Cemetry gate amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cemetry gate”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Cowboys From Hell (1990) — distorted riff sections, not clean intro

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker) → Randall RG100ES solid-state head, recorded at Pantego Sound Studio

Tight, scooped mids, aggressive palm-muting response, high-gain saturation with razor-sharp pick attack and chunky low end

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD2 (highest gain channel)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your Strat's single-coil bridge pickup has significantly less output and more treble than Dimebag's high-output humbucker. Compensate by pushing bass +1 over typical settings and keeping mids scooped at 3 to approximate the Randall's characteristic mid-scoop. The MG30CFX's OD2 channel gets close to solid-state aggression but lacks the L-500XL's chunk—you will not achieve the same palm-mute thud. Roll tone knob to 8 to tame single-coil ice-pick highs.

PRO TIPDig in hard with your pick angled steeply and palm-mute directly over the bridge saddles for maximum tightness—Dimebag's attack was percussive and precise, not loose. A compressor or overdrive pedal (like a Boss SD-1 with low gain, high level) would push your single-coils closer to humbucker saturation if you add one later.

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