Floods amp settings — Line 6 Spider III
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider III with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — main distorted riff section
Washburn Dime 333 (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge humbucker) → Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ → MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ → Boss Noise Gate → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Gamma Distortion
Use as a boost/tightener in front of the amp to add midrange focus and pick attack — Dimebag's EQ pedals served this function
02Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
Use for swells on the clean intro section; bypass for main riff
Your Strat's single-coil bridge is significantly lower output and brighter than Dimebag's hot L-500XL humbucker — gain +1 and treble -1 vs the original's values to compensate. The Spider III 'Insane' channel is your closest match to the Randall RG-100ES's tight solid-state aggression; mid scooped to 3 to match Dime's signature scoop but not lower, as the Strat needs some mid presence to avoid sounding thin. The Gamma Distortion stacked lightly adds the midrange focus his parametric EQ provided.
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