Floods amp settings — Harley benton Dnafx amp20

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Harley benton Dnafx amp20 with a harley benton hwy-25bks progressive series. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic 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 chorus/delay, EQ pedal

Warm, sustaining lead tone with scooped mids, smooth high-gain saturation, subtle chorus shimmer and slapback delay — melodic and singing, not aggressive

Amp settings — Harley benton Dnafx amp20

CHANNELHigh Gain amp model (Mesa or Randall-style voicing if available)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer OD300 Overdrive/Distortion

Set to clean boost / light OD mode — use to add sustain and push the amp's gain stage, not as primary distortion. The amp provides the saturation.

Level 7 · Tone 5 · Drive 4 · Mode 0

02Analog Chorus

Subtle, slow chorus to add dimension and width to the solo tone — do not overdo it. Dimebag's chorus was barely perceptible, more 'shimmer' than obvious warble.

Rate 3 · Depth 4

03Delay (RECOMMENDED — not currently owned)

RECOMMENDED — A basic digital delay (Boss DD-3 style or built-in DNAFX delay if available). Set around 300ms with low repeats for slapback sustain. If your DNAFX has onboard delay, use it here instead of buying a pedal.

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Your Harley Benton HWY-25BKS has high-output humbuckers similar to Dimebag's hot pickups, so gain translation is close. The DNAFX is a modeling unit — select a high-gain amp model (Mesa Rectifier or similar). Dimebag's Randall solid-state had a tight, scooped character; compensate by keeping mids at 3 (scooped) and bass/treble balanced. Your amp's digital voicing will be slightly smoother than the original's solid-state bite — the OD300 on light boost helps restore edge.

PRO TIPDimebag played this solo with his fingers closer to the neck pickup for that fat, vocal sustain — angle your pick slightly and use slow, wide vibrato from the wrist, not finger wiggle. The magic of this solo is phrasing and dynamics, not shred speed.

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