Cemetery gates amp settings — Randall RG80 ES

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetery gates”, dialed in for a Randall RG80 ES with a Dean Ml 79. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — distorted riff/verse sections

Original rig

Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' with Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge), Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ, MXR 6-Band EQ (scooped 'frown' shape), MXR Flanger/Doubler in FX loop

Tight, scooped, aggressive solid-state attack with razor treble and thumping lows — the definitive 90s groove metal tone

Amp settings — Randall RG80 ES

CHANNELDistortion channel

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band EQ (RECOMMENDED — not currently owned)

CRITICAL for Dimebag's tone — set in 'frown' shape (boost lows/highs, scoop mids). Place BEFORE amp input. This pedal is 80% of his signature sound.

100Hz 8 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 4 · 3.2kHz 8

02MXR Flanger/Doubler

FX loop — use DOUBLER mode, not flanger. Speed at 0, subtle mix. This thickens the tone and creates stereo width, not swooshing flange.

Manual 5 · Width 3 · Speed 0 · Regen 2 · Mix 6

Why these settings

Your RG80ES is the little brother of Dime's RG100ES — same solid-state Randall voicing, same tight attack. The EQ centers are nearly identical, so these settings translate directly. Without the MXR 6-Band EQ, you'll get 60% of the tone; with it, you're there. The mid scoop is NON-NEGOTIABLE for this sound.

PRO TIPDimebag picked extremely hard with a sharp attack angle directly over the bridge pickup — this 'digging in' technique activates the L-500XL's aggressive high-mids and is essential to the percussive chunk on the palm-muted riffs.

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