Floods amp settings — NUX MG-300

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. 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 -> Randall 4x12 Jaguar cabs

High-gain, razor-sharp solid-state saturation with mid-boosted front-end punch, scooped overall core, singing sustain, and lush ambient delay/reverb

Amp settings — NUX MG-300

CHANNELFireman (HBE) amp model + 4x12 Recto V30 IRBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX MG-300 Tube Man (TS9 block)

Used as front-end boost to emulate the Furman PQ-3 mid push and tighten single-coil low end

Drive 1 · Tone 8 · Level 9

02NUX MG-300 6-Band EQ Block

Post-amp/post-cab block to replicate Dimebag's signature 'V' curve post-distortion shape

100Hz 6 · 250Hz 7 · 630Hz 3 · 1.6kHz 7 · 4kHz 8 · Gain 6

03NUX MG-300 Analog Delay Block

FX block set to roughly 420ms for the solo's spacious lead trail

Time 6 · Repeat 5 · Mix 4

04NUX MG-300 Hall Reverb Block

Ambient stereo spread for the epic outro decay

Decay 7 · Tone 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

To compensate for the Fender Player Strat's single-coil bridge pickup compared to Dimebag's ultra-hot Bill Lawrence L-500XL humbucker, the Tube Man overdrive block drives the Fireman model hard with high level and low drive. The post-amp 6-Band EQ recreates Dime's scooped 630Hz mid notch while boosting 1.6kHz and 4kHz for that piercing, surgical Randall attack. The tone knob is pulled slightly to 8 to round off harsh single-coil glass while keeping the harmonics singing.

PRO TIPFor the soaring squeals in the solo, dig your pick edge deep into the string alongside your thumb flesh for aggressive pinch harmonics, and use a wide, slow left-hand vibrato to sustain through the delay trails.

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