Floods amp settings — Vox VT80+

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Vox VT80+ with a Ibanez S670FM. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — solo section

Original rig

Randall RG-100ES solid-state head, Washburn Dime 333 with Bill Lawrence L-500XL (bridge), Korg ToneWorks AX30G, DigiTech Whammy, rack delay/chorus

Scooped high-gain with tight low end, glassy harmonics, and sustained singing lead quality with subtle chorus shimmer

Amp settings — Vox VT80+

CHANNELNU METAL model (closest to Randall solid-state voicing)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss ME-80 Compressor (COMP section)

Light compression to sustain solo notes without squashing dynamics

Sustain 4 · Attack 6 · Level 7

02Boss ME-80 Parametric EQ (EQ section)

Scoops 400-800Hz region, boosts 2-3kHz for Dime's signature cut

Low 4 · Low-Mid 3 · High-Mid 6 · High 7 · Level 6

03Boss ME-80 Chorus (MOD section)

Subtle shimmer heard on the melodic opening arpeggios

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level 5

04Boss ME-80 Delay (DELAY section)

Digital delay type, ~350ms, adds depth without washing out note definition

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · E.Level 4

05Boss ME-80 Pitch Shifter (PEDAL FX section)

Set to +1 or +2 octave for the climactic harmonic squeals — use expression pedal to dive; approximates DigiTech Whammy

Pitch 10 · Mode 7

Why these settings

The Vox VT80+'s NU METAL model approximates the tight, scooped Randall solid-state character better than the British-voiced models. Your Ibanez S670FM's humbuckers are hotter than the L-500XL, so gain is held at 8 instead of maxed. Mid is dropped to 4 to achieve Dime's signature scoop — the Vox's mid control is more prominent than the Randall's.

PRO TIPDimebag doubled the opening melodic arpeggio section — record it twice panned left/right to nail that studio width. For the final harmonic squeals, hit the natural harmonic at the 4th fret G string while engaging the pitch shifter and slowly raising it with the expression pedal.

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