Cemetery Gates amp settings — Marshall G100rcd

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery Gates”, dialed in for a Marshall G100rcd with a Schecter Avenger Blackjack sls fr-s. Studio cut, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — main distorted rhythm and lead riff

Original rig

Dean From Hell (Bill Lawrence L-500-L) -> Furman PQ-3 / MXR 6-Band EQ -> Randall RG-100ES solid-state head -> Randall 4x12 cab (Celestion G12H-100)

Serrated, high-gain solid-state aggression with aggressive mid-scoop and razor-sharp bite

Amp settings — Marshall G100rcd

CHANNELOverdrive (OD2)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	8
Mid	3
Treble	9
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

BOOST — run in front of the amp with low distortion to tighten the low end and slam the front end, mimicking Dimebag's outboard pre-EQ boost

Tone 7 · Level 8 · Dist 2

02Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer

Keeps pick attack razor-sharp and adds sustain for pinch harmonics

Level 5 · Tone 6 · Attack 6 · Sustain 4

03Boss CE-5 Chorus

Bypassed for heavy rhythm sections (engage with moderate depth/rate for the clean intro arpeggios)

E.Level 0 · Rate 0 · Depth 0 · Filter 5

04Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Bypassed for rhythm tracks (engage for solo section)

E.Level 0 · Feedback 0 · Time 0 · Mode 1

Why these settings

The solid-state Marshall G100RCD shares the immediate, stiff attack of Dimebag's Randall RG-100ES, but inherently carries more Marshall lower-mid bark. We pull the mid control down to 3 and push treble to 9 to mimic the Furman PQ-3 scoop, while using the owned DS-1 as a tight pre-gain boost (Level high, Dist low) rather than the primary dirt source. Clean intro: switch to Clean channel, bypass the DS-1, and engage the CE-5 chorus.

PRO TIPDimebag's pick attack came from heavy, rigid picks and aggressive downward palm-muting right against the bridge saddles; choke your pick tightly to get the signature chirping harmonic bite on accented chugs.

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