic part

Original rig

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus for clean sections; Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker; no pedals on the clean intro — pure JC-120 stereo chorus

Shimmering, wide stereo clean with lush built-in chorus — glassy highs, scooped mids, pristine headroom

Amp settings — Headrush Prime

CHANNELJazz Chorus 120 model (or closest Roland JC / solid-state clean model)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Chorus Block (CE-2 or JC Chorus type)

Enable stereo chorus block post-amp or use the JC model's built-in chorus; this is essential to the wide shimmer

Rate 4 · Depth 6 · Mix 5

Why these settings

Your SG's neck humbucker is warmer and fuller than Dimebag's bridge L-500XL on the original, so treble stays at 7 and mid drops to 4 to keep the glassy, scooped JC character. The JC-120 model on the Prime replicates the solid-state headroom and stereo chorus perfectly — no amp dirt needed, gain stays low. Presence at 6 adds the high-end sparkle without ice-pick.

PRO TIPPlay the arpeggios with your pick angled slightly and let notes ring into each other — the JC chorus blooms when notes overlap, creating that signature 'Cemetery Gates' wash.

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