Floods amp settings — Marshal MG15GFX 15W

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Marshal MG15GFX 15W with a Jackson JS32 Kelly. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic clean outro solo section

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge) and Seymour Duncan '59 (neck) pickups, Randall RG-100ES solid-state head on clean channel, MXR Flanger/Doubler (subtle), volume pedal for swells

Warm, emotional clean tone with subtle modulation bloom, low gain for clarity and expressiveness, all weight from phrasing and vibrato

Amp settings — Marshal MG15GFX 15W

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	6
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG15GFX lacks a presence knob. Original Randall RG-100ES is a tight, articulate solid-state; the MG15 is warmer and darker, so treble dropped from 6 to 5 to avoid fizz and mid raised slightly to compensate for the MG's naturally scooped voicing. Gain stays low at 2 for the clean, expressive character Dimebag used on this outro. The built-in chorus on your MG15GFX can approximate the subtle MXR Flanger bloom — enable FX and set to a slow, shallow chorus if available.

PRO TIPThe emotional impact of this solo comes from vibrato width and note sustain, not effects. Let notes ring and use wide, slow hand vibrato on bends. Roll your tone knob down to 7 to warm the neck pickup further and get closer to that glassy, singing quality Dimebag achieved.

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