Cemetery Gates amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery Gates”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990)

Original rig

Randall RG 100 ES solid-state head, Roland JC-120 for cleans, Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L500XL bridge humbucker, MXR 6-band EQ, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR Flanger Doubler, tuned to D# (Eb) with additional ~40 cents flat

Massive scooped-mid high-gain rhythm with tight low end and biting highs; cleans are bright and chorused with heavy scoop

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band or 10-Band EQ

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for Dime's surgical mid-scoop and front-end boost. Cut 400-800Hz hard, slight bass lift, treble lift for cut.

100Hz 6 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 4 · 3.2kHz 7 · Level/Output 7

Why these settings

The MG30CFX OD1 channel is Marshall-voiced with forward mids — Dime's Randall solid-state was naturally more scooped. Compensate by dropping mid to 2 (vs his typical 3) and pushing treble to 8. The Pacifica's Alnico V bridge humbucker has less output than Dime's L500XL, so gain sits at 8 to reach comparable saturation. The MG30CFX lacks a presence knob. A graphic EQ pedal is critical to authentically nail the surgical 500-800Hz scoop that defines this tone.

PRO TIPDime tuned to Eb then dropped an additional ~40 cents flat (roughly halfway to D). Attack the strings hard with a stiff pick choked up near the tip — his pinch harmonics and tight palm-muted chugs come from aggressive right-hand technique, not gear alone.

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