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Floods amp settings — Cube 10GX

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Cube 10GX with a Cort X100. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — outro solo section

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge / SD '59 neck) → Korg ToneWorks AX30G (chorus/delay) → EQ pedal → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head

Smooth, singing lead with saturated gain, pronounced midrange, ambient delay/reverb — fluid and expressive for legato
Amp settings — Cube 10GX
CHANNELLEAD channel selected on Cube 10GX
GAIN 7 BASS 5 MID 8 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 0 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass5
Mid8
Treble6
Presence0
Reverb0
Master5
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Signal chain

01Mooer GE100 — Noise Gate

Tame hum from high gain; set to soft gate mode

Threshold 4

02Mooer GE100 — Parametric EQ

Mid-hump for note definition and sustain; cut sub-bass if muddy

800Hz 6 · 1.6kHz 5 · 3.2kHz 4 · Level 5

03Mooer GE100 — Chorus

Subtle widening — Dime used chorus on the Floods solo for spatial effect

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Mix 3

04Mooer GE100 — Digital Delay

~300ms delay, moderate repeats for ambient tail without wash

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

05Mooer GE100 — Hall Reverb

Medium hall for the wide, ambient sustain on bends and held notes

Decay 4 · Mix 4
Why these settings

The Cube 10GX LEAD channel approximates solid-state saturation similar to the Randall RG-100ES. Mids pushed to 8 (vs the original's mid-scooped Randall voicing at ~3-5) because the Cube is darker and smaller-voiced — compensating to retain note definition. The Cort X100's humbuckers are lower output than Dime's hot Bill Lawrence, so gain stays at 7 rather than backing off. Use GE100's EQ block to add the mid-hump Dime achieved via outboard rack EQ.

PRO TIPRoll your tone knob to 8 on the neck pickup — Dime's 'Floods' solo has controlled highs for that smooth, violin-like sustain. Pick closer to the neck for even more liquidity on bends.

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