Domination amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV

The Pantera guitar tone for “Domination”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV with a Fender Player Precision Bass. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990)

Original rig

Jackson custom bass (active pickups), Ampeg SVT-II Pro / Randall RBA-500 ES, subtle stereo chorus, played with pick

Punchy, aggressive pick-attack heavy groove metal bass with prominent upper-mids and tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV

CHANNELCleanBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Analog Chorus (e.g. MXR Analog Chorus / Boss CEB-3)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (subtle doubling shimmer Rex used on Cowboys from Hell)

Rate 3 · Depth 3 · Level 4

Why these settings

Running a bass through an open-back guitar combo like the Hot Rod Deluxe IV requires keeping the low-end conservative (Bass 4) to protect the speaker and avoid flub. The mids are pushed to 7 and presence/treble to 6 to recreate Rex Brown's SVT pick clank and upper-mid cut behind Dimebag's scooped guitar tone. Use the clean channel's Volume control (Hot Rod IV clean channel lacks a Gain knob) for clean headroom.

PRO TIPPlay with a heavy, rigid pick (1.0mm+) right between the split-P pickup and the bridge to get Rex's snappy, percussive attack.

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