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Floods amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo tone

Original rig

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

High-gain, razor-sharp solid-state saturation with mid-boosted preamp front end scooped at the power stage, smooth sustaining decay, and studio delay/reverb
Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
CHANNELMetal 2000 amp modelBOOSTon
GAIN 7 BASS 7 MID 4 TREBLE 8 REVERB 4 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass7
Mid4
Treble8
Reverb4
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Onboard Digital Delay Block

Set delay time to ~420ms for the spacious solo decay

Time 6 · Feedback 4 · Level 4

02MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; place in front to replicate Dime's signature pre-gain upper-mid cut and tight bottom

100Hz 6 · 200Hz 7 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 4 · 1.6kHz 7 · 3.2kHz 8
Why these settings

The Mustang LT25 lacks a presence knob and runs a 3-band digital EQ, so select the 'Metal 2000' model to replicate the aggressive solid-state attack of the Randall Century 200. Because your Schecter's active EMG pickups push higher output and compressed highs compared to Dime's passive Bill Lawrence L-500XL, keep the amp gain around 7 rather than maxed out to retain note definition. Leave your Phase 90 bypassed for this solo and dial in the LT25's onboard delay and plate reverb to capture the wide studio ambience. Outro clean/arpeggio: switch to 'Twin Clean' preset with onboard Chorus and Reverb enabled.

PRO TIPDig hard with the edge of a heavy pick directly near the bridge to accentuate the signature harmonic squeals and razor-sharp pick attack Dimebag used throughout this solo.

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