Floods amp settings — Laney LH50
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Laney LH50 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
Randall RG-100 solid-state head, Washburn Dimebag signature guitar with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band graphic EQ (both as front-end boost/shaping), Boss noise gate, Dunlop Cry Baby wah (parked at 'hot spot' for lead tone)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Behringer OD100 Overdrive/Distortion
Use as a clean boost / EQ shaper into the amp's drive channel — replicates Dimebag's PQ-3 + MXR 6-band front-end push. Low drive, high level tightens the attack and adds pick definition without muddying the amp's gain.
The Laney LH50 is a tube head with more midrange warmth than Dimebag's solid-state Randall RG-100. Scoop the mid harder (2) to approximate the Randall's cold, scooped character. The LH50's EL34 power section adds natural compression the Randall lacked — compensate by keeping gain at 7 rather than maxing it. Your GIO's Infinity R pickups are lower output than the L-500XL, so the OD100 as a boost recovers that front-end push.
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