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Floods amp settings — Nux MFX-10

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Nux MFX-10 with a Aria Excel series. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — clean intro/riff section only

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 (neck pickup) → chorus pedal (model unknown) → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, minimal reverb

Glassy, atmospheric clean with chorus shimmer and wide stereo spread
Amp settings — Nux MFX-10
CHANNELJC Clean (Roland JC-120 model) — closest to Randall's clean, glassy character on the Nux MFX-10BOOSToff
GAIN 0 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 3 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain0
Bass6
Mid5
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb3
Master7
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Guitar
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Signal chain

01Nux MFX-10 Chorus Block (Analog Chorus type recommended)

Enable in FX chain after amp block; this is the dominant stereo-width effect on the recording

Rate 4 · Depth 6 · Level 8

02Nux MFX-10 Delay Block (Digital Delay type)

Subtle ambience; optional but adds depth to the original's spaciousness

Time 4 · Feedback 2 · Level 3
Why these settings

The Randall RG-100ES is a bright, clean solid-state amp; the Nux MFX-10's JC Clean model shares that glassy, uncolored platform. Bass +0.5 vs original (Aria Excel humbuckers are warmer than Dimebag's Bill Lawrence pickups), treble stays at 7 to preserve the shimmer without harshness. Chorus depth raised to 6 (vs typical 4-5) because the recording has pronounced stereo width—this is the signature element of the tone.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar volume to 5-6 for the verse arpeggios (as Dimebag did), then snap it back to 10 for the lead-in to the solo—same patch, instant dynamic range without touching the amp.

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