Floods amp settings — G2 G 20 BA

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a G2 G 20 BA with a Squier Jaguar affinity. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — specifically the melodic solo section

Original rig

Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge) and Seymour Duncan '59 (neck), Korg ToneWorks AX30G for modulation/delay, DigiTech Whammy for harmonic squeals

Singing, sustained lead tone with scooped mids, lush chorus, and spacious delay/reverb — emotional and orchestral, not aggressive

Amp settings — G2 G 20 BA

CHANNELLead/High Gain channel (or OD channel if labeled differently)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Chorus (RECOMMENDED — use amp's built-in chorus or acquire a basic chorus pedal like Boss CE-5)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the shimmery, doubled quality of the solo. If your G20 has built-in modulation, use it.

Rate 3 · Depth 5

02Delay (RECOMMENDED — use amp's built-in delay or acquire a basic delay like Boss DD-3)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Set around 350-400ms with moderate repeats for the spacious, atmospheric quality. Check if your G20 has delay built in.

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 4

Why these settings

Your Squier Jaguar's single coils are brighter and lower output than Dimebag's hot humbuckers, so I raised bass +1 and dropped treble -1 from the original scooped settings. The G20 is a practice amp without the tight low-end authority of the Randall, so the scooped mids (set to 3) prevent mud. Gain at 7 compensates for your lower-output pickups — Dimebag ran 8 with his L-500XL.

PRO TIPDimebag doubled the arpeggiated theme and used his fingers to lightly touch harmonics while bending — practice that light harmonic touch at the 4th and 12th frets on the G and B strings to nail the climactic squeals. Roll your tone knob to 7 to tame the Jaguar's brightness and get closer to the humbucker warmth.

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