Great southern trendkill amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx
The Pantera guitar tone for “Great southern trendkill”, dialed in for a Marshall mg30gfx with a Ibanez gio grgr131ex bkf. Studio cut, The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) — main rhythm riff
Washburn Dime 3 (Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge) -> Furman PQ-3 Parametric EQ -> MXR 6-Band Graphic EQ -> Boss Noise Gate -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head into 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
The MG30GFX OD-2 channel provides the necessary high-gain solid-state saturation to emulate Dimebag's Randall RG100ES. The MG series is naturally mid-forward, so mid is scooped down to 2 while keeping treble pushed to 8 to recreate the biting, razor-sharp attack of his Furman and MXR EQ shaping. Note that the MG30GFX panel has no dedicated presence knob, so all high-end cut is dialed directly through the treble control.
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