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Cowboys from Hell amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cowboys from Hell”, dialed in for a Roland Cube 40GX with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell album (1990)

Original rig

Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ and MXR 6-Band EQ boosting the front end, Rocktron HUSH noise suppressor

Tight, hyper-articulate groove metal with scooped mids, aggressive highs, thunderous lows, and percussive solid-state attack

Amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX

CHANNELLEAD (R-FIER amp type)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Cube 40GX R-FIER model approximates the tight, uncompressed solid-state Randall character better than any tube-voiced model here. Dimebag's signature scoop means mid stays low at 3. Bass pushed to 7 for that low-end thump; treble at 8 for the brittle pick attack. The Cube's solid-state power section naturally replicates the stiff, non-blooming response of the original Randall—no external EQ pedal needed to get close.

PRO TIPDimebag's attack came from aggressive downpicking with the pick angled slightly—dig in hard right at the bridge pickup pole pieces for that percussive click on each note.

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