Floods amp settings — Soundking AK30A
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Soundking AK30A with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — specifically the extended clean-into-heavy outro solo
Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge) / Seymour Duncan '59 (neck), Korg ToneWorks AX30G (chorus/delay), DigiTech Whammy
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 2 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 6 |
| Master | 7 |
01Delay (RECOMMENDED — digital delay or multi-FX with delay)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the 'Floods' solo — the cascading repeats define the atmosphere. A Boss DD-3 or any budget digital delay gets you there.
02Chorus (RECOMMENDED — analog or digital chorus)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Dimebag used subtle chorus from the Korg AX30G to widen the doubled arpeggios. A Boss CE-5 or TC Electronic Corona works.
The Soundking AK30A is a basic solid-state practice amp with limited EQ range — it won't deliver the Randall's tight low-end authority or harmonic saturation. I've kept mids low (Dimebag's signature scoop) but not at zero because the AK30A loses definition when fully scooped. Your Jackson JS22's ceramic humbuckers are hotter and brighter than Dimebag's Bill Lawrence, so I dropped treble by 1 and kept gain moderate to prevent fizz. Without delay and reverb pedals, you're missing 40% of this tone's character — the amp's built-in reverb is your only atmospheric tool here.
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