Floods amp settings — Marshall MG30FX
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Dean Ml 79 floyd. Studio cut, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) - Iconic Guitar Solo
Washburn/Dean ML with Bill Lawrence L500XL -> Furman PQ-3 / PQ-4 -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Randall Century 200 solid-state head -> Randall 4x12 (Celestion/Jaguar speakers) + DigiTech Whammy & Lexicon delay/reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 8 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01MXR 6-Band EQ
In front of amp to push preamp gain and boost 800Hz/3.2kHz like Dime's PQ-3+MXR front-end trick
02Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Set mode to Standard (Mode 1), ~420ms delay
03Boss RV-6 Reverb
Set mode to Plate or Hall for wide studio ambiance
The Marshall MG30FX is a solid-state platform with no physical presence control, which matches Dime's solid-state Randall architecture well. Use the OD-2 channel with amp mids cut to 3, but slam the MXR 6-band EQ in front with boosted 800Hz and 3.2kHz to recreate the signature Furman PQ-3 front-end saturation. The DD-8 and RV-6 provide the huge spatial depth that carries the slow, arpeggiated melodic phrases before the harmonic squeals.
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