Floods amp settings — Marshall MG15CFR

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15CFR with a Jackson JS1X Dinky minion. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo tone

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 / ML (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) -> Furman PQ-3 -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Randall Century 200 II Solid-State Head -> Randall 4x12 Jaguar cabs

High-gain, razor-sharp solid-state saturation with mid-boosted preamp front end scooped at the power stage, smooth sustaining decay, and studio delay/reverb

Amp settings — Marshall MG15CFR

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Mooer GE100 (DS Block: Metal Zone / Modern DS Model)

Gain source — set directly in front of the amp to replicate the aggressive high-gain Randall front end

Gain 8 · Tone 7 · Level 7

02Mooer GE100 (EQ Block: 6-Band Graphic EQ)

Replicates Dimebag's classic V-scoop post-gain EQ curve to tighten the lows and add cutting top end

100Hz 7 · 250Hz 4 · 630Hz 3 · 1.6kHz 7 · 4kHz 8

03Mooer GE100 (Delay Block: Digital Delay)

Set to roughly 380ms for wide spatial solo repeats

Time 4 · Feedback 4 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Because the Mooer GE100 acts as the high-gain preamp and EQ shaping unit, the Marshall MG15CFR is placed on its Clean channel with gain kept at 2 to avoid muddy double-distortion. Dimebag's tone relied heavily on pre-gain mid shaping and post-gain solid-state razor bite, which the GE100 high-gain model and graphic EQ scoop provide before hitting the Marshall's neutral 3-band EQ. The Jackson's short scale and high-output bridge humbucker drive the multi-FX input tightly, while the MG15CFR presence is omitted as the amp lacks that physical knob. Clean outro: switch the GE100 drive block off, engage chorus, and roll guitar volume to 7.

PRO TIPDig in with a heavy, sharp pick right near the bridge saddles to capture Dimebag's percussive attack, and let high sustained notes vibrate into feedback using wide, aggressive wrist vibrato.

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