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Cowboys from Hell amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

The Pantera guitar tone for “Cowboys from Hell”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Cort G110. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990)

Original rig

Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker → Furman PQ-4 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band EQ → Randall RG100ES solid-state head

Tight and percussive, scooped mids, razor-sharp attack, aggressive palm muting, crushing low end, articulate note separation, high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

CHANNELMS1959 amp model (Marshall-style, closest to high-gain solid-state voicing)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

Signal chain

01Zoom G1X Four — Amp Model Block

MS1959 gets closest to Randall's tight, aggressive response. Metal-specific models like ENGL or 5150-style (if available) work too.

Amp Type MS1959 or FD TWNR pushed hard · Gain 8 · EQ Lo 7 · EQ Mid 3 · EQ Hi 8

02Zoom G1X Four — ZNR (Noise Reduction)

Essential for tight palm mutes and eliminating hum at high gain. Dimebag used rackmount noise gates.

Threshold 6 · Decay 4

03Zoom G1X Four — Graphic EQ Block

Scoop mids around 400-800Hz, boost presence at 3.2kHz for cut. Dimebag's signature mid-scoop came from stacked EQs.

800Hz 3 · 1.6kHz 4 · 3.2kHz 7 · 100Hz 6 · 6.4kHz 6

Why these settings

The Cort G110's ceramic humbuckers have less output than Dimebag's Bill Lawrence L-500XL, so gain is kept at 8 rather than the original's ~8.5 to avoid fizz. Mid scooped to 3 (original was 4) because the Zoom's EQ voicing is already slightly mid-forward vs the Randall's naturally tight, scooped solid-state response. Treble pushed to 8 for that razor attack. No presence knob exists on the G1X Four's amp models—use the EQ block's 3.2kHz instead.

PRO TIPDimebag's pick attack was crucial—use a heavy pick (1mm+), angle it slightly, and hit the strings hard directly over the bridge pickup pole pieces for that percussive chunk. Palm mute lightly and let the amp's compression do the work.

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