Floods amp settings — Katana 50 gen 3
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Katana 50 gen 3 with a Jackson JS32T AH Kelly. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — main distorted riff, the iconic part
Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ and MXR 6-band EQ in front, noise gate
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
The Randall RG-100ES is a tight, scooped solid-state head with surgical clarity — the Katana's Brown channel (modeled on high-gain Marshalls) is warmer and more mid-present, so mid drops to 3 vs the original's 4-4.5 to achieve the same scoop. Gain stays high at 8 because Brown saturates slightly less than the Randall's preamp. Your Jackson's passive humbuckers match the L-500XL output closely, no compensation needed.
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