Floods amp settings — Fender Champion 50XL

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 50XL with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo tone

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 / ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Randall Century 200 II -> Randall 4x12 Jaguar cabs

Razor-sharp solid-state high gain with aggressive attack, tight low-end, scooped midrange, and atmospheric studio delay/reverb

Amp settings — Fender Champion 50XL

CHANNELVoice: Metal 2000 (Red LED) | FX Select: DLY/REV

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	7
Treble	8
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Delay/Reverb (DLY/REV)

Built-in Champion 50XL delay/reverb combination providing the spacious solo ambience

FX Level 5

Why these settings

The Champion 50XL faceplate lacks a dedicated mid knob and presence control, so we set the Voice knob to 'Metal 2000' to deliver modern high-gain Randall-style saturation. Dimebag's signature scoop is simulated by pushing bass and treble high on the 2-band EQ to inherently recess the mid response. Select the onboard DLY/REV effect to capture the soaring, wet solo decay without needing external pedals. Clean intro: switch to the Clean channel (Voice: Tweed Clean, Green LED) with FX Select set to Chorus.

PRO TIPDig in hard near the bridge with an extra-heavy pick to emulate the aggressive, surgical attack of Dimebag's Bill Lawrence L-500XL pickup and squeal into pinch harmonics effortlessly.

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