floods amp settings — Nux MG-300 MK-2

The pantera guitar tone for “floods”, dialed in for a Nux MG-300 MK-2 with a Sqoe Sest 250. Studio album version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic outro solo

Original rig

Washburn Dimebag signature (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) into Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band EQ, DigiTech Whammy, MXR Flanger/Doubler

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state high gain with tight low end and doubled-tracking sustain

Amp settings — Nux MG-300 MK-2

CHANNELFireman (High Gain model) with 4x12 V30 IRBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	3
Master	7

Don’t have a Nux MG-300 MK-2? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX Noise Gate Block

Essential for silencing high-gain hiss between staccato phrasing

Threshold 7 · Decay 3

02NUX EFX Block (Distortion / Boost)

Tightens low-end attack into the high-gain amp model

Gain 2 · Tone 7 · Level 8

03NUX Delay Block (Analog Delay)

FX loop position to provide the singing outro lead sustain

Time 4 · Repeat 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The Fireman high-gain model reproduces the aggressive attack of Dimebag's solid-state Randall rig. Mids are pulled back to 4 while treble and presence are boosted to recreate the trademark Furman and MXR parametric cut. Compensate for the Sqoe Sest 250's lower-output pickups by driving the front end with the EFX boost block set high on level and low on gain. Clean intro: switch amp block to Twin Reverb model with mild chorus.

PRO TIPHit wide artificial pinch harmonics aggressively near the bridge pickup, leaning into the whammy bar or vibrato to coax out Dimebag's signature screaming overtone squeals.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Nux MG-300 MK-2. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Nux MG-300 MK-2

November RainGuns And Roses Purple RainPrince

Find your amp

Browse

Nux MG-300 MK-2 settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP floods on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP pantera tonesALL SONGS Sqoe Sest 250 tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.