Floods amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Gibson SG Standard 61. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic outro solo
Washburn Dimebag signature (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) into Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band EQ, DigiTech Whammy, MXR Flanger/Doubler
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01MXR Dime Distortion (or Boss MT-2 Metal Zone)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
02MXR 6-Band EQ
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
The Blues Junior IV is a warm, low-to-medium gain tube platform that cannot physically achieve Dimebag's razor-sharp solid-state Randall clipping on its own, so the FAT boost is engaged and preamp Volume pushed to 9 for maximum playable saturation today. Keep the bass lean at 4 to prevent the small cabinet from flubbing out, and push treble to 7 to approximate the Bill Lawrence pickup bite. Once you add a dedicated high-gain distortion pedal, drop the amp Volume to 2-3 on clean and turn the FAT boost off.
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