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Cowboys from hell amp settings — line 6 Catalyst CX60

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cowboys from hell”, dialed in for a line 6 Catalyst CX60 with a Ibanez GIO GRX70QA. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) — main intro/verse riff

Original rig

Dean ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ / MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Randall RG100HT solid-state head -> Randall 4x12 cab

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

Amp settings — line 6 Catalyst CX60

CHANNELHi Gain voiceBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	9
Presence	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Catalyst CX 60's Hi Gain voice with onboard boost replicates the fast, razor-sharp clipping of Dimebag's solid-state Randall RG100HT. Mid is pulled hard down to 2 while treble and presence are pushed high to emulate the signature smile-curve pre-amp EQ scoop. Because the Ibanez Infinity R bridge pickup has less output and upper-mid slice than a Bill Lawrence L500XL, keeping amp gain and treble pushed compensates for the pickup gap.

PRO TIPPick with extreme aggression near the bridge saddles using a heavy pick, and keep palm mutes dead-tight against the bridge to reproduce Dime's surgical percussive chug.

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