Domination amp settings — NUX MG-101

The Pantera guitar tone for “Domination”, dialed in for a NUX MG-101 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Cowboys from Hell (1990) - signature rhythm and breakdown riff tone

Original rig

Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L-500XL -> Furman PQ-3/PQ-4 Parametric EQ -> MXR 6-band Graphic EQ -> Randall RG100ES (Gain Boost pulled) -> Randall 4x12 (Celestion G12K-85)

Ultra-aggressive solid-state crunch with scooped 800Hz-1kHz mids, razor-sharp high-end bite, and tight low-end tracking

Amp settings — NUX MG-101

CHANNELSolid-State High Gain Amp Model (e.g. Century / RG-style or High Gain Lead) + 4x12 V30/K85 IRBRIGHTonBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX MG-101 Noise Gate Block

Essential in front to clamp palm-muted chugs instantly for the breakdown

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

02NUX MG-101 6-Band EQ Block

Placed after amp model to replicate Dimebag's MXR 6-band 'V' shape mid-cut and high-end sizzle

100Hz 7 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 4 · 800Hz 1 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 8

Why these settings

The NUX MG-101 models handle the solid-state clipping structure well when paired with an aggressive post-EQ scoop. Your Epiphone Les Paul humbuckers have a rounder, darker profile than Dimebag's blade-style Bill Lawrence L-500XL, so treble and upper-mids are boosted aggressively to restore the searing razor-sharp attack. Setting the mid control to 2 on the amp block and deeply notching 800Hz in the onboard EQ reproduces the signature Randall/Furman hollow grind.

PRO TIPDig in hard near the bridge with an extra-heavy pick angled slightly downward; Dimebag achieved his percussive, machine-gun attack through aggressive picking right over the bridge pickup combined with immediate left-hand palm muting.

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