Floods amp settings — Yamaha Yamaha ga15

The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Yamaha Yamaha ga15 with a Yamaha Yamaha EG 112C. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — solo section

Original rig

Washburn Dime 333 (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup) → Korg ToneWorks AX30G (chorus/delay) → EQ pedal → Randall RG-100ES solid-state head

Liquid, singing lead tone with scooped mids, heavy saturation, lush chorus/delay for the melodic arpeggiated sections, building to harmonic squeals

Amp settings — Yamaha Yamaha ga15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	2
Mid	3
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Mooer GE150 — Distortion Block (Rectifier or Metal model)

Select a high-gain amp model — 'Rect' or 'Metal' types replicate the Randall's tight saturation. This is your primary gain source.

Gain 7 · Bass 3 · Mid 2 · Treble 6 · Level 7

02Mooer GE150 — Noise Gate

Essential for Dimebag tones — keeps high gain tight without hum

Threshold 4 · Decay 3

03Mooer GE150 — Chorus Block

Subtle shimmer on the melodic arpeggio sections — Dimebag doubled parts in studio, chorus approximates that width

Rate 3 · Depth 5 · Mix 4

04Mooer GE150 — Delay Block (Digital type)

Medium delay adds space to the solo's sustaining notes — 300-400ms range

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

05Mooer GE150 — Whammy/Pitch Block

RECOMMENDED for the climactic harmonic squeals — Dimebag used a DigiTech Whammy on the finale. Set to +1 or +2 octave, engage only for those screaming harmonics at the end

Pitch 10 · Mix 10

Why these settings

Your Yamaha GA15 is a basic practice amp with limited gain and no effects loop — the Mooer GE150 must be your entire signal chain. Set the GA15 clean (gain low, EQ flat) and let the GE150's high-gain amp model do all the work. The Yamaha EG112C has lower-output pickups than Dimebag's hot L-500XL, so the GE150 gain is pushed to 7 to compensate.

PRO TIPDimebag played the arpeggiated melody with his fingers occasionally touching the strings lightly to get that violin-like sustain and vocal quality — try light vibrato and let notes ring into each other rather than picking every note hard.

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