cowboys from hell amp settings — Fender Champion II 50
The pantera guitar tone for “cowboys from hell”, dialed in for a Fender Champion II 50 with a Gibson SG Standard 61. Studio album cut, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — signature main riff / rhythm track
Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> MXR 6-Band EQ / Furman PQ-3 -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head into Randall 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 8 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Ibanez TS Mini
Used strictly as a tight boost in front of the amp to replicate Dimebag's pre-amp EQ bite and shave off flubby bass.
The Fender Champion II 50 is an open-back modeling amp, so setting the Voice selector to the high-gain Metal 2000 model provides the crushing saturation Dimebag got from his solid-state Randall. The Gibson SG's '61 Burstbuckers have a softer upper-mid profile than Dime's searing Bill Lawrence L-500XL, so the TS Mini runs as a clean boost with Tone elevated to 7 to inject that razor-sharp front-end attack. Mids are pulled down to 2 on the amp EQ to capture the signature 1990 'V-shape' scoop while keeping Bass and Treble pushed hard.
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