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Floods amp settings — Mooer GE150

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Mooer GE150 with a Ibanez RGA42FM. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic solo

Original rig

Washburn Dimebag signature with Bill Lawrence L-500XL, Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Furman PQ-3, MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ, DigiTech Whammy, MXR Flanger/Doubler

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with tight low end and doubled-tracking sustain
Amp settings — Mooer GE150
CHANNELUS Gold 100 (or high-gain British block) + 4x12 cab IRBOOSTon
GAIN 7 BASS 5 MID 3 TREBLE 8 PRESENCE 7 REVERB 2 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass5
Mid3
Treble8
Presence7
Reverb2
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Overdrive Block (Pure Boost / Tube Drive)

Clean boost in front of the amp block to tighten low end and simulate the Furman PQ-3 input drive

Gain 1 · Tone 7 · Level 8

02Graphic EQ Block

Post-amp block: cut 800Hz slightly, boost 1.6kHz and high shelf to reproduce Dimebag's classic 'smile' curve

Gain 6 · Tone 8 · Level 5

03Digital Delay Block

Short stereo-spread delay (~350ms) to emulate the doubled solo tracking on the record

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3
Why these settings

Dimebag's signature attack relies on aggressive solid-state clipping and heavy pre/post parametric equalization. On the GE150, the mid scoop is dialed to 3 on the amp block with an added post-EQ upper-mid boost to retain note articulation without losing bite. The Quantun humbuckers on the RGA42FM deliver high output, so the boost block drive stays at 1 while boosting output level to emulate the hot Bill Lawrence L-500XL. Clean intro: bypass the boost, delay, and EQ blocks, switch the amp block to a clean model with a chorus block engaged.

PRO TIPDig in with hard, slanted pick attack close to the bridge using a heavy, sharp pick to replicate Dime's harmonic squeals, and use your guitar's bridge pickup exclusively for maximum cut.

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