Drag The waters amp settings — marshall MG15G
The Pantera guitar tone for “Drag The waters”, dialed in for a marshall MG15G with a Spira V-400 MGR. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
Randall RG-100 solid-state head, Dean ML 'Dean from Hell' with Bill Lawrence L-500XL pickup, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ boosting 2-3kHz
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01EQ Pedal (e.g. Boss GE-7 or MXR 10-Band)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Dimebag's Furman PQ-3 boosted 2-3kHz frequencies which is essential to his attack and cut. Without this, the tone will lack the signature 'razor' quality. A Boss GE-7 (~$100) or MXR 6-Band (~$80) gets you 70% there.
02Noise Gate (e.g. Boss NS-2 or ISP Decimator)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for tight palm-muted chugs without string noise bleeding through at high gain.
The MG15G is a solid-state practice amp with limited headroom and a darker voicing than Dimebag's Randall RG-100. Gain pushed to 9 compensates for lower output compared to the Randall's aggressive preamp. Mid dropped to 2 replicates the scooped character, but the MG's EQ centers are different—treble at 8 compensates for the MG's softer high end. Without the parametric EQ pedal Dimebag used, you will not achieve the 2-3kHz 'razor' attack; the amp alone will sound thicker and less defined than the original.
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