Domination amp settings — Marshall JCM900
The Pantera guitar tone for “Domination”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM900 with a Esp Ex - 201. Live at Monsters of Rock, Moscow (1991) — iconic main riff and breakdown
Dean From Hell (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) into Furman PQ-3/PQ-4 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band graphic EQ, Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Randall 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Boss ME-70 (NS Block)
Essential for Dimebag's dead-stop syncopated palm mutes
02Boss ME-70 (EQ Block)
Placed in front to simulate Dimebag's Furman/MXR front-end push — cuts boxy 800Hz mud and pushes aggressive upper-mid bite into the amp
Dimebag's tone came from solid-state Randall heads slammed with pre-amp parametric EQ rather than tube sag. To simulate that razor-sharp transient attack on a tube Marshall JCM900, we scoop the amp mid to 3, keep bass tight at 5 to prevent tube flub, and use the ME-70 EQ and Noise Suppressor up front to carve out the signature bite and clamp the breakdown rests.
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