Floods solo amp settings — Vox VT40X

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods solo”, dialed in for a Vox VT40X with a Ibanez JEM7V Steve Vai. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — solo section

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge, Seymour Duncan '59 neck) → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, neck pickup for solo, Korg AX30G multi-FX for chorus/delay

Warm, singing lead tone with thick sustain, moderate gain, liquid midrange, subtle chorus shimmer and delay tail

Amp settings — Vox VT40X

CHANNELVO DRIVE (Vox-style overdrive model)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	7
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01VT40X Internal Chorus (CE model)

Use the onboard modulation — subtle shimmer, not heavy warble

Rate 3 · Depth 4

02VT40X Internal Delay (Digital Delay model)

Roughly 350-400ms, low repeats — fills space without mud

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

Why these settings

The Randall RG-100ES is a tight, scooped solid-state head with aggressive mids around 800Hz cut. Your VT40X's VO DRIVE model is warmer and more compressed — drop mid from Dime's typical 3 setting to 4 here because the Vox voicing already has less midrange aggression. The JEM's DiMarzio Evolution neck pickup is hotter and brighter than the Seymour Duncan '59 Dime used, so roll tone knob to 7 to soften the top end and match that vocal, liquid quality. Gain stays moderate — this solo is about sustain and melody, not chunk.

PRO TIPDimebag played this solo with extremely light pick attack and heavy left-hand legato to get that singing, almost violin-like sustain — dig in less than you think and let the notes bloom.

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