Floods amp settings — Zoom 506 bass
The Pantera guitar tone for “Floods”, dialed in for a Zoom 506 bass with a Ltd F-10 black. Studio version, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — iconic outro solo
Washburn Dimebag signature (Bill Lawrence L-500XL) into Randall RG100ES solid-state head, Furman PQ-3 parametric EQ, MXR 6-band EQ, DigiTech Whammy, MXR Flanger/Doubler
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 9 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Zoom 506 Bass (Internal EQ/Mod/Dly)
Set drive type to 'd5' (Fuzz/Metal drive) to mimic Dimebag's clipping solid-state Randall; set Mod/Delay block to short slapback or chorus 'C1' to emulate the studio doubling
The Zoom 506 is a dedicated bass multi-FX unit, so its drive types and EQ bands are voiced around lower bass fundamentals. To capture Dimebag's razor-sharp Randall bite through this unit, select drive model 'd5' with the internal tone pushed hard and scoop the midrange control to simulate the Furman PQ-3 mid-cut. The LTD F-10 bridge humbucker supplies solid output, but requires maximum treble to overcome the darker cabinet filtering inherent to bass processors. Outro clean rhythm: tap the pedal bypass switch and roll guitar volume to 7.
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