Floods amp settings — Marshall DSL20HR
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL20HR with a Jackson Pro Series Rhoads. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic guitar solo tone
Randall Century 200 / RG100ES solid-state head, Furman PQ-3 / PQ-4 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band graphic EQ, DigiTech Whammy WH-1, Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L500XL bridge pickup
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Presence | 7 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 4 |
01Graphic EQ (MXR 6-Band / 10-Band EQ)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (place in FX loop to carve Dimebag's extreme solid-state scoop)
02Digital Delay (Boss DD-3 / DD-7)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (run in FX loop for the sweeping lead sustain and echo)
Dimebag tracked his tone using solid-state Randall heads pushed with an aggressive mid-cut via parametric EQ. The DSL20HR is naturally mid-heavy and British-voiced, so you must drop the amp Mid knob down to 2 while pushing Treble and Presence high to replicate that sharp solid-state edge. Set the DSL20HR Resonance control (shared on the back/front panel) around 7 to replicate the low-end punch of his 4x12 cabs.
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