Floods amp settings — Hotone Ampero

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Hotone Ampero with a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo

Original rig

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

High-gain, razor-sharp solid-state saturation with mid-boosted front end and smooth sustaining decay

Amp settings — Hotone Ampero

CHANNELRandall-style high-gain solid-state amp model + 4x12 cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	8
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Parametric EQ block (Furman PQ-3 style pre-gain mid push)

Pre-amp input to push 1.2kHz-1.4kHz into saturation

Frequency 7 · Q 6 · Gain 8

02Graphic EQ block (MXR 6-band style post-amp scoop)

Post-amp/FX loop to shape the iconic Dimebag smile curve

100Hz 7 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 4 · 800Hz 3 · 1.6kHz 5 · 3.2kHz 7

03Digital Delay block

Set delay time to ~380ms for solo space

Time 4 · Feedback 4 · Mix 3

04Plate Reverb block

Studio ambience behind the solo

Decay 6 · Tone 5 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Your Epiphone Slash Les Paul has warmer, lower-output pickups compared to Dimebag's ultra-hot Bill Lawrence L-500XL, so the pre-gain parametric EQ block is cranked to slam the front of the amp model. The post-amp graphic EQ scoops the 800Hz region while keeping high treble and tight bass to replicate the Randall Century solid-state bite. Outro acoustic/clean part: switch to a clean amp model with delay and plate reverb on.

PRO TIPDig in with the edge of an ultra-heavy pick near the bridge saddles for sharp attack, and use aggressive vibrato to keep the long notes singing through the noise gate.

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