Floods amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic outro solo tone

Original rig

Washburn Dime ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Randall Century 200 II Solid-State Head -> Randall 4x12 Jaguar cabs

High-gain, razor-sharp solid-state saturation with scooped mids, tight low-end, and soaring ambient delay/reverb

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	8
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Built-In Booster (Blues Drive model)

Engaged to push upper-mid attack into the preamp, simulating Dime's Furman PQ-3 preamp boost

Drive 2 · Tone 7 · Effect Level 7

02Katana Built-In Delay (Analog / Tape)

Set to roughly 420ms quarter-note delay to achieve the spacious, weeping decay of the solo

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Effect Level 4

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII lacks physical presence, so treble is pushed to 8 to capture Dimebag's iconic solid-state bite and harmonic sizzle. The Lead amp type provides the high-gain Randall architecture, while the internal mid control is scooped to 3 to emulate his post-distortion MXR 6-band graphic EQ curve. Engaging the onboard booster with low gain tightens the bottom end and compensates for the Epiphone's warmer humbuckers compared to an L-500XL.

PRO TIPDig in with the edge of a heavy pick right next to the bridge to maximize pick-attack squeal, and use wide, aggressive wrist vibrato to let the whammy-bar-style sustaining notes bloom naturally into the delay.

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