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Cowboys from Hell amp settings — Fender Champion 100

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cowboys from Hell”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 100 with a Dean Ml dime razor. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990)

Original rig

1981 Dean From Hell (Bill Lawrence L500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 / PQ-4 -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Rocktron Hush -> Randall RG100H solid-state head into Randall 4x12 cabs

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with heavily scooped mids and massive low-end bite

Amp settings — Fender Champion 100

CHANNELChannel 2 (Voice set to Metal / 90s Metal)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	8
Mid	2
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ (or 10-Band)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Dimebag used outboard graphic and parametric EQs to boost high-mid bite and aggressively scoop 800Hz.

100Hz 7 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 1 · 1.6kHz 4 · 3.2kHz 8

Why these settings

Set Channel 2's Voice selector to the high-gain Metal voice to replicate the harsh, razor-sharp clipping of Dimebag's solid-state Randall RG100H. Pull the Champion 100's Mid control down to 2 while pushing Bass and Treble to 8 to capture the signature 'V-curve' scoop directly from the amplifier's 3-band EQ. Keep Reverb at zero because the rhythm tracking on the album is strictly dry and percussive.

PRO TIPDimebag's attack comes from aggressive palm muting right against the bridge saddles combined with heavy, downward pick attack using heavy-gauge picks.

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