Floods amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a G&L Tribute ASAT Classic Bluesboy Semi-Hollow. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo

Original rig

Washburn Dimebag signature with Bill Lawrence L-500XL humbucker into Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Furman PQ-3, MXR 6-band graphic EQ, DigiTech Whammy, and MXR Flanger/Doubler

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with scooped mids and extended liquid sustain

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Booster (Blues Drive voicing)

Engage the onboard BOOSTER section to tighten low-end tracking and push front-end saturation

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 8

02Katana Onboard Delay (Digital Delay)

Provides the spatial dimension and doubled feel heard on the studio solo

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Effect Level 4

Why these settings

Dimebag's tone relied on a massive mid-scoop via external parametric EQs pushing a solid-state Randall; on the Katana, cutting the Middle knob to 3 and raising Treble to 8 recreates that signature bite. Your semi-hollow body adds natural warmth and resonance, so pushing the onboard booster with low drive tightens up the low frequencies to prevent muddiness. Clean verse: switch to CLEAN amp type with BOOSTER off.

PRO TIPDig in with an aggressive, angled pick attack right near the bridge saddles using a heavy pick to replicate Dime's surgical harmonic bite and natural pinch squeals.

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