Floods amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — Iconic Guitar Solo
Randall RG100HT / Century 200 solid-state heads, Furman PQ-3 / MXR 6-Band EQ (mid-scoop and high-boost), Dean From Hell / Washburn guitars with Bill Lawrence L500XL bridge pickup, DigiTech Whammy, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, studio delay/reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mooer GE100 (DS Block: Modern DS / High-Gain Distortion)
Set as primary high-gain pre-amp into the clean Orange Crush 20
02Mooer GE100 (EQ Block: Graphic EQ)
Crucial Dimebag mid-scoop with aggressive upper-mid/treble bite
03Mooer GE100 (Delay Block: Analog/Digital Delay)
Approx 360ms delay for the spacious solo repeats
04Mooer GE100 (Reverb Block: Hall Reverb)
Provides the lush ambient wash behind the lead
The Orange Crush 20 is naturally warm and mid-heavy, while Dimebag's tone requires a hyper-aggressive solid-state scoop. To prevent muddy double-gain, the amp runs cleanly on low gain with mids rolled back, while the Mooer GE100 supplies the heavy distortion, radical EQ scoop, and ambient stereo delay. Because the Squier Strat single-coil has lower output than Dime's hot Bill Lawrence humbucker, the distortion drive on the multi-FX is set high with treble pushed to replicate the searing razor-sharp pick attack.
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